Floyd Dixon (born Born J Riggins Jnr. 8 February 1929 in Marshall, Texas) is an American rhythm and blues pianist. February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... -1... The Old Harrison County Courthouse in Whetstone Square is the centerpiece of the Wonderland of Lights, one of the largest light festivals in the United States, and is lit with thousands of lights during the celebration. ... Rhythm and blues (or R&B) was coined as a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Jerry Wexler at Billboard magazine, used to designate upbeat popular music performed by African American artists that combined jazz and blues. ... A pianist is a person who plays the piano. ...

Dixon was influenced by blues, gospel, jazz and country music growing up. His family moved to Los Angeles in 1942 and Dixon met his influence Charles Brown there. This article is about the largest city in California. ... Note: there have been several other people named Charles Brown Charles Brown (September 13, 1922 - January 21, 1999) was an American blues singer and pianist, originally a member of The Blazers. ...

Self-dubbed "Mr. Magnificent," Dixon signed with Modern Records in 1949, specializing in jump blues and sexualized songs like "Red Cherries", "Wine Wine Wine", "Too Much Jelly Roll" and "Baby Let's Go Down To The Woods". Modern Record was a record label formed in 1945 by Jules, Saul, Lester and Joe Bidhari. ...

Dixon switched to the Specialty Records label in 1952 and the Atlantic Records subsidiary Cat in 1954. "Hey Bartender" and "Hole In The Wall" were big hits during this time. Specialty Records was an American record label. ... Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is a record label founded in 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson, principally as a R&B label. ...

In the 1970s Dixon left music for a quieter life in Texas, though he did opccasional tours in the 1970s and 1980s. In 1984 he was commissioned to write "Olympic Blues" for the 1984 Summer Olympics. The Games of the XXIII Olympiad were held in 1984 in Los Angeles, United States. ...

In 1993, Dixon received a Pioneer Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation. In the mid 1990s, he secured a contract with Alligator Records, releasing the critically-acclaimed Wake Up And Live. The Rhythm and Blues Foundation is an independent American nonprofit organization dedicated to the historical and cultural preservation of rhythm and blues music. ... Alligator Records is the Chicago based record label set up by Bruce Iglauer with his own savings torecord and produce his favorite band Hound Dog Taylor & The HouseRockers. ...

External links

• Floyd Dixon biography via Shades of Blue