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Willy Dixson was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. He was proficient in playing both the upright bass and the guitar, and sang with a distinctive voice, but he is perhaps best known as one of the most prolific songwriters of his time.

William 'Willy' James Dixson died on January 29, 1992 at the age of 76.

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James Henry Cotton was an American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter. He became interested in music when he first heard Sonny Boy Williamson II on the radio. He played drums early on but he began his professional career playing the blues harp in Howlin' Wolf's band in the early 1950s. He made his first recordings as a solo artist for Sun Records in Memphis in 1953 and he began working with the Muddy Waters Band around 1955.

James died on March 16, 2017 at the age of 81.