Big Maceo Merriweather
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Big Maceo Merriweather was an influential American blues pianist and singer of the 1940s Chicago scene, known for his powerful playing and soulful vocals that helped shape postwar urban blues.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Big Maceo Merriweather canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Big Maceo Merriweather Context triple: [Worried Life Blues, composer, Big Maceo Merriweather]
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A.
Maceo
Maceo is a Spanish-origin surname notably associated with Cuban independence leader Antonio Maceo.
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B.
Willie Colon
Willie Colon is a former American football offensive lineman who played in the NFL, primarily for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and later became a sports media personality.
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C.
Ruben James
"Ruben James" is a country song recorded by Kenny Rogers and The First Edition, known for its storytelling about a sharecropper who befriends a young boy.
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D.
Reb Beach
Reb Beach is an American rock guitarist best known for his work with the bands Winger and Whitesnake.
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E.
Bigman Jones
Bigman Jones is a diminutive but fiercely loyal and hot-tempered Martian companion of space ranger David "Lucky" Starr in Isaac Asimov’s Lucky Starr science fiction novels.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Big Maceo Merriweather Target entity description: Big Maceo Merriweather was an influential American blues pianist and singer of the 1940s Chicago scene, known for his powerful playing and soulful vocals that helped shape postwar urban blues.
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A.
Maceo
Maceo is a Spanish-origin surname notably associated with Cuban independence leader Antonio Maceo.
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B.
Willie Colon
Willie Colon is a former American football offensive lineman who played in the NFL, primarily for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and later became a sports media personality.
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C.
Ruben James
"Ruben James" is a country song recorded by Kenny Rogers and The First Edition, known for its storytelling about a sharecropper who befriends a young boy.
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D.
Reb Beach
Reb Beach is an American rock guitarist best known for his work with the bands Winger and Whitesnake.
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E.
Bigman Jones
Bigman Jones is a diminutive but fiercely loyal and hot-tempered Martian companion of space ranger David "Lucky" Starr in Isaac Asimov’s Lucky Starr science fiction novels.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
blues musician
ⓘ
human ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1950s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1930s ⓘ |
| alias | Big Maceo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Big Bill Broonzy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tampa Red NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1905-03-31 ⓘ |
| birthName | Major Merriweather NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Atlanta, Georgia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Detroit, Michigan, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stroke ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1953-02-23 ⓘ |
| era | 1940s Chicago blues scene ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African American ⓘ |
| familyName | Merriweather NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Chicago blues
ⓘ
blues ⓘ urban blues ⓘ |
| givenName | Major ⓘ |
| influenced |
Muddy Waters
NERFINISHED
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Otis Spann NERFINISHED ⓘ postwar Chicago blues pianists ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Big Bill Broonzy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tampa Red NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument | piano ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance | English ⓘ |
| movement | postwar urban blues ⓘ |
| name | Big Maceo Merriweather NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
helping shape the sound of Chicago blues piano
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popularizing Worried Life Blues ⓘ |
| notableRecording | Worried Life Blues (1941) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Chicago Breakdown
NERFINISHED
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County Jail Blues NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas Blues ⓘ Worried Life Blues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
pianist
ⓘ
singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Bluebird Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
driving right-hand riffs
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powerful left-hand bass patterns ⓘ soulful vocals ⓘ |
| vocalType | blues vocals ⓘ |
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Referenced by (6)
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