Artist:Big Maceo
Song:Worried Life Blues
Album:The Bluebird Recordings 1941-1942
Though the piano style of Big Maceo Merriweather has been influential, it's likely he would have been more popular if he didn't die prematurely. Worried Life Blues is his best known song. He was born Major Merriweather Mar. 31, 1905 in Newman, GA. He moved to Detroit in the 20s and then to Chicago in 1941. He met Tampa Red who introduced him to Bluebird Records head Lester Melrose. Worried Life Blues was Big Maceo's first recording. It was a big enough hit that Maceo recorded for Bluebird until 1945. Then he suffered a stroke in 1946. He attempted to continue but he died on Feb. 23, 1953 at age 47. This CD has Big Maceo's early Bluebird recordings. Big Maceo was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2002. He would have been a much bigger deal if he hadn't suffered that stroke. Here's a video for Worried Life Blues by Big Maceo.
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