Big Maceo

Major Merriweather (March 31, 1905 – February 23, 1953), better known as Big Maceo Merriweather, was an American pianist and blues singer. He was mainly active in Chicago through the 1940s.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 31, 1905 (Atlanta), Died February 23, 1953 (Chicago)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1941 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, vocalist, composer, lyricist, speaker

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Recordings (Results 51-74 of 74 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor D5AB-0398 10-in. 10/19/1945 Stop breaking down Sonny Boy Williamson Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, harmonica, and drums instrumentalist, piano  
Victor D5AB-0399 10-in. 10/19/1945 You're an old lady Sonny Boy Williamson Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, harmonica, and drums instrumentalist, piano  
Victor D5AB-1200 10-in. 10/19/1945 I'll be up again some day Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and drums instrumentalist, piano  
Victor D5AB-1201 10-in. 10/19/1945 I oughta bite you Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and drums instrumentalist, piano  
Victor D5AB-1202 10-in. 10/19/1945 Corrine blues Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and drums instrumentalist, piano  
Victor D5AB-1203 10-in. 10/19/1945 Play proof woman Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and drums instrumentalist, piano  
Victor D5AB-1204 10-in. 10/19/1945 Winter time blues Big Maceo ; Charles R. Sanders ; Hudson Whittaker Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and drums vocalist, instrumentalist, piano, composer  
Victor D5AB-1205 10-in. 10/19/1945 Won't be a fool no more Big Maceo ; Charles R. Sanders ; Hudson Whittaker Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and drums vocalist, instrumentalist, piano, composer  
Victor D5AB-1206 10-in. 10/19/1945 Big road blues Big Maceo ; Charles R. Sanders ; Hudson Whittaker Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and drums vocalist, instrumentalist, piano, composer  
Victor D5AB-1207 10-in. 2/27/1947 Chicago breakdown Big Maceo ; Charles R. Sanders ; Hudson Whittaker Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and drums vocalist, instrumentalist, piano, composer  
Victor D6AB-1816 10-in. 2/18/1946 Reckless rider blues Jazz Gillum Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass instrumentalist, piano  
Victor D6AB-1817 10-in. 2/18/1946 Fast woman blues Jazz Gillum Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass instrumentalist, piano  
Victor D6AB-1818 10-in. 2/18/1946 All in all blues Jazz Gillum Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass instrumentalist, piano  
Victor D6AB-1819 10-in. 2/18/1946 Keep on sailing Jazz Gillum Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass instrumentalist, piano  
Victor D6AB-1820 10-in. 2/18/1946 Look on yonder wall Jazz Gillum Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass instrumentalist, piano  
Victor D6AB-1821 10-in. 2/18/1946 Long razor blues Jazz Gillum Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass instrumentalist, piano  
Victor D6AB-1826 10-in. 2/19/1946 Let's try it again Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass instrumentalist, piano  
Victor D6AB-1827 10-in. 2/19/1946 Maybe some day Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass instrumentalist, piano  
Victor D6AB-1828 10-in. 2/19/1946 Crying won't help you Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass instrumentalist, piano  
Victor D6AB-1829 10-in. 2/19/1946 Please be careful Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass instrumentalist, piano  
Victor D7VB-0338 10-in. 2/27/1947 Broke and hungry blues Big Maceo Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, string bass, and drums vocalist, composer  
Victor D7VB-0339 10-in. 2/27/1947 If you ever change your ways Big Maceo Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, string bass, and drums vocalist, composer  
Victor D7VB-0340 10-in. 2/27/1947 It's all over now Big Maceo Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, string bass, and drums vocalist, composer  
Victor D7VB-0341 10-in. 2/27/1947 I lost my little woman Big Maceo Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, string bass, and drums vocalist, composer  
(Results 51-74 of 74 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Big Maceo," accessed May 1, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110260.

Big Maceo. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 1, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110260.

"Big Maceo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 May 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110260

External Sources

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Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Big Maceo, 1905-1953 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no96027751

Wikidata: Big Maceo - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q166010

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/64191045

MusicBrainz: Big Maceo - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/8f6719e0-9a9c-4bf5-b8e2-b61c7d413cb5

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/375468

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