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Released on MCA Records, also Baba O’Riley (The Who), Free Bird (Lynyrd Skynyrd) and Sweet Home Alabama (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
Written by Willie Dixon, also Whole Lotta Love (Led Zeppelin), I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man (Muddy Waters) and I Just Want to Make Love to You (Etta James)
Produced by Willie Dixon, also You Never Can Tell (Chuck Berry), Can’t Lose What You Ain’t Never Had (Muddy Waters) and Nadine (Is It You?) (Chuck Berry)
Part of Koko Taylor, also Wang Dang Doodle, Insane Asylum and Fire
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Willie Dixon produced 9 of Koko Taylor’s top 10 songs
Willie Dixon wrote 8 of Koko Taylor’s top 10 songs
Willie Dixon wrote 96 songs on fono
Willie Dixon produced 75 songs on fono
Credits
All 11 credits
- Written by
- Willie Dixon
- Produced by
- Willie Dixon
- Performed by
- Buddy Guy, Clifton James, Koko Taylor, Lafayette Leake, Matt Murphy, Willie Dixon and [unknown]
- Part of
- Koko Taylor
- Released on
- MCA Records
- Written by
- Willie Dixon
- Produced by
- Willie Dixon
- Performed by
- Buddy Guy, Clifton James, Koko Taylor, Lafayette Leake, Matt Murphy, Willie Dixon and [unknown]
- Part of
- Koko Taylor
- Released on
- MCA Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Willie Dixon
Same producer: Willie Dixon
Same label: MCA Records
Same release: Koko Taylor
Same writer: Willie Dixon
Same producer: Willie Dixon
Same label: MCA Records
Same release: Koko Taylor
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Don't Mess With the Messer was performed by Buddy Guy
Don't Mess With the Messer was performed by Buddy Guy
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Don't Mess With the Messer was performed by Clifton James
Don't Mess With the Messer was performed by Clifton James
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Don't Mess With the Messer was performed by Koko Taylor
Don't Mess With the Messer was performed by Koko Taylor
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Don't Mess With the Messer was performed by Lafayette Leake
Don't Mess With the Messer was performed by Lafayette Leake
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Don't Mess With the Messer was performed by Matt Murphy
Don't Mess With the Messer was performed by Matt Murphy
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Don't Mess With the Messer was performed by Willie Dixon
Don't Mess With the Messer was performed by Willie Dixon
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Don't Mess With the Messer was performed by [unknown]
Don't Mess With the Messer was performed by [unknown]
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Don't Mess With the Messer was produced by Willie Dixon
Don't Mess With the Messer was produced by Willie Dixon
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Don't Mess With the Messer was written by Willie Dixon
Don't Mess With the Messer was written by Willie Dixon
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz Don't Mess With the Messer is part of the release Koko Taylor
Don't Mess With the Messer is part of the release Koko Taylor
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz MCA Records is the label of the song Don't Mess With the Messer
MCA Records is the label of the song Don't Mess With the Messer
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz Don't Mess With the Messer was released on 1987
Don't Mess With the Messer was released on 1987
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026