Floyd Dixon

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Floyd Dixon was an American jump blues and rhythm and blues pianist, singer, and songwriter known for his influential work in the 1940s and 1950s West Coast blues scene.

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instanceOf human
musician
rhythm and blues musician
songwriter
activeYearsEnd 2000s
activeYearsStart 1940s
birthName Jay Riggins Jr. NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
genre West Coast blues
jump blues
rhythm and blues
influencedBy Charles Brown NERFINISHED
T-Bone Walker NERFINISHED
instrument piano
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Johnny Moore's Three Blazers NERFINISHED
name Floyd Dixon NERFINISHED
notableFor contributions to postwar rhythm and blues
pioneering West Coast jump blues piano style
notableWork Call Operator 210
Dallas Blues NERFINISHED
Hey Bartender NERFINISHED
occupation pianist
singer
songwriter
partOf West Coast blues scene NERFINISHED
performedWith Charles Brown NERFINISHED
Johnny Moore NERFINISHED
recordLabel Aladdin Records NERFINISHED
Modern Records NERFINISHED
Peacock Records NERFINISHED
Specialty Records NERFINISHED
vocalStyle blues
rhythm and blues

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Floyd hasNotableBearer Floyd Dixon
BluesWay Records releasedMusicBy Floyd Dixon