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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Detroit to Chicago: The Piano Legacy of Big Maceo
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Big Blues
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| Chicago Piano Blues |
| I Got The Blues |
| Chicago Blues Classics |
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Echoes from the South With Tampa Red & Big Maceo
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| Big Maceo Vol. 1 "Flying Boogie" (1941 - 1945) |
| Big Maceo Vol. 2 "Big City Blues" (1945 - 1950) |
| The King of Chicago Blues Piano |
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Jailhouse Blues & Murder Ballads
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| Discover - Piano Blues |
| Picking the Blues - Compiled By John Mayall - Boogie Woogie Pioneers |
| Prison Blues |
| Too Late, Too Late Vol. 5 (1927-1964) |
| The Best Of The Blues Vol. 2 |