Uncle Dave Macon Keep My Skillet... (9CD & 1DVD mit 176-seitigem gebundenem Buch in LP-Grösse)
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Uncle Dave Macon: Keep My Skillet... (9CD & 1DVD mit 176-seitigem gebundenem Buch in LP-Grösse)
IfJimmie Rodgers is the Father of Country Music, then Uncle Dave Macon is surely the Grandfather. He brought dozens of old folk songs, vaudeville songs, blues, gospel songs, and comedy songs into the Twentieth Century. He was one of the first country stars to record, the first star of the Grand Ole Opry, and one of the first members elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame. Above all, he was an entertainer supreme, and one of the most accomplished banjoists in country history.
Here for the first time are all his commercial recordings, as well as several test pressings, rare home recordings, and an entire side of recently discovered Opry air checks from 1939-1940 that have never been released. The sound of these 248 ageless classics has been digitally enhanced without damaging their integrity or purity. Mastering was by Grammy-winning Chris King, and the final preparation by
Jürgen Crasser.
The DVD (NTSC format) contains the 1940 film 'Grand Ole Opry' that features Macon. The book contains newly discovered photos and illustrations, complete song lyrics transcribed by Paul Ritscher and
Robert Nobley, a newly researched biography by Charles Wolfe, and a revised discography byRalph Rinzler, Norm Cohen and Tony Russell.
‘Folks – if you ain’t right, get right. And let your conscience be your guide, because I’m going to play with more heterogeneous constapolicy double flavor and unknown quality than you!’ - Uncle Dave Macon.
‘Uncle Dave Macon was the most unique individual I ever knew. Everything he did was the Uncle Dave way. When I started out, he was the biggest star on the Grand Ole Opry, and when we toured, it was Uncle Dave who drew the crowds for Roy Acuff.’ - Roy Acuff.
‘Uncle Dave was probably our first rock star. He brought a lot of good music to the table, and he knocked the door down for all of us to be characters that played country music.’ - Marty Stuart.
‘He may not have been the best banjo player or the best singer, but he sure as heck was the best something.’ - Curly Fox.
‘And now friends, here he is, Uncle Dave Macon, the Dixie Dewdrop, with his pug hat, chin whiskers, and that million dollar Tennessee smile. Take’er away, Uncle Dave!’ - George Hay, founder of The Grand Ole Opry.
‘Long Live Uncle Dave’ - Pete Seeger, April 2004.
Article properties:Uncle Dave Macon: Keep My Skillet... (9CD & 1DVD mit 176-seitigem gebundenem Buch in LP-Grösse)
Interpret: Uncle Dave Macon
Album titlle: Keep My Skillet... (9CD & 1DVD mit 176-seitigem gebundenem Buch in LP-Grösse)
Genre Country
Label Bear Family Records
- Edition 2 Deluxe Edition
- Preiscode JM
Artikelart Box set
EAN: 4000127159786
- weight in Kg 2.65
Macon, Uncle Dave - Keep My Skillet... (9CD & 1DVD mit 176-seitigem gebundenem Buch in LP-Grösse) Box set 1 | ||||
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01 | Keep My Skillet Good And Greasy | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
02 | Hill Billie Blues | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
03 | Old Maid's Last Hope (A Burglar Song) | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
04 | All I've Got's Gone | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
05 | The Fox Chase | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
06 | Papa's Billie Goat | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
07 | The Little Old Log Cabin In The Lane | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
08 | (She Was Always) Chewing Gum | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
09 | Jonah And The Whale | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
10 | I'm Going Away To Leave You, Love | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
11 | Love Somebody | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
12 | Soldier's Joy | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
13 | Bile Them Cabbage Down | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
14 | Down By The River | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
15 | Run, Nigger, Run | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
16 | Old Dan Tucker | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
17 | Station Will Be Changed After A While | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
18 | Rooster Crow Medley | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
19 | Going Across The Sea | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
20 | Just From Tennessee | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
21 | Watermelon Smilin' On The Vine | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
22 | All-Go-Hungry Hash House | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
23 | From Jerusalem To Jericho | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
24 | I Tickled Nancy | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
25 | Arkansas Travelers | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
26 | The Girl I Left Behind Me | Uncle Dave Macon |
Macon, Uncle Dave - Keep My Skillet... (9CD & 1DVD mit 176-seitigem gebundenem Buch in LP-Grösse) Box set 2 | ||||
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01 | Muskrat Medley | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
02 | Old Ship Of Zion | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
03 | Down In Arkansaw | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
04 | Down By The Old Mill Stream | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
05 | I Don't Reckon It'll Happen Again | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
06 | Save My Mother's Picture From The Sale | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
07 | Rise When The Rooster Crows | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
08 | Way Down The Old Plank Road | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
09 | The Bible's True | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
10 | He Won The Heart Of My Sarah Jane | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
11 | Late Last Night When My Willie Came Home | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
12 | I've Got The Mouning Blues | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
13 | Death Of John Henry (Steel Driving Man) | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
14 | On The Dixie Bee Line (In That Henry Ford Of | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
15 | Mine) | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
16 | Buck Dancer's Choice | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
17 | The Franklin Blues | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
18 | Whoop'em Up Cindy | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
19 | Only As Far As The Gate, Dear Ma | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
20 | Just Tell Them That You Saw Me | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
21 | Poor Sinners, Fare You Well | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
22 | Old Ties | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
23 | Knoxville Blues | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
24 | We Are Up Against It Now | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
25 | Uncle Dave's Beloved Solo | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
26 | The Old Man's Drunk Again | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
27 | I Ain't Got Long To Stay | Uncle Dave Macon |
Macon, Uncle Dave - Keep My Skillet... (9CD & 1DVD mit 176-seitigem gebundenem Buch in LP-Grösse) Box set 3 | ||||
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01 | Ain't It A Shame To Keep Your Honey Out In | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
02 | The Rain | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
03 | Stop That Knocking At My Door | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
04 | Sassy Sam | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
05 | Shout, Mourner, You Shall Be Free | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
06 | I Don't Care If I Never Wake Up | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
07 | In The Good Old Summer Time | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
08 | Something's Always Sure To Tickle Me | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
09 | Sourwood Mountain Medley | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
10 | Deliverance Will Come | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
11 | Wouldn't Give Me Sugar In My Coffee | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
12 | Kissin' On The Sly | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
13 | Hold On The Sleigh | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
14 | In The Good Old Days Of Long Ago | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
15 | My Girl's A High Born Lady | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
16 | The Cross Eyed Butcher And The Cackling Hen | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
17 | In The Old Carolina State (Where The Sweet | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
18 | Magnolias Bloom) | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
19 | Never Make Love No More | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
20 | Arcade Blues | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
21 | Them Two Gals Of Mine | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
22 | Diamond In The Rough | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
23 | Tossing The Baby So High | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
24 | Sho' Fly, Don't Bother Me | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
25 | Uncle Ned | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
26 | Braying Mule | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
27 | Bake That Chicken Pie | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
28 | Rock About My Sara Jane | Uncle Dave Macon |
Macon, Uncle Dave - Keep My Skillet... (9CD & 1DVD mit 176-seitigem gebundenem Buch in LP-Grösse) Box set 4 | ||||
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01 | Tell Her To Come Back Home | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
02 | Hold That Wood-Pile Down | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
03 | Carve That Possum | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
04 | Hop High Ladies, The Cake's All Dough | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
05 | Sail Away Ladies | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
06 | I'm A-Goin' Away In The Morn | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
07 | Sleepy Lou | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
08 | The Gray Cat On The Tennessee Farm | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
09 | Walk, Tom Wilson, Walk | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
10 | I's Gwine Back To Dixie | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
11 | Take Me Home, Poor Julia | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
12 | Go Along Mule | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
13 | Tom And Jerry | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
14 | Rabbit In The Pea Patch | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
15 | Jordan Is A Hard Road To Travel | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
16 | Pickaninny Lullaby Song | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
17 | Are You Washed In The Blood Of The Lamb | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
18 | The Maple On The Hill | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
19 | Poor Old Dad | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
20 | Walking In The Sunlight | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
21 | Bear Me Away On Your Snowy Wings | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
22 | The Mockingbird Song Medley | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
23 | Shall We Gather At The River | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
24 | In The Sweet Bye And Bye | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
25 | In The Shade Of The Old Apple Tree | Uncle Dave Macon |
Macon, Uncle Dave - Keep My Skillet... (9CD & 1DVD mit 176-seitigem gebundenem Buch in LP-Grösse) Box set 5 | ||||
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01 | Molly Married A Travelling Man | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
02 | When Reubin Comes To Town | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
03 | Got No Silver No Gold Blues | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
04 | Heartaching Blues | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
05 | Roe Rire Poor Gal | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
06 | You've Been A Friend To Me | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
07 | Backwater Blues | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
08 | More Like Your Dad Every Day | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
09 | I'll Never Go There Any More (The Bowery) | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
10 | Jesus, Lover Of My Soul | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
11 | From Earth To Heaven | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
12 | The Coon That Had The Razor | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
13 | Buddy Won't You Roll Down The Line | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
14 | Worthy Of Estimation | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
15 | I'm The Child To Fight | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
16 | Over The Road I'm Bound To Go | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
17 | The New Ford Car | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
18 | The Gal That Got Stuck On Everything She Said | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
19 | Comin' Round The Mountain | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
20 | Governor Al Smith | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
21 | Darling Zelma Lee | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
22 | Put Me In My Little Bed | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
23 | Life And Death Of Jesse James | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
24 | Man That Rode The Mule Around The World | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
25 | Tennessee Jubilee | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
26 | New Coon In Town | Uncle Dave Macon |
Macon, Uncle Dave - Keep My Skillet... (9CD & 1DVD mit 176-seitigem gebundenem Buch in LP-Grösse) Box set 6 | ||||
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01 | For Goodness Sakes Don't Say I Told You | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
02 | We Need A Change In Business All Around | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
03 | Susie Lee | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
04 | Mister Johnson | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
05 | Farm Relief | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
06 | Uncle Dave's Travels, Part 3 (In And Around | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
07 | Nashville) | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
08 | Since Baby's Learned To Talk | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
09 | Uncle Dave's Travels, Part 4 (Visit At The | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
10 | Old Maid's) | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
11 | Over The Mountain | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
12 | Hush Little Baby Don't You Cry | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
13 | Uncle Dave's Travels, Part 1 (Misery In | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
14 | Arkansas) | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
15 | Uncle Dave's Travels, Part 2 (Around | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
16 | Louisville, Ky.) | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
17 | Tennessee Red Fox Chase | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
18 | The Wreck Of The Tennessee Gravy Train | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
19 | Oh Baby, You Done Me Wrong | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
20 | She's Got The Money Too | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
21 | Oh Lovin' Babe | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
22 | Mysteries Of The World | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
23 | Come On Buddie, Don't You Want To Go | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
24 | 20. | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
25 | Go On, Nora Lee | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
26 | Was You There When They Took My Lord Away | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
27 | Thank God For Everything | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
28 | When The Train Comes Along | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
29 | Tennessee Tornado | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
30 | Don't Get Weary Children | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
31 | He's Up With The Angels Now | Uncle Dave Macon |
Macon, Uncle Dave - Keep My Skillet... (9CD & 1DVD mit 176-seitigem gebundenem Buch in LP-Grösse) Box set 7 | ||||
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01 | Over The Mountain | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
02 | When The Harvest Days Are Over | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
03 | One More River To Cross | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
04 | Just One Way To The Pearly Gates | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
05 | I'll Tickle Nancy | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
06 | I'll Keep My Skillet Good And Greasy | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
07 | All In Down And Out Blues | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
08 | Honest Confession Is Good For The Soul | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
09 | Fame Apart From God's Approval | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
10 | The Bum Hotel | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
11 | From Jerusalem To Jericho | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
12 | Two-In-One Chewing Gum | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
13 | Travelin' Down The Road | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
14 | Country Ham And Red Gravy | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
15 | Summertime On The Beeno Line | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
16 | He Won The Heart Of Sarah Jane | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
17 | Peek-A-Boo | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
18 | Working For My Lord | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
19 | She's Got The Money Too | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
20 | Wait Till The Clouds Roll By | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
21 | Things I Don't Like To See | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
22 | They're After Me | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
23 | My Daughter Wished To Marry | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
24 | Beautiful Love | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
25 | Give Me Back My Five Dollars | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
26 | Railroadin' And Gamblin' | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
27 | Cumberland Mountain Deer Race | Uncle Dave Macon |
Macon, Uncle Dave - Keep My Skillet... (9CD & 1DVD mit 176-seitigem gebundenem Buch in LP-Grösse) Box set 8 | ||||
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01 | Johnny Grey | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
02 | The Gayest Old Dude That's Out | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
03 | Come Dearest The Daylight Is Gone/Nobody's | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
04 | Darling But Mine | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
05 | Don't Look For Trouble | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
06 | I'm Free, I've Broken The Chains | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
07 | Laugh Your Blues Away | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
08 | Travellin' On My Mind | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
09 | I'm Drifting Farther From You | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
10 | The Gray Cat On The Tennessee Farm | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
11 | Over The Mountain | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
12 | Eleven Cent Cotton | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
13 | Death Of John Henry (Steel Driving Man) | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
14 | From Jerusalem To Jericho | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
15 | How Beautiful Heaven Must Be | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
16 | (She Was Always) Chewin' Gum | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
17 | Cumberland Mountain Deer Race | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
18 | Rabbit In The Pea Patch | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
19 | Bully Of The Town | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
20 | Mountain Dew | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
21 | Old Maid's Love Song | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
22 | Rock Of Ages | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
23 | Keep My Skillet Good And Greasy | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
24 | Death Of John Henry (Steel Driving Man) | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
25 | That's Where My Money Goes | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
26 | Long John Green | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
27 | Lady In The Car | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
28 | Cotton-Eyed Joe | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
29 | Something's Always Sure To Tickle Me | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
30 | (She Was Always) Chewing Gum | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
31 | All In Down And Out Blues | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
32 | All Go Hungry Hash House | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
33 | Whoa Mule | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
34 | No One To Welcome Me Home | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
35 | Banjo Solo | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
36 | Jenny Put The Kettle On | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
37 | Kissin' On The Sly | Uncle Dave Macon |
Macon, Uncle Dave - Keep My Skillet... (9CD & 1DVD mit 176-seitigem gebundenem Buch in LP-Grösse) Box set 9 | ||||
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01 | Cannon County Hills | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
02 | Nobody's Darling But Mine | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
03 | Way Out On The Mountain | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
04 | Keep My Skillet Good And Greasy | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
05 | Brother Johnson | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
06 | Take Me Back To My Old Carolina Home | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
07 | (She Was Always) Chewing Gum | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
08 | Kissin' On The Sly | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
09 | Turkey In The Straw | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
10 | I Intend To Make Heaven My Home | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
11 | Honest Confession Is Good For The Soul | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
12 | Come Dearest The Daylight Is Gone | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
13 | I've Got A Mule To Ride | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
14 | Late Last Night When My Willie Came Home | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
15 | Keep My Skillet Good And Greasy | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
16 | Shucking The Corn | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
17 | How Beautiful Heaven Must Be | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
18 | Peek-A-Boo | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
19 | He Won The Heart Of My Sarah Jane | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
20 | Over The Mountain | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
21 | I'm Going Away To Leave You, Love | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
22 | Late Last Night When My Willie Came Home | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
23 | All Go Hungry Hash House | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
24 | Turkey In The Straw | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
25 | Something's Always Sure To Tickle Me | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
26 | Hand Me Down My Walking Cane | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
27 | New Dude In Town | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
28 | From Jerusalem To Jericho | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
29 | Old Dan Tucker | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
30 | All Go Hungry Hash House | Uncle Dave Macon |
Macon, Uncle Dave - Keep My Skillet... (9CD & 1DVD mit 176-seitigem gebundenem Buch in LP-Grösse) Box set 10 | ||||
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01 | Red River Valley | ELVIRY leading School Girls | ||
02 | Swing Your Partner (& SMOKY MOUNTAIN BOYS | MACON, Uncle Dave & son Dorris | ||
03 | with RACHEL) | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
04 | Down In Union County (& SMOKY MOUNTAIN BOYS | ACUFF, Roy | ||
05 | with RACHEL) | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
06 | Wabash Cannonball (& SMOKY MOUNTAIN BOYS with | ACUFF, Roy | ||
07 | RACHEL) | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
08 | (Take Me Back To) That Old Carolina Home | MACON, Uncle Dave & son Dorris | ||
09 | Just Tell Them That You Saw Me | WEAVER BROS & Elviry | ||
10 | The Great Speckled Bird (& SMOKY MOUNTAIN | ACUFF, Roy | ||
11 | BOYS with RACHEL) | Uncle Dave Macon | ||
12 | Down Home In Union (reprise) | ELVIRY & cast |
Uncle Dave Macon
Keep My Skillet Good And Greasy
There was in those days a big old two-story frame house out on the Woodbury Pike near Murfreesboro, Tennessee, in the dusty little community called Kittrell. What locals called the Woodbury Pike was actually Highway 70A, one of the major routes crossing the state to the eastern mountains and Knoxville. Truck drivers, vacationers, bus passengers all looked at the house with curiosity, but many of them recognized the name on the house. Certainly the locals who lived nearby knew – it was hard not to. Across the top of the long front porch was a sign that said 'Uncle Dave Macon,' and to the right was a big wooden picture of a genial older man holding a banjo and grinning a big gold-tooth smile. "I want people to be able to find me in case they want me to come and play for them," the owner of the house explained to the curious.
Back in the 1930s, people were having little trouble finding Uncle Dave Macon. Churches came to him to see if he would help them raise money; auctioneers came to him to get him to play for country sales to attract bidders; vaudeville bookers came with offers to play tours that ranged from Boston to Florida; schoolhouse superintendents came to him asking for a show to help buy books in Depression-wracked rural districts. Even the bank of nearby Woodbury came to him when they finished building the new bank and had to transfer all the money from the old one: could they hire Uncle Dave to sit on top of the wagon with the money chests and play his banjo during the move? Surely no desperado would dare to try to rob a wagon that had Uncle Dave Macon sitting on top of it.
People all over Middle Tennessee knew David Harrison Macon and were used to seeing him at local schools and on the little courthouse squares. He was the one with the chin whiskers, the red suspenders, the gold watch and chain, and what Judge Hay at the Grand Ole Opry called "that million dollar Tennessee smile." He was the one with the hat that bore the hat band slogan 'Old But Regular,' that twirled his banjo like it was a baton and fanned it with his hat, and that refused to drive a car because they weren't as dependable as mules. But he was also the one that was heard every Saturday night on the Grand Ole Opry, and that was featured on dozens of Victrola records put out by Vocalion, Brunswick, RCA, Okeh, Champion, and Montgomery Ward. He was the one who was country music's first real superstar, winning a national reputation years before Jimmie Rodgers or The Carter Family ever stepped into a studio. For years he was the most popular single performer on the Opry, a grand old man whose humor and personality won him fans everywhere. He was the first artist to make style a part of country music. As one of his fans said, "He may not have been the best banjo player or the best singer, but he sure as heck was the best something!"
David Harrison Macon had roots running deep into Tennessee history. He was born October 7, 1870, in the community of Smartt Station in Warren County; in Uncle Dave's own words, "I was born near the beautiful mountain town of McMinnville." His father was Captain John Macon, born in Warrenton, North Carolina, in 1829 and a Civil War veteran. His mother was Martha Ann Ramsey, a native of Viola in Warren County, born in 1838. The 1870 census for the 9th Civil District shows David Harrison was the ninth child born to the family. The oldest was a daughter Lou (born 1856), followed by Vanderbilt (b. 1857), Betty (b. 1858), Samuel (b. 1860), George (b. ca. 1862), John (b. 1879), and Sallie C. (b. ca. 1867). After David Harrison would come two younger children, Bob (b. 1875) and Pearl (b. ca. 1879). Some of these siblings – especially Lou and Bob – would play important roles in Uncle Dave's later career.
Captain John Macon was a well-known and popular figure in Warren County. His own father was a Henry Harrison Macon, who in turn was descended from a Revolutionary War hero, Colonel John Macon, and from his uncle, Nathaniel Macon, a North Carolina Congressman and one-time Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. Sometime prior to 1830 Henry Harrison Macon settled in Warren County, on Hickory Creek, on a plot of some 600 acres. Before his death in 1851, Henry Harrison Macon expanded his holdings by over 2,000 more acres, and had established a distillery, as well as a saw mill, grist mill, and cotton gin.
The Macon family Bible indicates that John married Martha Ann Ramsey on December 2, 1855, in Warren County. The young couple soon built a handsome house in McMinnville, and the Macon Brothers bought a grocery store, a tin shop, and a mercantile business downtown. All this, as well as John and Martha's growing family, was interrupted in 1861, with the outbreak of the War Between the States. Both Macon brothers closed their stores and joined the 35th Tennessee Infantry Regiment, sometimes called the First Tennessee Mountain Rifle Regiment, commanded by Colonel Benjamin J. Hill. John Macon helped to organized the 2nd Company D; it along with some nine others was mustered in at Camp Smartt, near McMinnville, on September 6 and 7.
During the early days of the war, the regiment moved from Trousdale County to Bowling Green and finally to Shiloh, where they joined in one of the bloodiest battles of the conflict. Here the brigade the 35th was in suffered over 1,000 killed or wounded – over a third of its roster. Reorganized, the regiment fought in the northern Mississippi campaign, as well as at Perryville and at the Battle of Murfreesboro. The exact fate of 'Captain Macon's company' during the balance of the war is not clear; his regiment was reorganized and merged with others throughout the conflict, until their eventual dismissal at Greensboro, NC, on May 1, 1865. Nor are there any clear records to indicate exactly when Captain John returned home; he bought out his brother's share in the family businesses in 1862, and there is a record of the marriage of Joseph in 1865. We do know that by 1867 Captain John had reopened his store with a new partner.
The world young David Macon was born into in 1870 was the grim world of the Reconstruction South. In Warren County, crops lay fallow, buildings were in disrepair, and money was in short supply. Still, two generations of Macon prosperity gave the family at least some sort of cushion, and the year young David was born, his father was still relatively prosperous. The census records gave his real estate value that year as $2000, his 'personal value' estimated at $4000 – over six times the average per capita income in the state at that time. The Macon household also included three live-in employees, two housekeepers and a 'male farm laborer.' Though the Macon family was large, it was well provided for; young David was soon attending school in town, and listening to some of the folk music from the region. His sister Lou was an accomplished pianist, and often bought the latest sheet music to try out in the family parlor. Through her, David picked up rudiments of singing and a knowledge of songs.
The young boy was soon playing the guitar – he had not been introduced to the banjo yet – and picking up songs. Many years later, when asked if he remembered the first song he learned, he smiled, nodded, and proceeded to sing it. It was a comic piece called Greenback.
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