Luther Dixon (August 7, 1931 – October 22, 2009) was an American songwriter, record producer, and singer.
Dixon's songs achieved their greatest success in the 1950s and 1960s, and were recorded by Elvis Presley, the Beatles, the Jackson 5, B.B.
[1] As a producer, Dixon helped create the signature sound of the girl group the Shirelles.
[2] Dixon and Billy Dawn Smith wrote the 1957 Perry Como song "Just Born (To Be Your Baby)", which reached No.
In 1960, after being approached by Florence Greenberg of Scepter Records, Dixon began working with the Shirelles.
[2] The first song Dixon produced with the Shirelles was "Tonight's the Night", co-written by the group's lead singer Shirley Owens.
The Shirelles' 1961 song "Baby It's You", co-written by Dixon under the pseudonym "Barney Williams",[5] Burt Bacharach, and Mack David, reached No.
[2] Jimmy Reed's 1961 hit "Big Boss Man" was written by Dixon and Al Smith.
[1] Dixon's song "Never Let Me Go" was performed by Jane Monheit in the film adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro's novel with same title.
[3] Dixon was married to soul singer Inez Foxx, with whom he co-wrote "I Love You 1000 Times".