Dear Anon: (And you have written your own fair share of songs).

Being king-sized myself, "Built for Comfort" has a permanent place in my repertoire. I have added a Blind Lemon Jefferson verse that I heard once so it is thoroughly folk-processed:

Some like the Cadillac, some like the T-Model Ford, Ford got the chassis, but it can't haul no heavy load.

Of course, I like to do "Little Red Rooster" whenever I break out my slide.

I, too, think Willie does not get the credit he deserves. I suspect in part it is because Willie, was blatantly commercial and successful. In general, this is not how blues players act. Certainly, some of his contemporaries were also successful, but their roots were deeper in the Delta.

At times, his work is almost a parody of the blues style. But he had a fine sense of humor, he could turn out wonderful double entendre's, and could hit a four-four beat with the best of them. God bless Willie Dixon.

Roger in Baltimore