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Uncle Dave Macon
12+ albums
countryfolkbanjoAllAnthology of American Folk Music
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Uncle Dave Macon (David Harrison Macon, October 7, 1870 – March 22, 1952) also known as "The Dixie Dewdrop" was an American old-time banjo player, singer, songwriter, and comedian. Known for his chin whiskers, plug hat, gold teeth, and gates-ajar collar, he gained regional fame as a vaudeville performer in the early 1920s before becoming the first star of the Grand Ole Opry in the latter half of the decade. Macon's music is considered the ultimate bridge between 19th-century American folk and vaudeville music and the phonograph and radio-based music of the early 20th-century. Music historian Charles Wolfe wrote, "If people call yodelling Jimmie Rodgers 'the father of country music,' then Uncle Dave must certainly be 'the grandfather of country music'." Macon's polished stage presence and lively personality have made him one of the most enduring figures of early country music. Macon was born in Smartt Station (about five miles south of McMinnville), Tennessee, the son of Confederate Captain John Macon and his wife Martha Ramsey. In 1884, when David Macon was 13 years old, his family moved to Nashville, Tennessee to run the Old Broadway Hotel, which they had purchased. The hotel became a center for Macon and his growing musical interests, and was frequented by artists and troupers traveling along vaudeville circuit and circus acts. In 1885, he learned to play the banjo from a circus comedian called Joel Davidson. He attended Hume-Fogg High School in Nashville. Tragedy struck t
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Way Down the Old Plank Road
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8,3203Run, Nigger, Run - Remastered
5,1914When The Train Comes Along
3,7755Comin' Round the Mountain
3,5886Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy
2,3987Governor Al Smith
2,2548Wreck of the Tennessee Gravy Train
2,1679Sail Away Ladies
2,13910Tennessee Tornado
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Anthology: The Deluxe Collection (Remastered)
Classic Sides 1924-1938
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Classic Sides # A: 1924-1926
Classic Sides # C: 1927-1929
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Anthology Of American Folk Music, Vol. 3B: Songs
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Classic Sides # B: 1926-1927
The Very Best Of
Keep My Skillet Good And Greasy
Go Long Mule
Uncle Dave Macon (Doxy Collection)
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Classic Sides # D: 1929-1938
American Folk Music