Dedicated
to the memory of Uncle Dave Macon, first country music star of WSM's Grand Ol' Opry |
![]() Peter on Uncle Dave's front porch. Paul Wells photo. |
Excerpt from Peter Feldmann's
CD liner notes to Grey Cat On The Tenneessee Farm HC-504 ![]() |
"Among the great early country
recording
artists, Uncle Dave Macon has been in large part neglected - perhaps because his music tended to refelct the past rather than point towards the future. Still, it is precisely because of his knowledge and links to older music that David Harrison Macon is such a fascinating figure. Born in 1870 just five years after the American Civil War, his musical tutoring came from musicians and performers that dated from antebellum times. What makes Uncle Dave's case unique is his rare combination of musicianship and show- manship, and his obvious enthusiasm for working on-stage. His love for both the music and his audiences shines through." (continued on the CD...) |
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