Big Maceo

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

Birth and Death Data: Born Atlanta (capital city of Georgia, United States), Died February 23, 1953 (Chicago (city and county seat of Cook County, and largest city in State of Illinois, United States of America) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1941 - 1960

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

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 51-75 of 86 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  
Columbia C4380 10-in. 2/19/1945 Doing the best I can Big Bil Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, piano  
(Results 51-75 of 86 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Big Maceo," accessed January 6, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110260.

Big Maceo. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 6, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110260.

"Big Maceo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 6 January 2026.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

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

External Sources

Wikipedia: Big Maceo

Discogs: Big Maceo

Allmusic: Big Maceo

IMDb: Big Maceo

Linked Open Data Sources

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

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

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/64191045

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

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/375468 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/375468

Wikipedia content provided under the terms of the Creative Commons BY-SA license

Feedback

Send the Editors a message about this record.