Uncle Dave Macon
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Uncle Dave Macon (October 7, 1870 - March 22, 1952) was an American farmer, banjo player, singer, songwriter and comedian.
Born David Harrison Macon in Smart Station, Tennessee, Macon farmed for many years, playing a banjo as a hobby. At age fifty, he joined a vaudeville touring company, putting on a comedy show and playing old-time music on a banjo. Immediately popular, within a few years he was in New York City making country phonograph records that became almost instant bestsellers and at age fifty-six he was one of the first stars of the Grand Ole Opry on WSM radio in Nashville. Macon continued to perform until his passing in 1952 at age eighty-one in Readyville, Tennessee. In 1966, he was inducted posthumously into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
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- http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:gifexql5ldse~T1
- http://www.pbs.org/americanrootsmusic/pbs_arm_saa_uncledavemacon.html
- Find-A-Grave profile for Uncle Dave Macon
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