Julius Edward Dixson (who also used the spelling Dixon)[1] (May 20, 1913 – January 30, 2004) was an American songwriter and record company executive.
After the war Dixson re-enlisted, was assigned to Special Services, and hosted a live weekly radio broadcast for the forces in Germany and the Middle East, Variety Jive, featuring new songwriters and musicians.
He had greatest success co-writing with Beverly Ross, a rare musical pairing of an African-American male and a white female in the 1950s.
Their version rose up the chart reaching number 20, but when it was learned that Ronald and Ruby were an inter-racial duo, television appearances that had been previously booked got cancelled and interest in the song waned.
In late 1959, the label's instrumental single release "The Clouds" by The Spacemen, also written and produced by Dixson,[6] reached number 1 on the R&B chart.