LC control no. | n 93021220 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Dixon, Floyd |
Variant(s) | Riggins, Jay, Jr. |
See also | Corporate body: Floyd Dixon Trio |
Associated country | United States |
Birth date | 1929-02-08 |
Death date | 2006-07-26 |
Profession or occupation | Rhythm and blues musicians Pianists |
Found in | Crayton, P.W. Blues from Dolphin's of Hollywood [SR] p1991: label (Floyd Dixon) Wikipedia WWW site, July 28, 2006 (Floyd Dixon; b. Jay Riggins, Jr., Feb. 8, 1929, Marshall, Tex.; d. July 26, 2006, Los Angeles; rhythm and blues pianist) New York times WWW site, Aug. 7, 2006 (in obituary dated Aug. 6: Floyd Dixon; b. in Marshall, Tex.; d. July 26, Orange, Calif., aged 77; master of West Coast rhythm and blues who toured with B.B. King and is sometimes credited with inspiring Ray Charles to adopt a grittier gospel sound) Floyd Dixon Trio. Cow town [SR] 1949: label (Floyd Dixon Trio) |