Floyd Dixon

For the American football player see Floyd Dixon (American football) Floyd Dixon (February 8, 1929 – July 26, 2006) was an American rhythm and blues pianist and singer. Dixon was born Jay Riggins Jr. in Marshall, Texas. He was influenced by blues, gospel, jazz and country music growing up. His family moved to Los Angeles, California in 1942 and Dixon met his influence Charles Brown there. Self-dubbed "Mr. Magnificent," Dixon signed a recording co... more

For the American football player see Floyd Dixon (American football) Floyd Dixon (February 8, 1929 – July 26, 2006) was an American rhythm and blues pianist and singer. Dixon was born Jay Riggins Jr. in Marshall, Texas. He was influenced by blues, gospel, jazz and country music growing up. His family moved to Los Angeles, California in 1942 and Dixon met his influence Charles Brown there. Self-dubbed "Mr. Magnificent," Dixon signed a recording contract with Modern Records in 1949, specializing in jump blues and sexualized songs like "Red Cherries", "Wine Wine Wine", "Too Much Jelly Roll" and "Baby Let's Go Down to The Woods". When Brown left Johnny Moore's Three Blazers in 1950 to go solo, Dixon replaced him as pianist and singer and recorded with the band for Aladdin Records. Staying with the record label, Dixon had a small hit under his own name in 19552 with "Call Operator 210". Dixon switched to the Specialty Records label in 1952, and the Atlantic Records subsidiary Cat Records... less