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Dixon, Floyd

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Personal name headingDixon, Floyd
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Variant(s)Riggins, Jay, Jr.
See alsoCorporate body: Floyd Dixon Trio
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Associated countryUnited States
Birth date1929-02-08
Death date2006-07-26
Profession or occupationRhythm and blues musicians Pianists
Found inCrayton, 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)