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Major "Big Maceo" Merriweather (March 31, 1905 – February 23, 1953) [1] was an American pianist and blues singer. He was mainly active in Chicago through the 1940s. [2] Career. Born in Newnan, Georgia, [1] he was a self-taught pianist. In the 1920s, he moved to Detroit, Michigan, to begin his music career.
Big Maceo Merriweather (* 31. März 1905 in Atlanta; † 23. Februar 1953 in Chicago ), eigentlich Major Merriweather, war ein einflussreicher US-amerikanischer Blues -Pianist. Bereits in jungen Jahren spielte Merriweather Piano in Bars und auf Tanzveranstaltungen in Atlanta.
Despite a relatively brief blues career, and authoring and recording one of the all-time blues classics in “Worried Life Blues”, Major “Big Maceo” Merriweather allotted a legacy that inspired the next generation of Chicago blues piano artists.
Big Maceo Merriweather was one of the most prominent blues recording artists of the 1940s, famed not only for his powerful piano work but for his expressive singing on hits such as Worried Life Blues. Although he had only a short career, his music had a strong influence on the Chicago pianists who followed, especially Otis Spann and Little ...
1. Juni 2009 · 1K. 113K views 14 years ago. Big Maceo Merriweather - Worried Life Blues from the album The Best of Big Maceo (1992) ...more. Big Maceo Merriweather - Worried Life Blues from the...
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Major Merriweather was born in Atlanta in 1905, and was an accomplished self-taught pianist when his family moved to Detroit in 1924. His rather heavy-handed style got him established on the local club and rent-party scene under the name Big Maceo, and when he went to Chicago with his wife Hattie in 1941, it was with the express intention of ...
Big Maceo Merriweather- Worried Life Blues - YouTube. TheJazzEscape. 1.1K subscribers. 66 views 10 months ago. ...more. Major Merriweather (March 31, 1905 – February 23, 1953), better known...
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