Geobox Settlement Heading name Dixon native name other name category List of cities in Illinois City ... joined the Illinois militia at Fort Dixon in 1832 during the Black Hawk War . The memorial is located on the west side of Dixon s main north south street, Galena Avenue, U.S. Highway 52 also U.S. 26 ... Illinois Community Bot generated title ref Located on the Rock River Illinois Rock River , Dixon ... Site . Reagan was born in nearby Tampico, Illinois and moved to Dixon when he was 9 years old. ref ... file thumb right Abraham Lincoln Monument, located in DixonIllinois The city has an arch along ... High School IllinoisDixon High School Illinois Central Stone Arch Railroad Bridges Nachusa House ... www.dixonil.com Welcome to Dixon, Illinois http www.rambletherock.com reagan.htm Ronald Reagan Boyhood ... County seats in Illinois Category Dixon, Illinois ca DixonIllinois es DixonIllinois fr DixonIllinois io Dixon, Illinois ht Dixon, Ilinwa nl DixonIllinois pl DixonIllinois pt DixonIllinois simple Dixon, Illinois sv Dixon, Illinois vo DixonIllinois war Dixon, Illinois zh ... in Dixon, IL.jpg image caption The Dixon Memorial Arch. Symbols flag symbol Country country United States state Illinois region Lee County, Illinois Lee region type County district district type Township ... whs region whs criteria iucn category Maps map Illinois outline map.svg Illinois Locator Map.PNG map caption Location of Dixon within Illinois map background Illinois background map.png map locator Illinois2 Websites commons Dixon, Illinois statistics website Footnotes footnotes Dixon is a city in Lee County, Illinois Lee County , Illinois , United States . The population was 15,733 as of the 2010 census, down from 15,941 at the 2000 census. Named for its founder, John DixonDixon s Ferry , it is the county seat of Lee County, Illinois Lee County GR 6 . Located on the Rock River Illinois Rock River , Dixon was the boyhood home of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan . Dixon is also the site ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Dixon Springs, Illinois settlement type Unincorporated community nickname motto Images image skyline imagesize image caption image flag image seal Maps image map mapsize map caption image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 pushpin map Illinois Location coordinates region US IL subdivision type List of countries Country subdivision name United States subdivision type1 Political divisions of the United States State subdivision name1 Illinois subdivision type2 List of counties in Illinois County subdivision name2 Pope County, Illinois Pope Government government footnotes government type leader title leader name leader title1 leader name1 established title established date Area unit pref area footnotes area magnitude area total km2 area land km2 area water km2 area total sq mi area land sq mi area water sq mi Population population as of population footnotes population total population density km2 population density sq mi General information timezone Central Time Zone Central CST utc offset 6 timezone DST CDT utc offset DST 5 elevation footnotes elevation m elevation ft 479 latd 37 latm 23 lats 04 latNS N longd 88 longm 40 longs 07 longEW W coordinates display Area postal codes & others postal code type postal code area code Area code 618 618 blank name Geographic Names Information System GNIS feature ID blank info 407260 GR 3 blank1 name blank1 info website footnotes Dixon Springs is an unincorporated community in Pope County, Illinois Pope County , Illinois , United States . Dixon Springs is convert 10 mi km west of Golconda, Illinois Golconda . References reflist Pope County, Illinois Category Populated places in Pope County, Illinois Category Unincorporated communities in IllinoisIllinois geo stub ... more details
Dixon High School DHS is a high school located on Lincoln Statue Drive and Peoria Avenue on the northern side of Dixon, Illinois . In 1918 the north North Dixon High School and south South Central High ... was needed. The new 600,000 High School was completed in 1929. Dixon High School is likely best known as the alma mater of President Ronald Reagan . Current Dixon High School Dixon High School DHS is a high school located on Lincoln Statue Drive and Peoria Avenue on the northern side of Dixon, Illinois ... Dixon High School Website References Reflist 2 Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference Category High schools in Illinois Category Dixon, Illinois Category Schools in Lee County, Illinois ... replaced the North Dixon High School and the South Central High School. In 1959 two large wings ... Academy was implemented in 2007. About 1000 students currently attend DHS. Students at Dixon ... Principal Source Pictorial History of Lee County Schools Former Dixon Schools Dixon First High School The First High School in the City of Dixon was located at 117 East Second Street in the City of Dixon. The building was originally constructed in 1843 and used by the Methodist as their first church building. Later it was sold to the school district and became the first high school in Dixon ... School, completed in 1869, was located on Seventh Street, near Highland Avenue, in the City of Dixon ... and served the South side of Dixon. History of Lee County, Hill Publishing, 1881 Red Brick ... was torn down to make way for tennis courts and a playground. Dixon Telegraph, February 26, 1954 ... side of the river in Dixon. Source Pictorial History of Lee County Schools North Dixon School , District 23 North Dixon School was located on the corner of East Morgan and Brinton Avenue. Loveland Records ... on the North Side of Dixon until a new High School was built next door in 1900. It then served the needs for the younger students until Washington School was built about 1954. Source Dixon Evening ... more details
, Lee County, Illinois Nelson Township was created on February 28, 1860, and South Dixon Township, Lee County, Illinois South Dixon Township was created on February 12, 1867. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau , Dixon Township covers an area of convert 30.28 sqmi of this, convert ..., villages Dixon, IllinoisDixon north three quarters Cemeteries The township contains these five cemeteries Burket, Chapel Hill, Dixon State School, Mount Union and Oakwood. School districts Dixon Unit School District 170 Political districts Illinois s 14th congressional district State House District 90 State Senate District 45 References cite gnis 0428899 Dixon Township, Lee County, Illinois 2011 ... Geographic Location Centre Dixon Township North Grand Detour Township, Ogle County, Illinois ... County Southeast Nachusa Township, Lee County, Illinois Nachusa Township South South Dixon Township, Lee County, Illinois South Dixon Township Southwest Nelson Township, Lee County, Illinois Nelson ..., Illinois Category Populated places established in 1849 es Municipio de Dixon condado de Lee, Illinois ...Infobox settlement official name Dixon Township settlement type Civil township Township nickname motto ... Map highlighting Dixon Township, Lee County, Illinois.svg mapsize map caption Location in Lee County image map1 Map of Illinois highlighting Lee County.svg mapsize1 150px map caption1 Lee County s location in Illinois Location coordinates display inline,title coordinates region US IL subdivision ... States State subdivision name1 flag Illinois subdivision type2 List of counties in Illinois County subdivision name2 Lee County, Illinois Lee government footnotes government type leader title leader ... name Geographic Names Information System GNIS feature ID blank info 0428899 website footnotes Dixon Township is one of twenty two Civil township townships in Lee County, Illinois Lee County , Illinois ... results 01000US& format & lang en United States Census Bureau American FactFinder ref History Dixon ... more details
ft website footnotes Infobox ends South Dixon Township is located in Lee County, Illinois Lee County , Illinois . The population was 828 at the United States Census 2000 2000 census . South Dixon was formed from Dixon Township, Lee County, IllinoisDixon Township on February 12, 1867. External links ... township South Dixon Lee IL.html City data.com http www.co.cook.il.us Cook County Official Site http www.cyberdriveillinois.com departments archives irad lee.html Illinois State Archives Lee County, IllinoisIllinois coord 41 47 42 N 89 27 51 W type city region US IL source GNIS enwiki display title Category Townships in Lee County, Illinois Category 1867 establishments LeeIL geo stub es Municipio de South Dixon condado de Lee, Illinois ... more details
Dixon is an alternative to Dickson disambiguation Dickson . It is of English origin meaning son of Richard, or Dick s son. TOCright Places In Canada Dixon, Ontario In the United States of America Dixon, California Dixon, IllinoisDixon, Iowa Dixon, Kentucky Dixon, New Orleans , Louisiana Dixon, Michigan Dixon, Missouri Dixon, Montana Dixon, Nebraska Dixon, New Mexico Dixon, Wyoming Dixon County, Nebraska Dixon Township, Logan County, North Dakota Dixon Entrance , part of the Inside Passage between Alaska and Canada Dixon Lane Meadow Creek, California It also appears in the name of Dixons Creek, Victoria , Australia People Dixon surname Other uses USS Dixon AS 37 USS Dixon AS 37 , a U.S. Navy submarine tender Dixon of Dock Green , BBC TV police series Dixon Ticonderoga , a pencil manufacturer See also Dixon s factorization method Papapetrou Dixon equations Gabe Dixon Band Dixons disambiguation Dikson disambiguation Dickson disambiguation Disambig geo ca Dixon de Dixon es Dixon fr Dixon hr Dikson it Dixon he nl Dikson ja pl Dixon pt Dixon ru fi Dixon sv Dixon uk zh ... more details
Image Dixon s Ferry.jpg thumb right Dixon s Ferry on the Rock River, pre 1903. Dixon s Ferry was the former name for Dixon, Illinois , United States . It was located on the bank of the Rock River Illinois Rock River near present day Illinois Route 26 , John Dixon operated a rope ferry service to transport mail from Peoria, Illinois Peoria to Galena . He also established the first post office. The surrounding settlement was known as Dixon s Ferry. ref name gibler Gibler, Bob. http www.dixonil.com history.htm History of Dixon , City of Dixon , official site, accessed January 18, 2011. ref Image Dixons ferry.jpg thumb right Plaque marking the site of Dixon s Ferry. References reflist Black Hawk War 1832 coord missing Illinois Category Dixon, Illinois LeeIL geo stub ... more details
coord 41.84613 89.485115 display title Image ft dixon.jpg thumb 250px right A Painting of Fort Dixon Fort Dixon , located along the banks of the Rock River Mississippi River Rock River in present day Dixon, Illinois , served as a military base during the Black Hawk War . History While currently known as Dixon, Illinois , the town was named Dixon s Ferry at the time of the construction of the fort. On May 22, 1832, Fort Dixon was officially named as a base by General Henry Atkinson soldier Henry Atkinson http lincoln.lib.niu.edu cgi bin philologic getobject.pl?c.3418 24.lincoln.462353.462358 . Because the site was centrally located between Fort Dearborn , Fort Armstrong , and Fort Clark , General Atkinson established Fort Dixon as his command post. Additionally, the Illinois militia used the ferry to transport troops and supplies across the river. http www.fortdixon.com about.htm Many notable soldiers served at Fort Dixon, including Abraham Lincoln , Jefferson Davis , Winfield Scott , and Zachary Taylor http fortdixon.com history.htm . Recent news According to a Fort Dixon website http www.fortdixon.com index.html , citizens interested in rebuilding a Fort Dixon replica are encouraged to contact the group for further information http www.fortdixon.com help.htm . External links http www.fortdixon.com Fort Dixon Mainpage http www.dixonil.com Welcome to Dixon, Illinois Category Black Hawk War ... more details
Stevenson br withdrew s ttl title Illinois Democratic Party Democratic nominee for Governor of Illinois years 1952 lost s aft after Richard Austin end Governors of Illinois expanded Lt. Governors Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Dixon, Sherwood ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH June 19, 1896 PLACE OF BIRTH Dixon, Illinois DATE OF DEATH May 17, 1973 PLACE OF DEATH Dixon, Illinois DEFAULTSORT Dixon, Sherwood Category Illinois Democrats Category Lieutenant Governors of Illinois Category 1896 births Category 1973 deaths Category People from Dixon, Illinois Category ...John Sherwood Dixon better known as Sherwood Dixon June 19, 1896 May 17, 1973 was an US American politician from Illinois , member of the US Democratic Party Democratic Party . Born in Dixon, IllinoisDixon Lee County, Illinois . A veteran of World War I and Illinois National Guard , he was a member of the Illinois Democratic State Central Committee 1938 , a delegate to the 1940 Democratic National Convention 1940 alternate , 1952 Democratic National Convention 1952 and 1956 Democratic National Convention 1965 alternate Democratic National Conventions. He is best known for serving as the List of lieutenant governors of Illinois 36th Lieutenant Governor of Illinois under Governor of Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson II Adlai Stevenson from January 10, 1949 to January 13, 1953. Although Stevenson initially sought re election in 1952 and won Democratic primary Sherwood himself won a renomination for Lieutenant Governor , he was successfully drafted as a Democratic presidential nominee United States presidential election, 1952 this year losing ultimately to Dwight D. Eisenhower , thus Dixon ... there. His son, James E. Dixon , was a Mayor of Dixon 1983 1991 . References http politicalgraveyard.com ... Governor of Illinois years 1949 1953 s aft after John William Chapman s ppo s bef before Edward C. Hunter s ttl title Illinois Democratic Party Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Illinois ... more details
PLACE OF DEATH Chicago, Illinois , U.S. DEFAULTSORT Dixon, Jessy Category 1938 births Category 2011 ... Category Disease related deaths in Illinois no Jessy Dixon ro Jessy Dixon ...Infobox musical artist name Jessy Dixon Image Imagesize 120px caption background solo singer birth date birth date 1938 3 12 mf y birth place San Antonio, Texas , United States origin Chicago, Illinois ... date death date and age 2011 9 26 1938 3 12 mf y death place Chicago, Illinois Years Active 1960s 2011 ... . Jessy Dixon March 12, 1938 September 26, 2011 was an United States American gospel music singer, songwriter ... . REF http www.allmusic.com artist jessy dixon p2262 credits Allmusic credits ref Dixon was an ordained ... 2011 Biography Born in San Antonio, Texas , Dixon sang and played his first song at the age of five ... artists to sing and record Jessy Dixon s compositions, God Can Do Anything But Fail, and My God ..., 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 ... invited him to sing at a Gaither Homecoming Homecoming video taping. Dixon was a favorite on the series ... . Dixon performed in the show, Black Nativity with The Jessy Dixon Theater Group . Citation needed date October 2011 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. ref http www.nytimes.com 2011 09 27 arts music jessy dixon gospel singer and songwriter dies at 73.html New York Times obituary ref ref http articles.chicagotribune.com 2011 09 29 news ct met dixon obit 20110929 1 gospel music gospel singer anthony heilbut Dixon profile Chicago Tribune ref Quotes Natalie Cole Jessy s music ... more details
Personal Dixon was born on September 4, 1894 in Chicago, Illinois . He died on April 11, 1984 at the age of 89 in Chicago, Illinois. Dixon was buried at Holy Sepulchre Catholic Cemetery in Worth, Illinois ...Infobox MLB player name Leo Dixon image Leo Dixon.jpg alt caption position Catcher birth date birth date 1894 9 4 birth place Chicago, Illinois death date death date and age 1984 4 11 1894 9 4 death place Chicago, Illinois bats Right throws Right debutdate April 14 debutyear 1925 debutteam St. Louis ... Leo Moses Dixon September 4, 1894 April 11, 1984 was a professional baseball player whose career spanned ... league at bat s, Dixon batting average batted .206 with 40 run baseball runs , 88 hit baseball hits ... . In all of his 157 career major league games, Dixon played the catcher position. Dixon also ... Indians in 1921 and played with them until 1923. Dixon went on to play for the Double A St. Paul ... Senators in the minors. Over his minor league career, Dixon batted .245 with 427 hits, 72 doubles, 21 triples and 14 home runs in 572 games. Professional career Early career Dixon began his professional ... that season, Dixon batting average batted .202 with 76 hit baseball hits , 12 double baseball doubles and five triple baseball triples in 117 games. Dixon continued playing with the Indians until 1923. In 1922, Dixon batted .213 with 20 hits, two doubles and one triple in 31 games. In his final season with the Indians, 1923, Dixon batted .238 with 56 hits, eight doubles, one triple and one home run in 73 games. Dixon joined the Double A St. Paul Saints in 1924. With the Saints, Dixon batted .272 ... 4, 1925 St. Louis Browns season 1925 , Dixon was traded by the St. Paul Saints to the St. Louis Browns ... Dixon to the Browns. Traded by St. Paul for McMillan, Collins, Kolp and 35,000 author date January ... Dixon did not sign a contract with the Browns before spring training and as a consequence, news paper ... On March 13, it was announced that Dixon Telegraphy wired for transportation , meaning that he was reporting ... more details
Tom Dixon may refer to Tom Dixon American football Tom Dixon baseball Tom Dixon industrial designer Tommy Dixon , English former footballer See also Thomas Dixon disambiguation hndis Dixon, Tom Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages ... more details
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Charlie Dixon may refer to Charlie Dixon musician , jazz banjoist Charlie Dixon English footballer , 1903 1983 Charlie Dixon Australian footballer , born 1990 See also Charley Dixon , fictional character in Terminator Charles Dixon disambiguation hndis Dixon, Charlie ... more details
in Cary, Illinois at Harry Hopes, 1979 In his later years, Willie Dixon became a tireless ambassador ... Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois . Dixon was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ...Infobox musical artist See Wikipedia WikiProject Musicians name Willie Dixon image caption image size birth name William James Dixon alias background solo singer birth date birth date 1915 7 1 br small ... , Illinois , United States instrument Singing Vocals , double bass , guitar genre Blues , rock ... notable instruments William James Willie Dixon July 1, 1915 &ndash January 29, 1992 was an United ... as his own singing voice, Dixon is arguably best known as one of the most prolific songwriters of his time. Dixon is recognized as one of the founders of the Chicago blues sound. His songs have been ... Dixon was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi Vicksburg , Mississippi on July 1, 1915. ref name amg Allmusic ... often rhymed the things she said, a habit Dixon imitated. At the age of 7, he became an admirer of a band that featured pianist Little Brother Montgomery . Dixon was first introduced to blues when ... as well, from local carpenter Leo Phelps. Dixon sang bass in Phelps group, The Jubilee Singers .... Dixon began adapting poem s he was writing into songs, and even sold some of them to local music groups. Adulthood Dixon left Mississippi for Chicago in 1936. A man of considerable stature, at 6 and a half feet and weighing over 250 pounds, he took up boxing he was so successful that he won the Illinois ... in 1937. ref name Snowden1997 Snowden, Don 1997 . ref Dixon turned professional as a boxer and worked briefly as Joe Louis sparring partner. After four fights, Dixon left boxing after getting into a fight with his manager over being cheated out of money. Dixon met Leonard Caston at the boxing gym where they would harmonize at times. Dixon performed in several vocal groups in Chicago but it was Caston ... string. Dixon s experience singing bass made the instrument familiar. He also learned the guitar ... more details
2, 1949 PLACE OF BIRTH Chicago, Illinois DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Dixon, Aaron Category ...Infobox Politician name Aaron Dixon image AaronDixonSenate.jpg caption office term start term end predecessor ... majority2 birth date birth date and age 1949 01 02 birth place Chicago, Illinois death date ... footnotes Aaron Dixon born January 2, 1949 is an United States American activism activist ..., Aaron Dixon Still at Forefront of Struggle for Racial Equality publisher Indybay date 2008 04 14 accessdate ... Party United States Green Party ticket. Background As an adolescent, Dixon marched with Dr. Martin ... in the busing program to integrate schools. While a member of the Black Panthers, Dixon started .... After leaving the Panthers, Dixon worked for several non profit organization s, focusing on drug ... them the importance of serving their community. Dixon is the father of six and lives in Beacon ... Senate election, 2006 Commented out because image was deleted Image Aaronsign.jpg framed Aaron Dixon for U.S. Senate yard sign On March 9, 2006, Dixon announced his decision to seek the Green Party ... on drugs and bring back attention to the issue of poverty. On April 8, 2006, the Dixon campaign officially ... raised US 4,000. Speakers included Amy Hagopian and Elaine Brown. On May 13, 2006, Dixon was overwhelmingly ..., the Secretary of State s office announced that the Dixon campaign had gathered the appropriate nomination signatures and that Aaron Dixon would appear on the November ballot. Also appearing on the ballot ..., Mike McGavick . Endorsements and criticisms Positive reactions to Dixon s candidacy have come ... As an Anti war Candidate, Dixon Says he is no Spoiler Seattle Post Intelligencer , March 9, 2006 ref Negative reactions from other Democrats cited the spoiler effect . Dixon denies that he is a spoiler ... voters that would not support Cantwell. Dixon s entrance into what many speculated would be a tightly ... Dixon faced criticism for having criminal charges on his record, most for traffic violations, and owing ... more details
Ben Dixon may refer to Ben Dixon Australian rules footballer , Australian rules player Ben Dixon footballer born 1974 , English football soccer player Ben Dixon musician , jazz drummer Ben Dixon fictional character , in the Robotech universe hndis name Dixon, Ben ... more details
Don Dixon is the name of Don Dixon artist born 1951 , space artist, painter and illustrator Don Dixon musician born 1950 , record producer, songwriter, musician, bassist See also Donald Dickson Farmer , Scottish recipient of the VC hndis name Dixon, Don DEFAULTSORT Dixon, Don nn Don Dixon ... more details
Dixon , October 18, 1952, Page A1. Los Angeles Times, Joan Dixon Film Actress, Gets Divorce , January ... links IMDb name 0228875 Amg name 19364 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Dixon ... DATE OF DEATH February 20, 1992 PLACE OF DEATH Los Angeles, California DEFAULTSORT Dixon, Joan Category ... more details
Dixon is a surname , and may refer to Aaron Dixon , American activist Adrian Dixon , Master of Peterhouse, Cambridge Alan J. Dixon , American senator Alesha Dixon , British singer Alice Dixon , English photographer Alfred Dixon , mathematician Arthur Lee Dixon , mathematician, younger brother of Alfred Dixon Alice Dixon Le Plongeon , English photographer and archaeologist Ambrose Dixon , 17th century American pioneer Amzi Dixon , American preacher Andrew Graham Dixon , British art critic Antonio Dixon , American football player Archibald Dixon , American politician Arrington Dixon , American politician Ben Dixon disambiguation Ben Dixon , one of several people including Ben Dixon Australian rules footballer , Australian rules player with Hawthorn Football Club Ben Dixon footballer born 1974 , English football soccer player Ben Dixon fictional character , in the Robotech universe Bill Dixon , American jazzmusician Cecil Dixon , South African cricketer Charles Dixon disambiguation Charles Dixon , one of several people including Charles Dixon tennis player , English tennis player Charles Dixon ornithologist , English ornithologist Charles Harvey Dixon , British politician Chuck Dixon , American comic book writer Clay Dixon , American politician Colin Dixon , Welsh rugby league footballer Cromwell Dixon , American aviation pioneer Daniel Dixon, 2nd Baron Glentoran David Dixon , British actor and screenwriter David S. Dixon , American amateur astronomer Dean Dixon , American conductor Dennis Dixon , American football player Don Dixon disambiguation Don Dixon , one of several people including Don Dixon musician , record producer, songwriter, musician, bassist Don Dixon artist , space artist, painter and illustrator Donna Dixon , American actress Dougal Dixon , Scottish geologist Eugene Dixon, birth name of American singer Gene Chandler Fitz Eugene Dixon, Jr. , American philanthropist, owner of the Philadelphia 76ers Floyd Dixon , American R&B pianist Frank M. Dixon , American ... more details
Charles Dixon may refer to Charles Dixon artist , British maritime artist Charles Dixon tennis , English tennis player Charles Dixon ornithologist , English ornithologist Charles Dixon gentleman farmer , New Brunswick farmer and judge. Chuck Dixon , American comic book author Charles Harvey Dixon , British politician See also Charlie Dixon disambiguation Charles Dickson disambiguation hndis Dixon, Charles ... more details
Edward Dixon may refer to Ed Dixon , American playwright and actor Edward Weah Dixon , Liberian footballer See also Edward Dickson disambiguation hndis Dixon, Edward ... more details
Stephen Dixon is the name of Stephen Dixon author born 1936 , American author Stephen Dixon ice hockey born 1985 , Canadian professional ice hockey player Stephen Dixon newsreader , English news presenter Stephen Dixon cricketer born 1958 , former English cricketer Steve Dixon actor born 1956 , British actor and academic Steve Dixon baseball born 1969 , former Major League Baseball pitcher See also Steven Dickson disambiguation Dixon surname hndis Dixon, Stephen ... more details
Infobox musical artist See Wikipedia WikiProject Musicians name Rob Dixon image background non vocal instrumentalist birth place Atlanta, Georgia , United States instrument Tenor Saxophone , Alto saxophone genre Jazz , jazz fusion fusion , jazz funk , jazz rap occupation Bandleader , composer , saxophonist , artist years active 1996 current associated acts The Headhunters , Mike Clark , Derrick Gardner , Cynthia Layne , Steve Allee website http www.reverbnation.com robdixon Rob Dixon is an American jazz saxophonist. A native of Atlanta, Dixon went to school at Indiana University where he came under the influence of the renowned jazz educator David Baker composer David Baker . After moving to New York in 1996, he began gigging around town with other up and coming musicians like drummer Ari Hoenig ... Basie Orchestra , Tony Bennett , Dakota Stanton, the Duke Ellington Orchestra Ellington Band , the Illinois Jacquet Illinois Jacquet Big Band , Jonah Hones, Rufus Reid , Akira Tana, Slide Hampton , Ray ... Works Jazz Orchestra. ref http www.myspace.com robdixonandtriology ref He subsequently worked in Illinois ... years away, Dixon returned to Indianapolis in 2003, where he worked with a number of organizations ... organ player Melvin Rhyne . Dixon is signed with Owl Studios , an Indianapolis based jazz label ... and Reinvention The Dixon Rhyne Project in 2008. ref cite web title CD LP Review Reinvention first ... 2008 06 19 accessdate 2010 09 24 ref On the latter album, Dixon collaborates with legendary jazz ... collapse collapse font size 95 Year Artist Title Label 2006 Rob Dixon & Trioloy 1 What Things Could ...... Owl Studios 2008 The Dixon Rhyne Project Reinvention The Dixon Rhyne Project Owl Studios 2008 Buselli ... album Platinum Owl Studios References Reflist Persondata NAME Dixon, Rob ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Jazz saxophonist PLACE OF BIRTH Atlanta, Georgia DEFAULTSORT Dixon, Rob Category African ... American jazz saxophonists Category Owl Studios artists de Rob Dixon ... more details
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