"He’s been called “the poet laureate of the blues” and “the father of modern Chicago blues” for good reason, what with classic songs like “Hoochie Coochie Man,” “I Just Want to Make Love to You,” “Little Red Rooster,” “I’m Ready,” "My Babe,” "Spoonful”, and "You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover,” recorded by the likes of fellow Chicago bluesmen Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf and Little Walter, not to mention rockers ranging from Bo Diddley to Bob Dylan, Cream, Jeff Beck, The Doors, Etta James, Adele, Van Morrison, The Kinks, the Grateful Dead, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Buddy Guy, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, and the Rolling Stones...Indeed, Willie Dixon (born William James “Willie” Dixon on July 1, 1915 in Vicksburg, Miss.) is credited with writing over 500 songs—and serving as a vital link between blues and rock ‘n’ roll. Dixon was inducted into The Blues Hall of Fame in 1980 and posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the “early influences” (pre-rock) category in 1994." - Songwriters' Hall of Fame