Willie Dixon: Willie Dixon. Soundtrack: The Hitman's Bodyguard. Blues legend Willie Dixon was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi. His mother was a devoutly religious person who spent much of her time writing religious poems, which gave the young Willie exposure to rhyming and meter. At a young age he sang with a gospel group called the Union Jubilee Singers, who had a show on radio station WQBC in Vicksburg. Dixon and two friends...
