Maiden principally played harmonica accompaniment, but also sang on some of his own recordings, in addition to writing several compositions.
They both steadfastly stuck to playing in a country blues style and performed in nightclubs on the West Coast.
[3][4] This was followed by "Hand Me Down Baby", recorded by Maiden with Al Simmons and Slim Green in Los Angeles in 1957.
[4] In April 1961, Maiden recorded his only album, Trouble an' Blues,[5] which was originally released by the Prestige Bluesville label, thus reuniting a partnership with Douglas that had started in the 1940s.
According to the researchers Bob Eagle and Eric LeBlanc, he died in Arizona in the late 1980s;[1] some other sources date his death to 1970.