Uncle Dave Macon

Real name: David Harrison Macon
Born: October 7, 1870
Died: March 22, 1952
Country: United States
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Comments: Old-time banjo player, singer, songwriter, and comedian from Tennessee. 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.
Member of: Dixie Sacred Singers
Fruit-Jar Drinkers
Family: Dorris Macon Son

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Originals

	Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
	All-Go-Hungry Hash House	Uncle Dave Macon	July 1925	(10 artists)
	All I've Got's Gone	Uncle Dave Macon	October 1924	(2 artists)
	Backwater Blues	Uncle Dave Macon	January 1928	Bryan Sutton
	Bile Them Cabbage Down	Uncle Dave Macon	September 1924	(53 artists)
	Country Ham and Red Gravy	Uncle Dave Macon	December 7, 1938	(2 artists)
	Death of John Henry	Uncle Dave Macon - Guitar by Sam McGee	May 1926	(6 artists)
	Diamond in the Rough	Uncle Dave Macon	1926	(10 artists)
	Don't Get Weary, Children	Uncle Dave Macon and Kirk and Sam McGee	1934	(4 artists)
	From Jerusalem to Jericho	Uncle Dave Macon	July 1925	(5 artists)
	Going Across the Sea	Uncle Dave Macon	1925	(23 artists)
	He's Up with the Angels Now	Uncle Dave Macon and Kirk and Sam McGee	1934	Bill Clifton & The Hamilton County Bluegrass Band
	I've Got the Mourning Blues	Uncle Dave Macon - Guitar by Sam McGee	May 1926	(3 artists)
	Johnny Grey	Uncle Dave Macon	1939	(5 artists)
	Jonah and the Whale	Uncle Dave Macon and Sid Harkreader	November 1924	(7 artists)
	Jordan Is a Hard Road to Travel	Uncle Dave Macon and His Fruit-Jar Drinkers	May 1927	(28 artists)
	Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy	Uncle Dave Macon	October 1924	(21 artists)
	Kissin' on the Sly	Uncle Dave Macon	1926	(4 artists)
	Last Night When My Willie Come Home	Uncle Dave Macon - Guitar by Sam McGee	May 1926	(28 artists)
	Oh Lovin' Babe	Uncle Dave Macon with Sam McGee	1978	(4 artists)
	Old Ties	Uncle Dave Macon - Guitar by Sam McGee	1926	Norman Blake [US]
	On the Dixie Bee Line (In That Henry Ford of Mine)	Uncle Dave Macon - Guitar by Sam McGee	May 1926	(3 artists)
	Over the Mountain	Uncle Dave Macon and Sid Harkreader	December 1929	(7 artists)
	Railroadin' and Gamblin'	Uncle Dave Macon	1939	East Nash Grass
	Rise When the Rooster Crows	Uncle Dave Macon - Guitar by Sam McGee	May 1926	(8 artists)
	Rock About My Sara Jane	Uncle Dave Macon and His Fruit-Jar Drinkers	May 1927	(17 artists)
	She's Got the Money Too	Uncle Dave Macon	December 1931	(2 artists)
	(She Was Always) Chewing Gum	Uncle Dave Macon	October 1924	(2 artists)
i	Sleepy Lou	Uncle Dave Macon and His Fruit-Jar Drinkers	May 1927	(4 artists)
	Station Will Be Changed After Awhile	Uncle Dave Macon	May 1926	(3 artists)
	Tell Her to Come Back Home	Uncle Dave Macon and His Fruit-Jar Drinkers	May 1927	(5 artists)
	The Gray Cat on the Tennessee Farm	Uncle Dave Macon and His Fruit-Jar Drinkers	May 1927	(11 artists)
	The Rabbit in the Pea Patch	Uncle Dave Macon and His Fruit-Jar Drinkers	May 1927	(12 artists)
	The Wreck of the Tennessee Gravy Train	Uncle Dave Macon & Sam McGee	January 1931	(3 artists)
i	Tom and Jerry	Uncle Dave Macon and His Fruit-Jar Drinkers	October 20, 1927	(17 artists)
	Way down the Old Plank Road	Uncle Dave Macon - Guitar by Sam McGee	May 1926	(15 artists)
	We Are Up Against It Now	Uncle Dave Macon	1926	(4 artists)
	Whoop 'Em Up, Cindy	Uncle Dave Macon - Guitar by Sam McGee	May 1926	(6 artists)

Covers by Uncle Dave Macon

	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
i	Arkansas Travelers	Uncle Dave Macon and Sid Harkreader	1925	(unknown)
	Buddy Won't You Roll down the Line	Uncle Dave Macon	April 1929	Watts and Wilson, (unknown)
	Bully of the Town	Uncle Dave Macon	March 1976	May Irwin PRF,REC, Mr. J. W. Myers REL
	Carve That Possum	Uncle Dave Macon and His Fruit-Jar Drinkers	May 1927	Fred Van Eps
	Come Dearest the Daylight Is Dimming - Nobody's Darling	Uncle Dave Macon with Dorris Macon	1978	(unknown), Jimmie Davis
	Cotton-Eyed Joe	Uncle Dave Macon	March 1976	Dykes' Magic City Trio
	Deliverance Will Come	Uncle Dave Macon	1926	(unknown)
	Down by the Old Mill Stream	Uncle Dave Macon and Sid Harkreader	November 1925	Brunswick Quartette
	Down in Arkansaw	Uncle Dave Macon and Sid Harkreader	May 1925	Myers and Hanford
	Go Along Mule	Uncle Dave Macon and His Fruit-Jar Drinkers	October 20, 1927	Charles Sargent and John Marvin
	Hill Billie Blues	Uncle Dave Macon	October 1924	Prince's Band
	Hold That Wood-Pile Down	Uncle Dave Macon and His Fruit-Jar Drinkers	May 1927	Edward Harrigan Covered by (3 artists)
	Hop High Ladies, the Cake's All Dough	Uncle Dave Macon and His Fruit-Jar Drinkers	May 1927	(unknown)
	In the Good Old Summer Time	Uncle Dave Macon	1926	(unknown)
	I'se Gwine Back to Dixie	Uncle Dave Macon and His Fruit-Jar Drinkers	May 1927	Geo J. Gaskin
	Just Tell Them That You Saw Me	Uncle Dave Macon - Guitar by Sam McGee	1926	Geo J. Gaskin
	Life and Death of Jesse James	Uncle Dave Macon and Sid Harkreader	1929	Bentley Ball
	Long John Green	Uncle Dave Macon	March 1976	Henry Whitter
	Man That Rode the Mule Around the World	Uncle Dave Macon and Sid Harkreader	1929	Fiddlin' John Carson
	Mister Johnson	Uncle Dave Macon and Sid Harkreader	1929	(unknown)
	Mountain Dew	Uncle Dave Macon	March 1976	Bascom Lamar Lunsford, Lulu Belle and Scotty
	My Girl's a High Born Lady	Uncle Dave Macon	1926	(unknown)
	No One to Welcome Me Home	Uncle Dave Macon	March 1976	Georgia Yellow Hammers
	Peek-A-Boo	Uncle Dave Macon	August 31, 1938	Will Oakland
	Polly Put the Kettle On	Uncle Dave Macon	March 1976	(unknown)
	Preacher Got Drunk	Uncle Dave Macon	July 6, 2004	The Tennessee Ramblers [US1]
i	Rock of Ages	Uncle Dave Macon	March 1976	(unknown)
	Run, Nigger, Run	Uncle Dave Macon	May 1925	Fiddlin' John Carson
	Sail Away, Ladies	Uncle Dave Macon and His Fruit-Jar Drinkers	May 1927	"Uncle Bunt" Stephens
	Take Me Back to My Old Carolina Home	Uncle Dave Macon with Dorris Macon	1978	Riley Puckett
	That's Where My Money Goes	Uncle Dave Macon	March 1976	(unknown)
	The Girl I Left Behind	Uncle Dave Macon and Sid Harkreader	May 1925	(unknown)
	The Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane	Uncle Dave Macon and Sid Harkreader	November 1924	Spencer & Ossman
	Uncle Dave's Travels - Part 1 (Misery in Arkansas)	Uncle Dave Macon and Sid Harkreader	October 1929	Kelly Harrell
	Watermelon Smilin' on the Vine	Uncle Dave Macon	June 1925	Henry Whitter
	When the Train Comes Along	Uncle Dave Macon and Kirk and Sam McGee	October 1934	Odette and Ethel
	Whoa Mule	Uncle Dave Macon	March 1976	(unknown)

Songs written by Uncle Dave Macon

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
All I've Got's Gone	Ernest Stoneman, Uncle Dave Macon	Uncle Dave Macon	July 8, 1924	Covered by (2 artists)
Backwater Blues	Uncle Dave Macon, Sam McGee	Uncle Dave Macon	May 11, 1927	Covered by Bryan Sutton
Country Ham and Red Gravy	Uncle Dave Macon	Uncle Dave Macon	January 24, 1938	Covered by (2 artists)
Don't Get Weary, Children	Uncle Dave Macon	Uncle Dave Macon and Kirk and Sam McGee	August 15, 1934	Covered by (4 artists)
He's Up with the Angels Now	Uncle Dave Macon	Uncle Dave Macon and Kirk and Sam McGee	August 15, 1934	Covered by Bill Clifton & The Hamilton County Bluegrass Band
Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy	Uncle Dave Macon	Uncle Dave Macon	July 8, 1924	Covered by (21 artists)
On the Dixie Bee Line	Uncle Dave Macon	Uncle Dave Macon - Guitar by Sam McGee	April 14, 1926	Covered by (3 artists)
Over the Mountain	Uncle Dave Macon	Uncle Dave Macon and Sid Harkreader	June 21, 1929	Covered by (7 artists)
Railroadin' and Gamblin'	Uncle Dave Macon	Uncle Dave Macon	January 26, 1938	Covered by East Nash Grass
She's Got the Money Too	Uncle Dave Macon	Uncle Dave Macon	December 17, 1930	Covered by (2 artists)
(She Was Always) Chewing Gum	Uncle Dave Macon	Uncle Dave Macon	July 10, 1924	Covered by (2 artists)
Take Me Back to My Old Carolina Home	Uncle Dave Macon	Riley Puckett	November 6, 1926	Covered by (4 artists)
The Gray Cat on the Tennessee Farm	Uncle Dave Macon	Uncle Dave Macon and His Fruit-Jar Drinkers	May 9, 1927	Covered by (11 artists)
We Are Up Against It Now	Uncle Dave Macon	Uncle Dave Macon	September 8, 1926	Covered by (4 artists)
Whoop 'Em Up Cindy	Uncle Dave Macon	Uncle Dave Macon - Guitar by Sam McGee	April 17, 1926	Covered by (6 artists)
Wreck of the Tennessee Gravy Train	Uncle Dave Macon	Uncle Dave Macon & Sam McGee	December 17, 1930	Covered by (3 artists)

Adapted songs

Title	Written by	Originals	Originally by	Covered by
Hold That Wood-Pile Down	Uncle Dave Macon	Haul the Wood Pile Down	Uncle Dave Macon and His Fruit-Jar Drinkers	Covered by (3 artists)

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy - The Complete Recordings [Boxed Set]	Uncle Dave Macon	July 6, 2004	Bear Family Records
Laugh Your Blues Away	Uncle Dave Macon	1978	Rounder
Uncle Dave Macon at Home	Uncle Dave Macon	March 1976	Davis Unlimited

Singles

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
All I've Got's Gone	Uncle Dave Macon	October 1924	Vocalion [US]
Arkansas Travelers	Uncle Dave Macon and Sid Harkreader	1925	Vocalion [US]
Bile Them Cabbage Down	Uncle Dave Macon	September 1924	Vocalion [US]
Buddy Won't You Roll down the Line	Uncle Dave Macon	April 1929	Brunswick
Cumberland Mountain Deer Race	Uncle Dave Macon	December 7, 1938	Bluebird
Death of John Henry	Uncle Dave Macon - Guitar by Sam McGee	May 1926	Vocalion [US]
Deliverance Will Come	Uncle Dave Macon	1926	Vocalion [US]
Diamond in the Rough	Uncle Dave Macon	1926	Vocalion [US]
Don't Get Weary Children	Uncle Dave Macon and Kirk and Sam McGee	1934	Champion [US1]
From Jerusalem to Jericho	Uncle Dave Macon	July 1925	Vocalion [US]
Give Me Back My Five Dollars	Uncle Dave Macon	1939	Bluebird
Go Along Mule	Uncle Dave Macon and His Fruit-Jar Drinkers	October 20, 1927	Vocalion [US]
Got No Silver nor Gold Blues	Uncle Dave Macon	January 1928	Vocalion [US]
Hold That Wood-Pile Down	Uncle Dave Macon and His Fruit-Jar Drinkers	May 1927	Vocalion [US]
Hop High Ladies, the Cake's All Dough	Uncle Dave Macon and His Fruit-Jar Drinkers	May 1927	Vocalion [US]
I Ain't Got Long to Stay	Uncle Dave Macon	1926	Vocalion [US]
I'm Goin' Away to Leave You Love	Uncle Dave Macon	October 1924	Vocalion [US]
In the Good Old Summer Time	Uncle Dave Macon	1926	Vocalion [US]
I'se Gwine Back to Dixie	Uncle Dave Macon and His Fruit-Jar Drinkers	May 1927	Vocalion [US]
I Tickled Nancy	Uncle Dave Macon	May 1926	Vocalion [US]
Johnny Grey	Uncle Dave Macon	1939	Montgomery Ward
Jonah and the Whale	Uncle Dave Macon and Sid Harkreader	November 1924	Vocalion [US]
Jordan Is a Hard Road to Travel	Uncle Dave Macon and His Fruit-Jar Drinkers	May 1927	Vocalion [US]
Just from Tennessee - Down by the Old Mill Stream	Uncle Dave Macon - Sid Harkreader	November 1925	Vocalion [US]
Just Tell Them That You Saw Me	Uncle Dave Macon - Guitar by Sam McGee	1926	Vocalion [US]
Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy	Uncle Dave Macon	October 1924	Vocalion [US]
Last Night When My Willie Come Home	Uncle Dave Macon - Guitar by Sam McGee	May 1926	Vocalion [US]
Life and Death of Jesse James	Uncle Dave Macon and Sid Harkreader	1929	Vocalion [US]
Many Times with You I Wandered - Save My Mother's Picture from the Sale	Sid Harkreader - Uncle Dave Macon	October 1925	Vocalion [US]
Mister Johnson	Uncle Dave Macon and Sid Harkreader	1929	Vocalion [US]
New Coon in Town	Uncle Dave Macon and Sid Harkreader	October 1929	Brunswick
Oh Baby, You Done Me Wrong	Uncle Dave Macon	December 1931	OKeh
Old Ties - In a Cool Shady Nook	Uncle Dave Macon - Sam McGee	1926	Vocalion [US]
Over the Mountain	Uncle Dave Macon and Sid Harkreader	December 1929	Brunswick
Peek-A-Boo	Uncle Dave Macon	August 31, 1938	Bluebird
Piccaninny Lullaby Song	Uncle Dave Macon and His Fruit-Jar Drinkers	May 1927	Vocalion [US]
Rise When the Rooster Crows	Uncle Dave Macon - Guitar by Sam McGee	May 1926	Vocalion [US]
Rock About My Sara Jane	Uncle Dave Macon and His Fruit-Jar Drinkers	May 1927	Vocalion [US]
Run, Nigger, Run	Uncle Dave Macon	May 1925	Vocalion [US]
Shout, Mourner, You Shall Be Free	Uncle Dave Macon	1926	Vocalion [US]
Struttin' Around - Blue Ridge Mountain Blues	Uncle Dave Macon - Sid Harkreader	1925	Vocalion [US]
Tennessee Red Fox Chase	Uncle Dave Macon & Sam McGee	January 1931	OKeh
Thank God for Everything	Uncle Dave Macon and Kirk and Sam McGee	October 1934	Champion [US1]
The Girl I Left Behind Me	Uncle Dave Macon and Sid Harkreader	May 1925	Vocalion [US]
The Rabbit in the Pea Patch	Uncle Dave Macon and His Fruit-Jar Drinkers	May 1927	Vocalion [US]
Tossing the Baby So High	Uncle Dave Macon	1926	Vocalion [US]
Watermelon Smilin' on the Vine - Southern Whistling Coon	Uncle Dave Macon - Sid Harkreader	June 1925	Vocalion [US]
Whoop 'Em Up, Cindy	Uncle Dave Macon - Guitar by Sam McGee	May 1926	Vocalion [US]

Tributes

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
A Salute to Uncle Dave Macon	Stringbean and His Banjo	January 1963	Starday Records
Grey Cat on the Tennessee Farm	Peter Feldmann & The Pea Patch Quintet	March 2, 2005	Hen Cackle Records
Over That Road I'm Bound - The Songs of Uncle Dave Macon	Joachim Cooder	October 2, 2020	Nonesuch

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