William James Dixon was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. He was proficient in playing both the upright bass and the guitar, and sang with a distinctive voice, but he is perhaps best known as one of the most prolific songwriters of his time. Next to Muddy Waters, Dixon is recognized as the most influential person in shaping the post–World War II sound of the Chicago blues.
Dawkins is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Mandel is a surname that occurs in multiple cultures and languages. It is a Dutch, German and Jewish surname, meaning "almond", from the Middle High German and Middle Dutch mandel. Mandel can be a locational surname, from places called Mandel, such as Mandel, Germany. Mandel may also be a Dutch surname, from the Middle Dutch mandele, meaning a number of sheaves of harvested wheat.
Cobbs is a surname, and may refer to
now known as Tasha Cobbs Leonard after she married church pastor Kenneth Leonard.
Gow is a Scottish surname. The name is derived from the Gaelic gobha, meaning 'smith'. The name is represented in Scottish Gaelic as Gobha.
Smither is a surname. People so named include:
Connick is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Leonard "Baby Doo" Caston was an American blues pianist and guitarist. He is best noted for the tracks "Blues at Midnight" and "I'm Gonna Walk Your Log".
Seals is an English surname of Cornish origin. The Seals family lived in the parish of Seal which had holdings in the English counties of Northumberland, Leicester, Surrey and Kent.
Strain is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Laurie is a surname given to people belonging to McLaren clan of Scotland who settled in the Lowlands after migrating from the Highlands of Scotland, specifically who settled in Dumfries and Galloway of Scotland. Laurie surname has several pronunciations and people with this surname are of Scottish descent. Notable people with the surname include:
Curley is a surname, given name, nickname or stage name. It may refer to:
Leonard Caston Jr. is an American rhythm and blues songwriter, record producer, pianist and singer. He recorded for both the Chess and Motown labels in the 1960s and 1970s, and co-wrote or co-produced several major hit records, including Mitty Collier's "I Had A Talk With My Man" (1964), The Supremes' "Nathan Jones" (1971), Eddie Kendricks' "Keep On Truckin'" (1973) and "Boogie Down" (1974).
Lipscomb is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Huxley is an English surname, originally given to people from Huxley, Cheshire. Notable people with the surname include:
Easton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Sayles is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Czyż is a surname of Polish language origin, meaning "siskin". Surnames of similar derivations include Czyżewski and Czyżowicz. The Czech/Slovak equivalent is Číž and the Belarusian form is Chyzh.
Geraci is an Italian surname.
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