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| '''Jessy Dixon''' (March 12, 1938 – September 26, 2011) was an |
'''Jessy Dixon''' (March 12, 1938 – September 26, 2011) was an American ] singer, songwriter, and pianist, with success among audiences across racial lines. He garnered seven ] nominations during his career. | ||
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| Dixon was diagnosed with ] in 2010, and waged a very hard battle against the disease. Dixon died on September 26, 2011 at his home in Chicago, aged 73. | Dixon was diagnosed with ] in 2010, and waged a very hard battle against the disease. Dixon died on September 26, 2011 at his home in Chicago, aged 73. | ||
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| ==Quotes== | |||
| * ''']''': ''"Jessy's music is just like him, beautiful."'' | |||
| * ''']''': ''"I have traveled with Jessy Dixon for the past several years and never have I been with an artist with more heart. He is the real thing." '' | |||
| * ''']''': ''"I've heard Jessy Dixon sing many times and in all of gospel music, Jessy Dixon is my favorite. Jessy Dixon has the gospel soul."'' | |||
| * ''']''': ''"There's an element in Jessy's music that can't be mistaken. That element is love, and wow do I feel it."'' | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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Not to be confused with Jesse Dixon.| Jessy Dixon | |
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| Born | (1938-03-12)March 12, 1938 San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois |
| Died | September 26, 2011(2011-09-26) (aged 73) Chicago, Illinois |
| Genres | Gospel, contemporary Christian music, R&B |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, piano |
| Labels | Ambassador |
Jessy Dixon (March 12, 1938 – September 26, 2011) was an American gospel music singer, songwriter, and pianist, with success among audiences across racial lines. He garnered seven Grammy award nominations during his career.
Musicians with whom he worked include Paul Simon, Andrae Crouch, DeGarmo & Key and most recently Bill Gaither in the Homecoming series of concerts. He wrote songs for Amy Grant, Natalie Cole, Cher, and Diana Ross.
Dixon was an ordained minister with Calvary Ministries International of Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Biography
Born in San Antonio, Texas, Dixon sang and played his first song at the age of five. As a youngster he moved to Chicago, where he was discovered by James Cleveland, one of the first artists to sing and record Jessy Dixon's compositions, "God Can Do Anything But Fail," and "My God Can Make A Way." The organizers of the Newport Jazz Festival invited him to perform his new song, "The Wicked Shall Cease Their Troubling," at New York's Radio City Music Hall in 1972. After the performance, Dixon and The Jessy Dixon Singers were requested to do four encores. Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel fame), was in the audience and invited Dixon to share the stage with him as lead vocalist on NBC-TV's Saturday Night Live.
Dixon found himself touring with Simon across the U.S., France, Canada, Scandinavia, Israel, and Japan. Dixon's affiliation with Simon lasted eight years, during which time he recorded two albums, Paul Simon in Concert: Live Rhymin' (1974) and Still Crazy After All These Years (1975), both of which sold a million copies.
Bill and Gloria Gaither invited him to sing at a Homecoming video taping. Dixon was a favorite on the series, and has traveled all over the United States and abroad surprising gospel audiences with his stirring performances of "It's A Highway To Heaven," "Operator", "Leaving On My Mind", "Blood Bought Church", "The Wicked Shall Cease Their Troubling", "Lord Prepare Me To Be A Sanctuary", and "I Am Redeemed". Dixon performed in the show, Black Nativity with The Jessy Dixon Theater Group. Spring House Recordings. (2005). The Best of Jessy Dixon . Bill Gaither (Director).
Death
Dixon was diagnosed with cancer in 2010, and waged a very hard battle against the disease. Dixon died on September 26, 2011 at his home in Chicago, aged 73.
References
External links
Categories:- 1938 births
- 2011 deaths
- 20th-century American singers
- 20th-century Christians
- 21st-century American singers
- 21st-century Christians
- African-American Christians
- African-American singers
- American gospel singers
- American performers of Christian music
- Disease-related deaths in Illinois
- Musicians from San Antonio
- Singers from Chicago
- Singers from Texas
- Southern gospel performers