Luther Dixon was an American songwriter, record producer, and singer.
12 Facts About Luther Dixon
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Luther Dixon was born in Jacksonville, Florida, but his family moved to Brooklyn, New York, when he was young.
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Luther Dixon began his professional career in 1954 with the Four Buddies, a doo-wop group led by Larry Harrison, in which Luther Dixon sang baritone and occasionally played guitar.
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Luther Dixon and Billy Dawn Smith wrote the 1957 Perry Como song "Just Born ", which reached No 12.
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In 1960, after being approached by Florence Greenberg of Scepter Records, Luther Dixon began working with the Shirelles.
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The first song Luther Dixon produced with the Shirelles was "Tonight's the Night", co-written by the group's lead singer Shirley Owens.
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Luther Dixon wrote and produced many songs for the Wand and Scepter labels, including the 1961 Chuck Jackson single "I Don't Want to Cry", co-written by Jackson himself, which reached No 36.
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In 1966, Luther Dixon was producing the Platters for Musicor Records.
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Luther Dixon received a surge of popularity after "16 Candles" was used in the 1973 George Lucas film American Graffiti, and again when the 1984 John Hughes film Sixteen Candles included a performance of the song by the Stray Cats.
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Luther Dixon was nominated for the Songwriters Hall of Fame one week before he died.
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Luther Dixon was married to soul singer Inez Foxx, with whom he co-wrote "I Love You 1000 Times".
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Luther Dixon was married to Sonia Dixon which ended in divorce.