Uncle Dave Macon
David Harrison Macon (October 7, 1870 – March 22, 1952), known professionally as Uncle Dave Macon, was an American old-time banjo player, singer, songwriter, and comedian. Known as "The Dixie Dewdrop", Macon was 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. |
Birth and Death Data: Born 1870 (Tennessee), Died March 22, 1952 (Murfreesboro)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1938
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, banjo, composer, leader, lyricist, guitar, speaker
Notes: Frequent subcredit: "The Dixie Dewdrop."
See Also: Dixie Sacred Singers
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Recordings (Results 76-100 of 206 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Brunswick | E3732-E3733 | 10-in. | 9/9/1926 | Arcade blues | Uncle Dave Macon | Male vocal solo, with banjo | vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo, composer | |
Brunswick | E3734-E3735 | 10-in. | 9/9/1926 | Them two gals of mine | Uncle Dave Macon | Male vocal solo, with banjo | vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo | |
Brunswick | E3736-E3737 | 10-in. | 9/9/1926 | Diamond in the rough | Uncle Dave Macon | Male vocal solo, with banjo | vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo | |
Brunswick | E3738-E3739 | 10-in. | 9/9/1926 | Tossing the baby so high | Uncle Dave Macon | Male vocal solo, with banjo | vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo, composer | |
Brunswick | E3740-E3741 | 10-in. | 9/9/1926 | Sho’ fly, don’t you bother me | Uncle Dave Macon | Male vocal solo, with banjo | vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo, composer | |
Brunswick | E3742-E3743 | 10-in. | 9/9/1926 | Uncle Ned | Uncle Dave Macon | Male vocal solo, with banjo | vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo | |
Brunswick | E3744-E3745 | 10-in. | 9/9/1926 | Braying mule | Uncle Dave Macon | Male vocal solo, with banjo | vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo | |
Brunswick | E4923-E4924 | 10-in. | 5/7/1927 | Bake that chicken pie | Fruit-Jar Drinkers ; Uncle Dave Macon | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo, leader | |
Brunswick | E4925-E4926 | 10-in. | 5/7/1927 | Rock about my Sara Jane | Fruit-Jar Drinkers ; Uncle Dave Macon | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo | |
Brunswick | E4927-E4928 | 10-in. | 5/7/1927 | Tell her to come back home | Fruit-Jar Drinkers ; Uncle Dave Macon | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo, composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | E4929-E4930 | 10-in. | 5/7/1927 | Hold that wood-pile down | Fruit-Jar Drinkers ; Uncle Dave Macon | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo | |
Brunswick | E4931-E4932 | 10-in. | 5/7/1927 | Carve that possum | Fruit-Jar Drinkers ; Uncle Dave Macon | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo | |
Brunswick | E4933-E4934 | 10-in. | 5/7/1927 | Hop high ladies, the cake’s all dough | Fruit-Jar Drinkers ; Uncle Dave Macon | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo | |
Brunswick | E4935-E4936 | 10-in. | 5/7/1927 | Sail away, ladies | Fruit-Jar Drinkers ; Uncle Dave Macon | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo | |
Brunswick | E4944-E4945 | 10-in. | 5/9/1927 | I’m a-goin’ away in the morn | Fruit-Jar Drinkers ; Uncle Dave Macon | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo | |
Brunswick | E4946-E4947 | 10-in. | 5/9/1927 | Sleepy Lou | Fruit-Jar Drinkers ; Uncle Dave Macon | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo | |
Brunswick | E4948-E4949 | 10-in. | 5/9/1927 | The gray cat on the Tennessee farm | Fruit-Jar Drinkers ; Uncle Dave Macon | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo | |
Brunswick | E4950-E4951 | 10-in. | 5/9/1927 | Walk, Tom Wilson, walk | Fruit-Jar Drinkers ; Uncle Dave Macon | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo | |
Brunswick | E4952-E4953 | 10-in. | 5/9/1927 | I’se gwine back to Dixie | Fruit-Jar Drinkers ; Uncle Dave Macon | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo | |
Brunswick | E4954-E4955 | 10-in. | 5/9/1927 | Take me home, poor Julia | Fruit-Jar Drinkers ; Uncle Dave Macon | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo | |
Brunswick | E4956-E4957 | 10-in. | 5/9/1927 | Go along mule | Fruit-Jar Drinkers ; Uncle Dave Macon | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo | |
Brunswick | E4958-E4959 | 10-in. | 5/9/1927 | Tom and Jerry | Fruit-Jar Drinkers ; Uncle Dave Macon | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo | |
Brunswick | E4960-E4961 | 10-in. | 5/9/1927 | The rabbit in the pea patch | Fruit-Jar Drinkers ; Uncle Dave Macon | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo | |
Brunswick | E4962-E4963 | 10-in. | 5/9/1927 | Jordan is a hard road to travel | Fruit-Jar Drinkers ; Uncle Dave Macon | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo | |
Brunswick | E4964-E4966 | 10-in. | 5/9/1927 | [Unknown title(s)] | Uncle Dave Macon ; Uncle Dave Macon Fruit Jar Drinkers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo, leader |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Macon, Uncle Dave," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106725.
Macon, Uncle Dave. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106725.
"Macon, Uncle Dave." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.
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