Song:By The Side Of The Road
Album:Voice Of The Spirit, The Gospel Of The South
Mac Wiseman is one of the all time greats of country and bluegrass music. He's probably underrated because he's not a pretty boy. Someone once said he had the voice of Gene Vincent but the looks of Ernest Tubb. He was born May 23, 1925 in Crimora, VA. He started out as a radio announcer in 1944 and sang with Buddy Starcher. He started working with Flatt & Scruggs and recorded a single with Bill Monroe in 1949. He started leading his own band in the 50s and had his first top ten country hit with The Ballad Of Davy Crockett in 1955. He went more towards mainstream country after he signed with Dot Records in 1957 and had a top ten country hit with Jimmy Brown The Newsboy in 1959. He moved to Capitol in 1962 and then signed with RCA when he moved to Nashville in 1969. He had a hit with Johnny's Cash And Charley's Pride but by the mid 70s, RCA had dropped all their bluegrass artists. A lot of these artists were picked up by CMH Records co-owned by guitarist Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith. Wiseman recorded bluegrass for CMH for several years. Voice Of The Spirit is a 2006 various artists CD on Dualtone Records produced by John Carter Cash. He's the son of Johnny Cash & June Carter and Johnny recorded his final song on this CD. There are other interesting artists on the CD so check it out. Mac Wiseman's latest CD is a duet album with John Prine called Standard Songs For Average People released Apr. 2007 on Prine's Oh Boy label. Here's Mac Wiseman performing Jimmy Brown The Newsboy & Tis Sweet To Be Remembered on Austin City Limits.
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