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- Don_Nix abstract "Don Nix (born September 27, 1941, Memphis, Tennessee) is an American songwriter, composer, arranger, musician, and author. Although cited as being "obscure", he is a key figure in several genres of Southern rock and Soul, R&B, and the Blues. He was instrumental in the creation of the trademark "Memphis soul" and Stax Records.A native of Memphis, Tennessee, Nix began his career playing saxophone for The Mar-Keys, which also featured Steve Cropper, Duck Dunn and others. Don Nix came from a musical family, including his brother, Larry Nix, who became a mastering engineer for Stax and later, Ardent Recording Studios in Memphis, TN. The hit instrumental single "Last Night" (composed by the band as a whole) was the first of many successful hits to Nix's credit. Without Nix, The Mar-Keys later evolved into Booker T & The MG's.As a producer, Nix worked with other artists and producers such as Leon Russell of Shelter Records, Gary Lewis and the Playboys in Dick Clark's Caravan of Stars, The Beatles' George Harrison and John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers. One notable achievement was the collaboration with Harrison, Russell and many others in the production of The Concert for Bangladesh – a star-studded benefit concert at Madison Square Garden in 1971.Throughout his career, Nix worked behind the scenes as producer, arranger, musician and many other roles for artists such as Lonnie Mack, Furry Lewis, Freddy King, Albert King, Delaney, Bonnie & Friends, Isaac Hayes, The Staple Singers, Jeff Beck, Brian May, Eric Clapton and many others. He wrote and produced many solo albums and with groups Don Nix and the Alabama State Troupers, John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section and Larry Raspberry and the Highsteppers.The song "Going Down", originally released by the band Moloch on their eponymous album in 1969, became a blues standard and was covered by Freddie King, Jeff Beck, Deep Purple, JJ Cale, Marc Ford, Chicken Shack, Bryan Ferry, Pearl Jam, Gov't Mule, Sam Kinison, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Joe Satriani, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Sammy Hagar and many others. Nix himself released a version of the song in 1972 as a single on Elektra Records. The song "Black Cat Moan" was covered on the album Beck, Bogert & Appice.On December 15, 2012 The Rolling Stones performed "Goin' Down" with John Mayer and Gary Clark, Jr. live on Pay-Per-View television as part of the Stones 50th Anniversary Tour.".
- Don_Nix associatedBand Alabama_State_Troupers.
- Don_Nix associatedBand The_Mar-Keys.
- Don_Nix associatedMusicalArtist Alabama_State_Troupers.
- Don_Nix associatedMusicalArtist The_Mar-Keys.
- Don_Nix background "non_performing_personnel".
- Don_Nix birthDate "1941-09-27".
- Don_Nix birthPlace Memphis,_Tennessee.
- Don_Nix birthYear "1941".
- Don_Nix genre Rhythm_and_blues.
- Don_Nix instrument Guitar.
- Don_Nix instrument Saxophone.
- Don_Nix wikiPageExternalLink donnix.htm.
- Don_Nix wikiPageExternalLink nix.html.
- Don_Nix wikiPageExternalLink nixdon-goin.shtml.
- Don_Nix wikiPageID "1031156".
- Don_Nix wikiPageLength "11291".
- Don_Nix wikiPageOutDegree "72".
- Don_Nix wikiPageRevisionID "682985977".
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink Alabama_State_Troupers.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink Albert_King.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink Beck,_Bogert_&_Appice_(album).
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink Benefit_concert.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink Blues.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink Booker_T._&_the_M.G.s.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink Booker_T_&_The_MGs.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink Brian_May.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink Bryan_Ferry.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink Caravan_of_Stars.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink Category:1941_births.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink Category:American_saxophonists.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink Category:American_session_musicians.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink Category:Living_people.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink Category:Musicians_from_Memphis,_Tennessee.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink Chicken_Shack.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink Deep_Purple.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink Delaney,_Bonnie_&_Friends.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink Delaney_&_Bonnie.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink Dick_Clark.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink Donald_%22Duck%22_Dunn.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink Duck_Dunn.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink Eric_Clapton.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink Freddie_King.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink Freddy_King.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink Furry_Lewis.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink G._Schirmer.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink G._Schirmer_Inc..
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink Gary_Clark,_Jr..
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink Gary_Lewis_&_the_Playboys.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink Gary_Lewis_and_the_Playboys.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink Genre.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink George_Harrison.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink Going_Down_(Don_Nix_song).
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink Govt_Mule.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink Guitar.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink Isaac_Hayes.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink JJ_Cale.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink Jeff_Beck.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink Joe_Satriani.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink John_Mayall.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink John_Mayer.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink Led_Zeppelin.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink Leon_Russell.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink Lonnie_Mack.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink Madison_Square_Garden.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink Mar-Keys.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink Marc_Ford.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink Memphis,_Tennessee.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink Memphis_soul.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink Muscle_Shoals_Rhythm_Section.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink P-Vine_Records.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink Pay-Per-View.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink Pay-per-view.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink Pearl_Jam.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink R&B.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink Rhythm_and_blues.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink Sam_Kinison.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink Sammy_Hagar.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink Saxophone.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink Shelter_Records.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink Simon_&_Schuster.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink Soul_music.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink Southern_rock.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink Stax_Records.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink Steve_Cropper.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink Stevie_Ray_Vaughan.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink The_Beatles.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink The_Concert_for_Bangladesh.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink The_Mar-Keys.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink The_Rolling_Stones.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink The_Staple_Singers.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLink The_Who.
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLinkText "Don Nix".
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLinkText "Nix".
- Don_Nix wikiPageWikiLinkText "William Donald Nix".
- Don_Nix associatedActs Alabama_State_Troupers.
- Don_Nix associatedActs Mar-Keys.
- Don_Nix associatedActs The_Mar-Keys.
- Don_Nix background "non_performing_personnel".
- Don_Nix birthDate "1941-09-27".