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Uncle Dave Macon

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The Resume

    (October 7, 1870-March 22, 1952)
    Born in Smartt Station, Tennessee
    Singer, banjo player and comedian
    Performed the songs 'Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy,' 'The Arkansas Traveler,' 'A Soldier's Joy,' 'Bully of the Town,' 'Sail Away, Ladies,' Buddy Won't You Roll Down the Line,' 'Take Me Back to My Carolina Home,' 'From Earth to Heaven' and 'How Beautiful Heaven Must Be'
    Staple of the original Grand Ole Opry (1925-52)
    Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame (1966)

Why he might be annoying:

    He was nicknamed 'the Dixie Dewdrop.'
    He called his band the Fruit Jar Drinkers except when he recorded gospel numbers, when the band would be temporarily renamed the Dixie Sacred Singers.
    While touring, he would bring along a ham he had cured himself, take it into a restaurant and ask the waitress to have the cook cut off a couple of slices and fry them up with some eggs.
    He would kick, stomp and shout while performing, taxing the skills of the engineers controlling the volume at the Opry.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He first began performing music professionally at age 50, after the arrival of an automobile-based competitor forced him to close his Macon Midway Mule and Mitchell Wagon Transportation Company.
    He was an energetic live performer who could play the banjo over his head, behind his back and between his legs without missing a note.
    When touring with DeFord Bailey, the first black member of the Opry, he would refuse to stay in hotels that did not accept Bailey.
    The pallbearers at his funeral included country greats Roy Acuff and Bill Monroe and Opry founder George D. Hay.
    Music historian Charles Wolfe wrote, 'If people call Jimmie Rodgers the father of country music, then Uncle Dave must certainly be the grandfather of country music.'

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 18 Votes: 11.11% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying