Big Maceo
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Biography
Big Maceo is a major figure in blues piano. He drew his inspiration from the barrelhouse jazz pianists of the turn of the century, but added rolling basses and a power of execution that would have a considerable influence and define the piano playing of Chicago's electric blues. He played in Detroit for a long time, before recording for Bluebird with guitarist Tampa Red, a short-lived body of work that proved a great success with blacks, including "Worried Life Blues", "Chicago Breakdown" and "Poor Kelly Blues". Half-paralyzed, he met a miserable end. His style was perpetuated by Otis Spann, Little Johnny Jones, Henry Gray and Eddie Boyd.
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- My Last Go Around
- Some Sweet Day
- Tuff Luck Blues
- Can't You Read by Big Maceo
- Chicago Breakdown
- Texas Stomp
- Worried Life Blues
- Worried Life Blues by Big Maceo
- It's All Up to You
- Can't You Read
- County Jail Blues
- Kid Man Blues by Bill Wyman
- So Long Baby
- Bye Bye Baby
- I Got the Blues
- Why Should I Hang Around
- Texas Blues
- Since You Been Gone
- Detroit Jump
- Poor Kelly Blues
- Anytime for You
- Ramblin' Mind Blues
