Willie Mabon
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Biography
[Edit]The sly, insinuating vocals and chunky piano style of Willie Mabon won the heart of many an R&B fan during the early '50s. His salty Chess waxings "I Don't Know," "I'm Mad," and "Poison Ivy" established the pianist as a genuine Chicago blues force, but he faded as an R&B hitmaker at the dawn of rock & roll. Mabon was already well-grounded in blues tradition from his Memphis upbringing when he hit Chicago in 1942. Schooled in jazz as well as blues, Mabon found the latter his ticket to stardom. His first sides were a 1949 78 for Apollo as Big Willie and some 1950 outings for Aristocrat and Chess with guitarist Earl Dranes as the Blues Rockers.
But Mabon's asking price for a night's work rose dramatically when his 1952 debut release on powerful Windy City DJ Al Benson's Parrot logo, "I Don't Know," topped the R&B charts for eight weeks after being sold to Chess. From then on, Mabon was a Chess artist, returning to the top R&B slot the next year with the ominous "I'm Mad" and cracking the Top Ten anew with the Mel London-penned "Poison Ivy" in 1954. Throughout his Chess tenure, piano and sax were consistently to the fore rather than guitar and harp, emphasizing Mabon's cool R&B approach. His original version of Willie Dixon's hoodoo-driven "The Seventh Son" bombed in 1955, as did the remainder of his fine Chess catalog. Mabon never regained his momentum after leaving Chess. He stopped at Federal in 1957, Mad in 1960, Formal in 1962 (where he stirred up some local sales with his leering "Got to Have Some"), and USA in 1963-1964. Mabon sat out much of the late '60s but came back strong after moving to Paris in 1972, recording and touring Europe prolifically until his death.
Title: Shake That Thing (Blues Reference (Recorded in France & Netherlands 1973))
Artist: Willie Mabon
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: I'm the Fixer - The Best of the USA Records Sessions
Artist: Willie Mabon
Title: I'm Mad - The Best of Willie Mabon
Artist: Willie Mabon
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Jazz
Title: Heavy Timbre Chicago Boogie Piano
Artist: Sunnyland Slim, Willie Mabon, Blind John Davis, An, Jimmy Walker
Collections
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1953, Vol. 5
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1954, Vol. 7
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: American Boogie & Blues - The Lost Album
Genre: Blues
Title: Boogie Woogie, Vol. 5
Genre: Blues
Title: Boogie Woogie, Vol. 3
Genre: Blues
Title: Chess Chartbusters, Vol. 6
Genre: Pop
Title: The Chess Blues-Rock Songbook
Genre: Blues
Title: Essential Chicago Blues - 50 Classic Tracks
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Chess Blues (Box Set)
Genre: Blues
Title: American Blues, Vol. 2
Genre: Blues
Title: Got My Mojo Working - A Blues Collection
Genre: Blues
Title: I Blueskvarter: Chicago 1965, Volume One
Genre: Blues
Title: Boss of the Chicago Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues 50 Platinum Masters
Genre: Blues
Title: American Folk Blues Festival '80
Genre: Blues
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1952 Volume 16
Genre: Pop
Title: The U.S.A. Records Blues Story
Genre: Blues
Title: Highway 61: Ultimate Blues Classics
Genre: Blues
Title: I Blueskvarter - Chicago 1964, Vol. One
Genre: Blues
Title: I Blueskvarter 1964, Volume Three
Genre: Blues
Title: Chicago Blues of the 1960's
Genre: Blues
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1952, Vol. 3
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Chicago Blues: The Classic Years
Genre: Blues
Title: The Best of Blues Piano!
Genre: Blues
Title: Chess Chartbusters, Vol. 5
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: I Blueskvarter 1964, Vol. 3
Genre: Blues
Title: Chicago Blues Kings
Genre: Blues
Title: Big Boss Men - A Chicago Blues Collections
Genre: Blues
Title: 1950's Hits & HIghlights, Vol. 5
Genre: Pop
Title: Heritage of The Blues 1956, Vol. 4
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1954, Vol. 6
Genre: Pop
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1953, Vol. 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1955, Vol. 3
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Piano Blues 20th Century Blues Masters
Genre: Blues
Title: American R And B No1 Hits Vol 3
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: The Best of the Blues Vol. 3
Genre: Blues
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1954, Vol. 3
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Me and the Devil Blues Authentic Blues Masters
Genre: Blues
Title: They Got the Blues, Vol. 2
Genre: Blues
Title: R & B: 101 All Time Greats (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Funk
Title: R & B: 101 All Time Greats (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Funk
Title: R & B - 101 All Time Greats (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: R & B - 101 All Time Greats (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: 101 All Time Greats (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: R & B: 101 All Time Greats (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: R & B Legends (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: R & B Legends (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues
Title: Definitive Chicago Blues (CD1)
Genre: Blues
Title: Definitive Chicago Blues (CD2)
Genre: Blues
Title: Definitive Chicago Blues (CD3)
Genre: Blues
Title: RnB Conect Vol. 2 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: RnB Conect Vol. 2 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: R&B: 101 All Time Greats (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Pop
Title: R&B: 101 All Time Greats (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Pop
Title: Atlantic Blues: Piano
Title: The Chess Story 1947-1975 (CD03)
Genre: Blues
Title: The Chess Story 1947-1975 (CD05)
Genre: Blues
Title: RnB 101 All Time Greats (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Funk
Title: RnB 101 All Time Greats (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Funk
Title: R&B Years 1953 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: R&B Years 1953 (CD4)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: R&B Years 1952 (CD4)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: R&B Years 1954 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: R&B Years 1954 (CD4)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: The R&B Years 1956 Vol. 1 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Living The Blues ~ Blues Classics 1955-1956
Genre: Blues
Title: Living The Blues ~ Blues Classics 1953-1954
Genre: Blues
Featuring albums
Title: The Complete Blues Anthology (Doxy Collection, Remastered)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues
Title: Chicago Blues Sessions the Rarities Collection 1950 to 1965
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues
Title: He Wille Dixon Story 1940-1960 (CD3: The Songwriter)
Artist: Willie Dixon
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Jazz
Title: I Asked For Whiskey, She Brought Me Gasoline
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Rising Sun: The Birth of Modern Blues
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
