Willie Dixon - Bassology

DevilMan38 Says:

Aug 23, 2009 - No samplers, no click track....pure music. Thanks for sharing this.

linkagui Says:

Aug 23, 2009 - excelente

comaradella Says:

Aug 23, 2009 - O L Í M P I C O !!!!!

ManyGodz Says:

Aug 26, 2009 - Willie Dixon is the MAN ! Not only an incomparable upright bass player,but the writer of many mega tunes covered by rockers such as The Doors,Zep,Stones,Hendrix,Clapton,the Dead etc.He is the Great Grandaddy of Rock n Roll.He was a session man for Chess Records,and played on as well as composed countless blues classics.BIG RESPECT !

TheDirtyMongGoose Says:

Aug 27, 2009 - man i just started playing stand up for my jazz band at school and holy hell i wish i can play like willie, this is what gives me the motiv to practice all day

JustUs8663 Says:

Sep 2, 2009 - I love the essential need for improvisation found at the very heart of Jazz and the Blues, love it!

wateverman111 Says:

Sep 11, 2009 - FUCKIN HELL MY BALLZ are on fire over this

arjhendrix Says:

Sep 17, 2009 - Andrew Luandrew on the piano. went by the name -Sunnyland Slim Willie Dixon??? one of a few who can/could say - I am the blues without anyone contesting THX for this gem, ragbaken! gl2all

OzzyFranse Says:

Sep 18, 2009 - Just came across this guy. love him allready!

OKandNOWwhat Says:

Sep 21, 2009 - I thought Larry Graham was the father of slap bass! Oopsie!

genecorrado Says:

Sep 24, 2009 - This is from a DVD called Blues Masters-I highly reccomend it. Great DVD from early 60;s with Muddy Waters,et al.

2009framat Says:

Sep 30, 2009 - *****But do not forget people like Ransom Knowling or Big Crawford who were in the bussiness before Willie Dixon! Knowling played for instance with people like Big Joe Williams(30's, 40's and again in the early 60's) and Arthur Crudup (My baby left me, That's all right mama) - Big Crawford was recorded with Muddy Waters on his early sides. I like to invite you to my BLUESCARTOONS on JIMMY REED and SONNY BOY II and soon JOHN LEE HOOKER bye

jonsmith345 Says:

Oct 1, 2009 - Take that Victor!

warpedwiselegoman Says:

Oct 1, 2009 - great bass player. does anyone happen to know where i might be able to find the bass tabs to Hoochie Coochie Man? i haven't had any luck here,and Google has turned up nothing. any help would be much appreciated! =)

spacebroom Says:

Oct 2, 2009 - That's the rockingest thing I've seen in a long time. Thanks for posting this.

blah148 Says:

Oct 5, 2009 - people have been slappin' the bass since probably the 1890's check out milt hinton-slap master

2Young4OldFashioned Says:

Oct 6, 2009 - Jesus christ, look at the size of those oven mitts.

OKandNOWwhat Says:

Oct 7, 2009 - Thanks, mate!

jessupar Says:

Oct 13, 2009 - near the start, around 20 seconds, if you look at him you'd sware he was a small man with big hands, but Willie Dixon was huge, so what the hell?! lol.

vinnylo26 Says:

Oct 16, 2009 - wow! no one can play like that anymore.

supercoolreiber Says:

Oct 17, 2009 - False, many people can play like that today, in fact, some can play better. Now I'm in either of those categories myself, or anywhere near. That aside, Willie Dixon was one of the greatest musicians to play the instrument because he revolutionized it, not because of his showboating but because of his innovation. Of course he did show some great technical prowess, but when it came down do it, he was great because changed the instrument forever but still made it fun.

PinkOld Says:

Oct 21, 2009 - Who would have imagined an upright could sound so rocking? He was more than just a performer, too. Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter, and Muddy Waters all had some of their best songs written by him. Zeppelin also ripped him off, until (finally) he sued to get his royalties due him.

eclipse8978 Says:

Oct 30, 2009 - effortless !!! thats amazing ! i love it

canabismanabis Says:

Nov 17, 2009 - its blues man, your not gonna find tabs

Cruzinn2001 Says:

Nov 21, 2009 - One of The Best!