dixon signed with chess records as a recording artist but soon was involved in the record business. by 1951 he was producer, talent scout, session musician and staff songwriter. he worked with chuck berry, muddy waters, howlin' wolf, otis rush, bo diddley, joe louis walker, little walter, sonny boy williamson, koko taylor, little milton, eddie boyd, jimmy witherspoon, lowell fulson, willie mabon, memphis slim, washboard sam, jimmy rogers, and others. by his work with chuck berry he was a link between blues and early rock and roll.