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Big Maceo (31 Mar 1905 - 23 Feb 1953)

Male Person - United States

 Also known as (3)

Releases (14)

Official

Album - Compilation

  1. The King of Chicago Blues Piano 1992
  2. The Blues Collection: Big Maceo, Worried Life Blues 1994
  3. The Victor / Bluebird Recordings 1945-1947 29 Apr 1997
  4. The Bluebird Recordings 1941 - 1942 1997
  5. Big Maceo, Volume Two (1945-1950): Big City Blues 2003
  6. Volume 1 (1941-1945) - Flying Boogie 2003
  7. Broke and Hungry Blues: Chicago Piano Volume 2 2003

Single

  1. Worried Life Blues / Texas Blues Sep 1941
  2. It's All Up to You / Tuff Luck Blues Apr 1942
  3. Anytime for You / Since You Been Gone Nov 1942
  4. Kid Man Blues / Things Have Changed Oct 1945
  5. Chicago Breakdown / Winter Time Blues Jan 1946
  6. Big Road Blues / Won't Be a Fool No More May 1946

Recordings by (48)

  1. Worried life blues 2:55 (Sep 1941)
  2. Texas Blues 2:55 (Sep 1941)
  3. Tuff Luck Blues 3:03 (Apr 1942)
  4. It's All Up to You 3:10 (Apr 1942)
  5. Anytime for You 2:53 (Nov 1942)
  6. Since You Been Gone 2:50 (Nov 1942)
  7. Kid Man Blues 2:34 (Oct 1945)
  8. Things Have Changed 2:58 (Oct 1945)
  9. Chicago Breakdown 2:56 (Jan 1946)
  10. Winter Time Blues 2:54 (Jan 1946)
  11. Big Road Blues 2:58 (May 1946)
  12. Won't Be a Fool No More 2:53 (May 1946)
  13. County Jail Blues 2:55 (1991)
  14. Macy Special (Flying Boogie) 2:43 (30 Jun 1992)
  15. Big City Blues 2:32 (1992)
  16. I Got the Blues 2:51 (1992)
  17. Detroit Jump 2:47 (1992)
  18. Ramblin' Mind Blues 3:11 (1992)
  19. Can't You Read 3:11 (1992)
  20. So Long Baby 2:45 (1992)
  21. Bye Bye Baby 2:58 (1992)
  22. Poor Kelly Blues 3:19 (1992)
  23. Some Sweet Day 2:51 (1992)
  24. My Last Go Round 3:03 (1992)
  25. I'm So Worried 2:35 (1992)
  26. My Own Troubles 2:40 (1992)
  27. Maceo's 32-20 3:09 (1992)
  28. Texas Stomp 2:51 (1992)
  29. Do You Remember 2:26 (1992)
  30. Just Tell Me Baby 2:31 (1992)
  31. One Sunday Morning 2:50 (1992)
  32. Strange to Me Blues 3:04 (1994)
  33. Have You Heard About It 2:21 (1994)
  34. Worried Life Blues No. 2 2:47 (1994)
  35. Leaving Blues 2:54 (1994)
  36. Without You My Life Don’t Mean a Thing 2:52 (1994)
  37. Worried Life Blues No. 1 2:58 (1994)
  38. Why Should I Hang Around? 3:12 (1994)
  39. Eloise, Don't Play Me for a Fool 2:33 (1995)
  40. Come on Home 3:04 (29 Apr 1997)
  41. Broke and Hungry Blues 2:41 (29 Apr 1997)
  42. If You Ever Change Your Ways 2:57 (29 Apr 1997)
  43. It's All Over Now 2:51 (29 Apr 1997)
  44. I Lost My Woman 2:53 (29 Apr 1997)
  45. I Lost My Little Woman ?:?? (2003)
  46. Flyin' Boogie ?:?? (2003)
  47. Big City Woman 2:26 (2015)
  48. Kidman Blues ?:?? ()

On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Texas Blues 2:55 Big Maceo (Sep 1941) piano
  2. Worried Life Blues 2:55 Big Maceo (Sep 1941) piano, piano
  3. So Far, So Good 2:42 Tampa Red (1941) piano
  4. It's a Lowdown Shame 2:55 Tampa Red (1941) piano
  5. She's Love Crazy 2:59 Tampa Red (1941) piano
  6. It's All Up to You 3:10 Big Maceo (Apr 1942) piano
  7. Tuff Luck Blues 3:03 Big Maceo (Apr 1942) piano
  8. Don’t Deal With the Devil 2:51 Tampa Red (May 1942) piano
  9. I Got a Right to Be Blue 2:58 Tampa Red (May 1942) piano
  10. My First Love Blues 3:01 Tampa Red (Oct 1942) piano
  11. Let Me Play With Your Poodle 2:37 Tampa Red (Oct 1942) piano
  12. Anytime for You 2:53 Big Maceo (Nov 1942) piano
  13. Since You Been Gone 2:50 Big Maceo (Nov 1942) piano
  14. Winter Time Blues 2:54 Big Maceo (Jan 1946) piano
  15. Chicago Breakdown 2:56 Big Maceo (Jan 1946) piano
  16. Won't Be a Fool No More 2:53 Big Maceo (May 1946) piano
  17. Big Road Blues 2:58 Big Maceo (May 1946) piano
  18. Early in the Morning 3:02 Sonny Boy Williamson (Jun 1946) piano
  19. You’re an Old Lady 3:12 Sonny Boy Williamson (Jun 1946) piano
  20. Look on Yonder Wall 3:03 Jazz Gillum (1946) piano
  21. Reckless Rider Blues 3:02 Jazz Gillum (1946) piano
  22. Corrine Blues 2:43 Tampa Red (Sep 1947) piano
  23. Crying Won’t Help You 3:13 Tampa Red (1974) piano
  24. She Want to Sell My Monkey 3:21 Tampa Red (1974) piano
  25. Gin Head Woman 2:46 Tampa Red & Big Maceo (1985) piano
  26. Georgia, Georgia Blues 2:53 Tampa Red (1985) piano
  27. Gypsy Lady Blues 3:04 Tampa Red (1985) piano
  28. No Baby No 2:45 Tampa Red (1985) piano
  29. You’d Better Be Ready to Go 3:03 Tampa Red (1985) piano
  30. The Big Boat 2:59 Sonny Boy Williamson (1991) piano
  31. County Jail Blues 2:55 Big Maceo (1991) piano
  32. Stop Breaking Down 2:57 Sonny Boy Williamson (1991) piano
  33. I Got the Blues 2:51 Big Maceo (1992) piano

Vocals

  1. Texas Blues 2:55 Big Maceo (Sep 1941)
  2. Worried Life Blues 2:55 Big Maceo (Sep 1941)
  3. Tuff Luck Blues 3:03 Big Maceo (Apr 1942)
  4. It's All Up to You 3:10 Big Maceo (Apr 1942)
  5. Since You Been Gone 2:50 Big Maceo (Nov 1942)
  6. Anytime for You 2:53 Big Maceo (Nov 1942)
  7. Winter Time Blues 2:54 Big Maceo (Jan 1946) lead vocals
  8. Chicago Breakdown 2:56 Big Maceo (Jan 1946) lead vocals
  9. Won't Be a Fool No More 2:53 Big Maceo (May 1946) lead vocals
  10. Big Road Blues 2:58 Big Maceo (May 1946) lead vocals
  11. Corrine Blues 2:43 Tampa Red (Sep 1947)
  12. She Want to Sell My Monkey 3:21 Tampa Red (1974) spoken vocals
  13. Crying Won’t Help You 3:13 Tampa Red (1974)
  14. County Jail Blues 2:55 Big Maceo (1991)
  15. Big City Blues 2:32 Big Maceo (1992) lead vocals
  16. Maceo's 32-20 3:09 Big Maceo (1992) lead vocals
  17. Do You Remember 2:26 Big Maceo (1992) lead vocals

Credited as (10)

  1. Big Maceo
  2. Big Maceo, Tampa Red & Charlie Sanders
  3. Tampa Red & Big Maceo
  4. Tampa Red and Big Maceo
  5. Maceo Merriweather
  6. Big Maceo Merriweather
  7. Big Maceo with Tampa Red
  8. Tampa Red featuring Little Johnnie Jones / Big Maceo / Big Walter Horton / Sonny Boy Williamson II
  9. Tampa Red / Big Maceo
  10. Big Maceo / Tampa Red

Works (6)

Wrote

  1. Worried Life Blues

Composed

  1. Things Have Changed
  2. Texas Blues
  3. Chicago Breakdown

Lyrics

  1. Texas Blues
  2. Chicago Breakdown

Links (11)

Other Databases

  1. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no96027751
  2. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb138915086
  3. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110260
  4. https://d-nb.info/gnd/135438012
  5. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no96027751

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/322319

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000069105

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/64191045

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q166010

Biographies

  1. http://www.blues.org/halloffame/inductees.php?ArtistId=404&YearId=3#ref=halloffame_inductees

Discography Pages

  1. http://www.wirz.de/music/bigmafrm.htm