Willie Dixon - I Am The Blues (2002)

Director: Robert Schwartz

Willie Dixon: I Am the Blues captures the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame member in the twilight of his career, during a 1984 concert with the Chicago Blues All-Stars in support. Among the highlights of the gig are a spunky rendition of Built For Comfort and the stirring, little-known composition Peace; its simplistic lyrics and heartfelt sentiments make it a bluesy first cousin to John Lennon's Give Peace A Chance. Interspersed with the great music are warm recollections from Dixon as he covers topics ranging from composing to his mid 1960s re-emergence in England via cover versions of his best material courtesy of The Rolling Stones and Cream (which featured long time admirer Eric Clapton).

Cast

Willie Dixon

Vocals, Stand-Up Bass

Baby Doo Casten

Vocals, Piano, Organ

John Watkins

Guitar

Arthur "Butch" Dixon

Piano

Carey Bell Harrington

Chromatic Harmonica

Mike Morrison

Electric Bass

Clifton James

Drums