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William Donald Nix (September 27, 1941 – December 31, 2024) was an American musician, songwriter, and producer. (1995). 9780851126739, Guinness Publishing. ISBN 9780851126739 Nix, who was best known for his song "Going Down," was described by AllMusic as "one of the more obscure figures in Southern soul and rock."
After relocating to Los Angeles in the mid-1960s, Nix worked as a producer and songwriter with such acts as Leon Russell, Gary Lewis and the Playboys, John Mayall, and Freddie King, among others. Nix's best known composition, "Going Down," was originally released by the band Moloch on their eponymous album in 1969, and has become a blues-rock standard, having been covered by Freddie King, J.J.Cale the Jeff Beck Group, the Who, and the Rolling Stones. In 1971, Nix made the acquaintance of George Harrison, leading to Nix organizing the backup vocalists for the Concert for Bangladesh. (2025). 9781416590934, Touchstone. ISBN 9781416590934
As a solo artist, Nix released nine albums between 1971 and 2008, and published three books.
Nix died at his home in Germantown, Tennessee, on December 31, 2024, at the age of 83.
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