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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

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 76-100 of 206 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
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  
(Results 76-100 of 206 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Macon, Uncle Dave," accessed November 19, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106725.

Macon, Uncle Dave. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106725.

"Macon, Uncle Dave." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106725

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