Lots of Muddy's songs were written by Willie Dixon...*goes off to check*...the LPs I've got with that track both credit to McKinley Morganfield, Muddy's real name. he died in 83 which should mean it's still copyrighted, I think.
Willie Dixon was the in house producer at Chess records.He was smart enough to claim composers credit for a great deal of songs that were traditional in origin or written by other people.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Dixon
''David Johansen tells a story about how Dixon used to offer meals to songwriters newly in Chicago from the Delta in exchange to rights for their songs. Johansen claims Hoochie Coochie Man was one such song and called Dixon 'The Vampire of the Blues'.''
http://www.myspace.com/thekandytangerineman
Likewise Alan Freed used to play songs on his shows in exchange for song-writing credits.''David Johansen tells a story about how Dixon used to offer meals to songwriters newly in Chicago from the Delta in exchange to rights for their songs. Johansen claims Hoochie Coochie Man was one such song and called Dixon 'The Vampire of the Blues'.''
I'd never heard that before, thanks. Does that mean the grandchildren of some unknown blues man are owed zillions over Whole Lotta Love?
I'd never heard that before, thanks. Does that mean the grandchildren of some unknown blues man are owed zillions over Whole Lotta Love?
So Dixon might not even have written 'You Need Love'? Slightly perverse that he managed to get cash out of Led Zeppelin over WLL, if that's the case!
American rap heads are the most solipsistic dudes ever.
Who cares if he's not into all things nuum? I would rather respectfully disagree with him on the musical merit of x than to see him concede to something he clearly thinks is bullshit.
Whatever though, the British have been taking American music and making it displeasurable to them forever.
the problem isn't with Noz - my discussions w/him are always good, making connections rather building walls kinda thing - it's w/certain CB commenters &/or anonymous elements of the CB fanbase. & I think you'd be surprised about the breadth of dude's taste - occasionally the odd comment pops up about Autechre or, more interestingly, Terry Riley or something like that.