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Big Chief Ellis

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Wilbert Thirkield "Big Chief" Ellis (November 10, 1914 - December 20, 1977) was an American blues pianist and vocalist. Ellis was born in Birmingham, Alabama, United States, and was an autodidact at piano. He played at local parties and dances in the late 1920s before leaving Alabama, traveling the United States and working odd jobs. He served in the Army from 1939 to 1942, then moved to New York, where he accompanied touring blues performers for their concerts in the city.

Top songs

  1. Dices Blues
  2. Louise Blues
  3. Big Chief's Blues
  4. Prison Bound
  5. The Gambler
  6. Louise
  7. All Down Blues
  8. Fare You Well, Mistreater
  9. How Long Blues
  10. Sweet Home Chicago
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  1. Rocky Mountain Blues
  2. Chief's Eb Blues
  3. Let's Talk It Over
  4. Dices #2
  5. Hey, Baby
  6. Blues For Moot
  7. Dices Blues [#]
  8. Dices, Dices
  9. Dices Blues - Big Chief Ellis
  10. Dices
  11. Dices Dices
  12. She Is Gone
  13. Dices! Dices!
  14. Hey Baby
  15. Chief's E-flat Blues
  16. Rocky Mountain Blues (256)
  17. Dices, No. 2
  18. Dice's Blues
  19. Dices 2
  20. Blues For Moody
  21. Mr. Radio Announcer
  22. Poor Man's Blues
  23. Rocky Mountain Blues (1976)
  24. All Down Blues (1976)
  25. Prison Bound (256)
  26. All Down Blues (256)
  27. Dices No. 2 (256)
  28. Louise (256)
  29. How Long Blues (256)
  30. Let's Talk It Over (256)
  31. Hey, Baby (256)
  32. Sweet Home Chicago (256)
  33. Chief's Eb Blues (256)
  34. Blues For Moot (256)
  35. Chiefs E Flat Blues
  36. Louise Blues (Featuring Cephas & Wiggins)
  37. Gambler

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