◇ image via WikipediaBig Maceo Merriweather
Big Maceo Merriweather is a Blues act. Their sound grew out of Sleepy John Estes, Roosevelt Sykes and Leroy Carr. Those roots explain a lot about how Big Maceo Merriweather arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Magic Sam, Slim Harpo, Blind Blake, Bo Diddley and Sleepy John Estes, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into J.B. Lenoir, Otis Spann and Eric Clapton, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 31 connections around Big Maceo Merriweather, reaching back through Sleepy John Estes and forward to J.B. Lenoir. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Major "Big Maceo" Merriweather was an American pianist and blues singer. He was mainly active in Chicago through the 1940s.
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Big Maceo Merriweather connections
Big Maceo Merriweather grew out of Sleepy John Estes, Roosevelt Sykes and Leroy Carr, shares an orbit with Magic Sam, Slim Harpo, Blind Blake and Bo Diddley, went on to shape J.B. Lenoir, Otis Spann and Eric Clapton. 31 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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- Magic Samartist
- Slim Harpoartist
- Blind Blakeartist
- Bo Diddleyartist
- Sleepy John Estesartist
- Bessie Smithartist
- Earl Hookerartist
- John Lee Hookerartist
- Roosevelt Sykesartist
- Jimmy Witherspoonartist
- Mississippi Fred McDowellartist
- Elmore Jamesartist
- J.B. Lenoirartist
- John Mayall & The Bluesbreakersartist
- Percy Mayfieldartist
- Blind Lemon Jeffersonartist
- Robert Johnsonartist
- Skip Jamesartist
- Leroy Carrartist
- Charlie Musselwhiteartist
- Son Houseartist
- Koko Taylorartist
- Leadbellyartist
- Bobby "Blue" Blandartist
- Big Joe Turnerartist
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