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Willie Dixon
Back Door Man
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Wolf had it on record in 1961, and by 1967 The Doors had it too, with Quicksilver and The Blues Project in the same line. Put on Dixon's own 1970 take and hear the man who wrote it sing it himself.
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Liner notes
Written by Willie Dixon.
Recorded earlier by Howlin’ Wolf in 1961.
Also recorded by The Doors (1967), Howlin’ Wolf (1961), Quicksilver Messenger Service (1968), The Blues Project (1966), Viktor Lazlo (1985), Little Bob (2005).
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Willie Dixon wrote "Back Door Man" with Howlin' Wolf, who had it on record years earlier. Which band later recorded it and carried it to a whole new crowd?The Doors
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