Hoochie Coochie Man

I was shocked to find out that so many of the Chicago blues songs that I loved were all written by a man that I had never heard of. Willie Dixon never really made much of a name for himself as a performer but as a songsmith and producer he is unmatchable.

When I first heard Otis Rush's version of My love will never die I had to keep playing it over and over, absorbing its pure brilliance. Not only the song itself, but the amazing production, it was what I wanted an electric blues song to sound like.

Dixon also wrote a string of hits for Howling Wolf, Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley and many others. Additionally, Led Zepplin's Whole lotta love was a direct uncredited rip off of Dixon's You Need Love. Creepy art by Tim Hooper.

My Love Will Never Die