Language of the Blues - Edmonton Blues Society

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to many songs that Dixon wrote expressly for him, including Back
-time guitarist Hubert Sumlin, Wolf would inspire Dixon by
telling him stories or talking about certain ideas that Wolf thought were important.
read or write in the beginning, he had
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Wolf was an
intimidating physical presence- six feet five inches and powerfully built- but according to
Sumlin he was an exceptionally kind and gentle person, with a philosophical bent.
sic] family where people used to come over and borrow
- a spoonful of this,
song as being about drug addiction, given that heroin users heat dope in spoons to liquefy
ot about drugs. Well, they can take it
that way. It can be the same thing, but he meant [being kind to] people coming over and
borrowing things. Wolf believed in giving not just a half-inch, but the whole inch. He
r important blues songs. Charlie
a man, go to jail, or leave town to find the spoonful that he needed.
name from this metaphor for ejaculate.
Songs:
- (John Smith Hurt)
- Willie Dixon
- Charlie Patton
-century railworker of legendary strength and stamina.
engineer
on a train, and a big, strong man who could make love all night:
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