Willie Dixon - Bassology

[zzyyxxo]

just wow.

[DrBlowfins]

This is THE REAL DEAL!

[tibyv8]

Seeing the heavy Willie rippin' on that heavy upright almost makes me think that regular electric bass is for woosies.

[fabdotz91]

it's a shame that today ppl who can master such great pieces of music can slightly life from they music while pop bimbos make millions

[TheHassenger]

Willie's a BOSS!

[tarkovskychild]

Damn! :D

[samhr1966]

Twenty years before the Red Hot Chilli Peppers came out with their first LP, and a few years before Sly & the Family Stone even originated, this guy was laying down some seriously funky grooves. A real master, no doubt. For those who didn't like this...What is wrong with you people???

[Lukeblueslover]

@samhr1966 Willie is slappin' their moms from the otherworld, that's it

[reekpeekseek]

i need a kontrabass FFS!!!

[chruhl]

Thank you for posting this. This is stuff every bass player should be familiar with.

[kickalion]

willie was anal fanatic

[Diogenes1360]

Damn. . The Mount Everest of Bass playing . . and with room to climb higher . .

[yungsu100]

WILEY WAS A FOUNDATION FOR ALLHE BACKED AS A BASS PLAYER

ALSO HE WAS THE FACILLITATOR FOR OVERSEAS OUTING FOR HIS CHICAGO FAMILY AND A MONEY MAKER AND SONG WRITER FOR CHESS BROTHERS WHOM RICE STARTED CALL MOTHERFUCKERS WHEN HE WAS IN A MEETING AND RICE NEEDED SOME CASH OR SOME SHIT

[MrStratoManu]

Haaa el maestro del blues. aquel blues de esos tiempos contrabajo un buen piano y unas percuciones exlentes :D y por supuesto que buenos musicos muy buenos diria yo.

[rascagneres]

You can find a live record of this song, recalled "rocking and rolling the house", with Memphis Slim on piano, "live in Paris"

Enjoy!

In my opnion, that's Sunnyland Slim playing piano there.

[diggingtreasures]

nice!

check out my video "Memphis Slim & Willie Dixon - Joggie Boggie" if you like,, it's quite similar !

[rockersun]

great bassist

[MusicMath123]

Piano is YAMAHA ??? Bass rules!

[MusicMath123]

Piano is YAMAHA ???

[easydp]

uber ace

[RealRockandRoll]

Lets not forget that Willie Dixon is also one of the greatest songwriters in history as well! His work on Chess Records set the standard for modern day Rock music!!

[joseluisfernandez58]

I saw Willie in Mexico City. Gerat concert, great bass player!!

[MouseGenome]

@joseluisfernandez58 Presumido jajaja... Vamos a tocarla con Solaris! Apréndete el piano!

[joseluisfernandez58]

@MouseGenome Yo toco lira y armónica, pero podemos echar un palomazo. Saludos

[locky031]

What's da matter the bluuuueeees gotcha!

[Grumberf]

all you need is rythm and blues to play rock metal almost everything in music comes from this

[4lain67]

7 people are guitarist that are jealous they aren't bass players.

[TheBoffe19]

@4lain67 And drummers!



[DSTowerRat]

Awesome!!!!

And 7 people need to remove their heads from an "unmentionable orifice". :o)

[Socioistic]

If people still played bass like that these days, I might actually listen to today's music.

[tomcaat1]

when you're that good, there's no wondering IF you can go out every night and perform this way. you either got it or you don't

[zurapDOR]

7 thinks bass is something fishy..

[rodrigorenzo]

7 people like music but are racists.

[79797937]

man he can do it

[borsecrosu]

mother fuckers i love this

[schimmelpenninq]

Hey man, tell me , where can I find the tabs for this?

do you have them? can you send them to me? or anybody else?

I need them, I want to play this shit too, difficult chords this is!

Oh man, gimme the fucking Tabs!!

[AstroAnt]

ahahaha if thats not how that man thinks I dont wanna know

[udongo106]

...tooooo coool.....wsir

[RossSuperBoss]

Willie is Bloody Good,all you young Bass playres take note

[RossSuperBoss]

Willie is Bloody Good

[kakarottoalejandro]

Willie Dixon rules !!!

[Shakermaker1995]

True...



[jcbluefunk]

i luv this shit! big willie is so funky i can smell it on my monitor!

[plangentmusic]

Fuck, YEAH!

[TheAbeppe]

This is simply

A W E S O M E

[TheAbeppe]

THIS IS SIMPLY AWESOME

[JeanJean1988]

talk about slappin that bass

[metacosmos]

Willie Dixon, the best bass player ever, much copied by Led Zeppelin.

[GleBanana]

@metacosmos willie dixon`s music much copied from everyone -.-

[inkblotgod]

is this just a live performance or is this on an album anywhere? I absolutely love this performance

[rbashmore]

in the zone

[amgrumm]

So dang good !!! Where on earth you get this ???

[fivegirlsonevase]

brilliant. love it

[jack23j]

Very Good Music,So Nice Blues !! Wooowo!!

[davnkatz]

At almost 75 I am learning to play bass. 3 yrs of private lessons and - so far - 2nd semester of playing with a youth jazz group. What a discovery for me to find Willie Dixon. This version is exciting and gives me some ideas. The 1st minute or so reminds me of the boogie-woogie bass line in Duke Ellington's "Saratoga Swing".

[UnoEins]

i want to have sexual intercourse with that man.

[fatfatat444]

I play the bass guitar and piano. This is just super good.

[longan94]

Someone introduce good websites to learn blues ?

[arjhendrix]

William James "Willie" Dixon (July 1, 1915 – January 29, 1992)

RIP Bro

[jmg3487]

Damn right.

[Fattboy59]

are those gut strings?

[zammoak47]

and people said the upright bass is boring HA! yea right

[CalypieAndroid]

@Adolf32 You think you are Cute dont you, while the Sun Rejects you and see you as lower then a Monkey.

Watch out, You will be in a very bad circumstance very soon, and you will think about your life, but you will be in so much pain you will want to die. I just caste a lot upon you, and you better hope the Will of the Creator, names something you are good for. OR YOUR TIME AND BODY LEASE IS COMING TO AN END.

[MUNNFREAK]

so smoooooooth....

[bddyer59]

Oh my god!!! How do I buy these videos? 

[MrDogrose]

I got Willie's "I Am The Blues" on vinyl when it came out in 1970. I was just a pup. TItle says it all. He is the blues. R.I.P. Mr. Dixon.

[Brucy6666]

i love, and hate at the same time how he just looks like he is sleeping, wakes up and is like, oh shit, im playing bass? why stop now. boom boom boom boom booom :D:D:DD

[busessuck1]

@Brucy6666 ...he's in the zone not asleep



[Brucy6666]

@busessuck1 I know.... the joke was that his 'zone' is soooo relaxed, it almost seems as though he is asleep.

[zurapDOR]

@Brucy6666 puff that dragon

[guillenmt95]

upright bass is a cool instrument with no doubt

[mrsrockettt]

Damn, he's GREAT!

[borsecrosu]

i love blues

[Bassman911]

I am so jealous of his hands! They're HUGE!!

[bantenzSkid]

this is real blues, hendrix is imitation

[tintinmustdie]

@bantenzSkid Hendrix was way more rock than blues

[Heavyfanatic]

@tintinmustdie Hendrix was Bluesrock

[MackJCM]

god, you can just hear the fuzz that's present only in vinal.

I love it!

[MegaSeth01]

Who are these people that voted this down? Deaf corpses with no soul.

[Brucy6666]

ahhhhh! i could just watch this all day!

Willies playing is so smooth and relaxed, i wish i could play like that!

[thegroovediggersuk]

Love it Love it!

Real Cool!

[tomcaat1]

MAN!!! i have an old Kay bass up in MIchigan... when is the next train!! My dad also had one of the first Epiphone electric guitars made that got ripped off long ago . both of which he played back around this time in the big band era. they were reportedly made around the mid 40's. its really nice to hear someone play with the raw talent we see here, compared to alot of the smoke and mirrors stuff we have today. i only hope this music will live forever... its got a decent start.

[xYouthAttackx]

slap that bass

[CigaretteScars]

i see his hand movign only forward, but in this time, i hear 3 different tones.... Dixon > Camera. R.I.P.

[J4jackass]

Pffft~ Tabs? What are you 12?

My Son, All you need is the Blues and only the blues to play~

[ChallengersDeep]

@J4jackass you probably 15 or something but yea, true enough

[GleBanana]

@J4jackass but if u stupid and anti talented like me ? :D

i just like this music and sometime i need to play it for my soul...

dude my country got just ONE blues-rock band,just one...they are good but i need some Robert Johnson etc. :)

peace :)

[JustinSosa]

@J4jackass  Best comment ever.

[treetrunkss940]

@J4jackass not really u need to know basic music theory n lots of practice fuck butt

[RsbudBassist]

@treetrunkss940 chill out dude. just enjoy:)

[JBiscaia33]

God damn, blues never make me feel blue.

[elvispreseli]

The Boss.

[bigwillhenk]

just great i loVe him

[mauijim662000]

oops!  that was meant for monkey350

[mauijim662000]

@aurlis2012-- wtf are you talkin about man?! page, plant, jones, they always have, and CONTINUE to make no bones about where they got their inspiration, who their main influences were, and yes, who they COPIED during their illustrious careers: the great bluesmen from robert johnson to muddy waters.

i just cant fathom why you would say that. how could they have done any more to thank them? what would YOU like to see, for example, robert plant do to PROPERLY show his appreciation?

[greaserleo]

amazing!

[emt186]

no gimmicks,,just pure talent

[ronin6290]

that bass takes a beating, how can you not smile. . . 

[pugggs]

wow... amazing!

[johndevault]

who's on piano?

[aurlis2012]

what did zeppelin rip off from him?

[MikePetroneHipHop]

@aurlis2012 "Bring It On Home" written By Willie Dixon performed by Sonny Boy Williamson

[monkeys350]

@aurlis2012 Zeppelin ripped off a whole lot of blues guys without giving them credit for their music.

[Ganjamancer]

Film cannot catch how fast his right hand moves, amazing!

[eclipse8978]

WICKED !!!! WILLIE DIXON YOU RULE !!!!!

[HECTOR3776]

REALMENTE ERA UN MAESTRO TOCANDO EL CONTRABAJO, Q.E.P.D.

[rufusvanrugburn]

WOW THATS GREAT

[HECTOR3776]

@rufusvanrugburn  YEAH , YOU'RE RIGHT!

[black325ibeamer]

Man this one of the most impressive bass playing I have ever seen. I play the bass and after viewing Willie, I know what it will be to be the best. God rest your soul Willie. I loved this.

[lovesbass]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY WILLIE! MICHAEL HENDERSON

[darkduelist67]

Man, don't they make it look easy.



[Rojmo]

I love this clip, I can really see how much he enjoys to play this tune, almost as much I love to see it! Im a doublebass player myself and this clip really shows how much before his time he was!

[xxLiLMinGxx]

yeeeaaaahhh =D

thats some real bass

[clelmore]

I saw Willie Dixon a few times in the late 60's and me and a friend always seemed to enjoy himself so much we thought he must have f-holes in the side of his bass as well as the back .......

[slavstube]

*****



[flaminfedora]

willie is just smokin. sucka grooves so damn hard ,it ain't even funny. long live the best bassist evah. he gets waay down on those high notes, smooth...

[carlosbassos]

Cookin man, this is cookin! If you play bass I defy you to not wanna play this. Inspiring stuff. I'm off to get lost in the world of this man.

[hnlute]

Great glorious sounds from Willie The Mother-Plucker! Wow, listen to a few and you bass players could learn a few things I'm sure. The upright Bass is a Super Instrument and more versitile than any electric enhanced bass. Low distortion and impact is the key PLUS you can use a BOW. Willie is HOT, HOT, HOT! Heavens!

[Cruzinn]

To all of Willie's fans, Willie's grave is still in tact and undisturbed at Burr Oaks Cemetary in Alsip, Illinios.

[mikemaehr4]

Wow, this is great stuff...blows me away

[VampirelleAllegre]

MITO!

[rascagneres]

A record was made in Paris in 62:

"live at the trois maillez"

This title was recorded "rocking and rolling the house", Memphis slim on piano,

enjoy!

[troutvt]

i think marcus miller musta studied willie, he one and only, nobody did it better or wrote so many non pariel blues songs as the beloved willie dixon. an american hero and treasure. love ya man.

[mta415]

Mr. Sunnyland Slim ladies and gentlemen!

[mrbassology]

The dude is one of the best bassists ever!

[mta415]

too bad there ain't a video of Willie playing this song with Memphis Slim being it's Slim's Thing...

[MrEdwardWalker]

@ItzhakWoolf If you have to ask you ain't got the blues buddy.

[ItzhakWoolf]

I always wonder that all blues chords are similar but why do ppl like Dixon are writing so same songs shamelessly? I admit that the lyrics may be different but what about melody? e.g. What's the difference in melody between "You Shook Me" and "Rock Me Baby"?

[ItzhakWoolf]

His songs are so overated. Almost all his songs are similar and they were sung well by other famous bands like Led Zeppelin. He sued Led Zeppelin of the song "Whole Lotta Love" just because some similar lyrics but he never sued another not famous band sang the same song. This old man wanted to be popular again by Led Zeppelin and due to respecting Dixon, Led Zeppelin bent over...

[mta415]

@ItzhakWoolf Led One with the exception of one song was all Big Dixon's songs. Willie wrote so many songs for so many folks for his time period its incredible. And actually Chess Records sued the Zep over the songs. There ain't nothing overrated about Mr. Willie Dixon. Zep didn't "bend over" they fought it tooth and nail until the end. If Willie is so overrated why would they need to copy him?

[sekhmetraptah]

@ItzhakWoolf

I'm very grateful that Willie's music provided cover inspiration for Foghat, Zepp and the Doors; of which they in turn paid serious justice to the maestro in the form of their arrangements, along with hundreds of others musicians.

The evolution of music is the grandest of things until you run into artists that don't 'get it;' of which everyone can name a few covers that represent that catagory

[budbud619]

@ItzhakWoolf you obvously have no idea what he did for rock and blues

[mdirtydogg]

How could a 6' 5'' boxer could produce such delicate music beats me.A true gem.

[GolddiggerCG]

that is a big violin.. joking before anyone says anything lol

[chriscortez56]

he wasnt an apostle he was the torch bearer that carried the torch from prior generations, so actually that makes all post55ish the apostles...

[mikey7shambles]

slapp'a'da bass!!!

[300bigboss]

wow just wow

[Okpolosi]

The man was the blooze...anybody know of a PBS ?? special in the late '70's I think, Wille,Muddy, Johnny Winter,Mike Bloomfield...maybe Pinetop Perkins ??? off searching I go ;)

[TWISTERHARP]

Willie Dixon was the Apostle Paul of the Chicago Blues and electrified Blues, plus some years before. Willie was as nice of a man as he was a player, writer, composer and producer!

[thatguythatyouknow69]

this guy is seriously under rated, why does nobody knw about his work?

[LuigiLee1961]

The Legendary Willie Dixon, one of the great pillars of Chess Records.

RIP, Great Man.

[whtvr93]

!!!!!

[shawnssongs]

When you look up Blues in the dictionary there's just a picture of Willie Dixon. The original voodoo chile.

[PAI93]

@shawnssongs why do you have pictures in your dictionary?

why do you have to look up blues in the dictionary?

[forgettheworldtoday]

@shawnssongs voodoo chile? what does that taste like o.o

[crayhead]

Willie Dixon wrote everything!!!

[marlonius05]

awesome stuff, ty for the upload

[Rockhouserocknroll]

Great Stuff. An education in bass work.

[viennaroo]

great natural playing!!!

[StopTheMoti0n]

1:29 that was hot

[alucardisdumb]

take that les claypool.

[elvirakotopoulo]

perfect

[fed01]

awesome !!

[nachete897]

impresionante

[skykhan3]

I cant even play any instrument but playing a contrabass is my dream...gotta do smth about it before 40s...

[TaffyRaphie]

its like the drums and bass at some parts.....epic.

[UptonBass]

good stuff...

[xp0ferens]

its funny it's like he's talking to the piano, i love it

[sunpapis]

I love his right hand!:)

[mrkennedy4321]

what is the name of this song?

[vectortemple]

My hero. Thank you.

[Felippao1970]

Mr Dixon was the Quincy Jones of the Blues

[2007blazedale]

Amazing

[Mike2008and2008]

he he Ha He he HA HAH AH AH HAH AH HAH. Cool!

[gonelion]

He certainly was the backbone of the legendary Chess Records Company.

When Muddy Waters showed up there, it was an honor for him to play with Willie Dixon.

[sisterdiggins]

Without Willie Dixon , so much music that we know would not exist . He truly was the backbone on so many levels.

[MichaelAlvaro]

Willie makes it sound like a steam train comin' down the tracks when he starts slappin' the strings...excellent!

[tynertyner]

The importance of Willie is deep. He was A&R at Chess, a writer of extreme lasting influence and accomplished in every aspect of the late 40's through the 60's Chicago Blues sound.

Don't overlook Sunnyland Slim on this post.

[negrokezo]

The bass has not such brightness now; here's the golden age of the true bass instruments.

[Cruzinn2001]

One of The Best!

[eclipse8978]

effortless !!! thats amazing ! i love it

[PinkOld]

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.