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Big Maceo

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Born
31 March 1905
Born In
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States
Died
23 February 1953 (aged 47)
"Big" Maceo Merriweather (March 31, 1905 - February 23, 1953) was a blues pianist and singer active in Chicago in the 1940s. Born Major Merriweather (or Merewether) in Atlanta, Georgia, he taught himself how to play piano. In the 1920s he moved to Detroit and began playing parties and clubs. In 1941, a desire to record led him to Chicago where he met and befriended Tampa Red. Red introduced him to Lester Melrose of Bluebird Records, who signed him to a recording contract. His first record was "Worried Life Blues" (1941), which promptly became a blues hit and rema… read more
"Big" Maceo Merriweather (March 31, 1905 - February 23, 1953) was a blues pianist and singer active in Chicago in the 1940s. Born Major Merriweather (or Merewether) in Atlanta, Georgia, he taught himself how to play piano. In the 1920s he moved to Detroit and began playing parties a… read more
"Big" Maceo Merriweather (March 31, 1905 - February 23, 1953) was a blues pianist and singer active in Chicago in the 1940s. Born Major Merriweather (or Merewether) in Atlanta, Georgia, he taught himself how to play piano. In the 1920s he moved to Detroit and began playing parties and clubs. In 1941, a desire to record led him to Chicago where he met an… read more

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1 Play track Big Maceo Vol. 1 "Flying Boogie" (1941 - 1945) Worried life blues
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2 Big Maceo Vol. 1 "Flying Boogie" (1941 - 1945) Things Have Changed
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3 Play track Big Maceo Vol. 2 "Big City Blues" (1945 - 1950) Chicago Breakdown
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4 Play track Big Maceo Vol. 1 "Flying Boogie" (1941 - 1945) County Jail Blues
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5 Play track Big Maceo Vol. 1 "Flying Boogie" (1941 - 1945) Anytime for You
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6 Play track Big Maceo Vol. 1 "Flying Boogie" (1941 - 1945) Texas Blues
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7 Play track Big Maceo Vol. 2 "Big City Blues" (1945 - 1950) Won't Be A Fool No More
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8 Play track Big Maceo Vol. 2 "Big City Blues" (1945 - 1950) Winter time blues
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9 Big Maceo Vol. 1 "Flying Boogie" (1941 - 1945) I Got the Blues
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10 Play track Big Maceo Vol. 1 "Flying Boogie" (1941 - 1945) Tuff Luck Blues
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  1. 10,589 listeners

    31 Dec 2002 · 21 tracks

    Big Maceo Vol. 1 "Flying Boogie" (1941 - 1945)
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  2. 8,372 listeners

    31 Dec 2002 · 22 tracks

    Big Maceo Vol. 2 "Big City Blues" (1945 - 1950)
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  3. 3,710 listeners

    1 Jan 1984 · 25 tracks

    The King Of Chicago Blues Piano
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  4. 399 listeners

    1993 · 16 tracks

    Worried Life Blues
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