Mac Wiseman
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Biography
[Edit]Famed for his clear and mellow tenor voice, Mac Wiseman recorded with many great bluegrass bands, including those of Molly O'Day, Flatt & Scruggs, Bill Monroe, and the Osborne Brothers; his command of traditional material made him much in demand by bluegrass and folk fans alike. Wiseman was born in Crimora, Virginia and grew up influenced by traditional and religious music and such radio stars as Montana Slim Carter. Wiseman started out working as a radio announcer in Harrisonburg in 1944. At the same time he worked as a singer with Buddy Starcher. He later formed his own group and continued performing with others, including Molly O'Day and Flatt & Scruggs, through the '40s. In 1949, he recorded a single, "Travelin' Down This Lonesome Road," with Bill Monroe. By the '50s, Wiseman was again leading his own band.
Possessing one of the best tenor voices in bluegrass, Wiseman differed from Monroe and Flatt & Scruggs in that he usually sang alone, with little or no harmonizing. His band also employed two fiddles to play contemporary songs such as Speedy Krise's "Goin' Like Wildfire," as well as adaptations of standards such as the Carter Family's "Wonder How the Old Folks Are at Home" and Mac & Bob's "'Tis Sweet to Be Remembered." With the Country Boys, a band that featured such pioneering musicians as Eddie Adcock and Scott Stoneman, Wiseman recorded many popular local singles, and had his first national Top 10 hit with his version of "The Ballad of Davy Crockett." The song's success steered Wiseman away from bluegrass and more towards pop and country. In 1957, he began recording for Dot; he had a few major successes for the label with such songs as "Jimmy Brown the Newsboy" before moving to Capitol in 1962, where he recorded both country and bluegrass tunes. He began working for Wheeling's WWVA Jamboree in 1965, and also began to play at bluegrass festivals; over the next three decades, he became one of the most popular performers on the circuit.
Wiseman moved to Nashville in 1969 and signed with RCA Victor. His first — and only — hit for the label was the Top 40 novelty tune "If I Had Johnny's Cash and Charley's Pride." While at RCA, he also recorded three well-received bluegrass albums with Lester Flatt. From the mid-'70s on, Wiseman concentrated on bluegrass, becoming a fixture at festivals and releasing a series of records on independent records that ran into the '90s. In 1992, Wiseman narrated the documentary High Lonesome, a chronicle of bluegrass music, and in 1993 was inducted into the Bluegrass Hall of Fame. Wiseman stayed active into the 21st century, releasing eight albums on Music Hill between 2001 and 2005, including 2003's The Lost Album, drawn from sessions done in 1964 for Capitol. A duets album with John Prine, Standard Songs for Average People, appeared from Prine's Oh Boy Records in 2007, with a trio of independently released albums, Old Likker in a New Jug, Waiting for the Boys to Come Home, and Bluegrass Tradition arriving in 2008. ~ Sandra Brennan & David Vinopal & Steve Leggett, Rovi
Title: Sings At The Toronto Horseshoe Club
Artist: Mac Wiseman
Genre: World Music, Country, Pop, Contemporary Folk, Folk
Title: Mac Wiseman Plays Bluegrass Classics
Artist: Mac Wiseman
Genre: World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Folk
Title: Sings Old Time Country Favorites
Artist: Mac Wiseman
Genre: World Music, Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Maple On The Hill: Songs Requested By Fans, Vol. 1
Artist: Mac Wiseman
Genre: World Music, Country, Pop, Contemporary Folk, Folk
Title: The Voice With A Heart: The Singles Collection 1951-61 (CD1)
Artist: Mac Wiseman
Genre: Country
Title: The Best Of Mac Wiseman - Essential Original Masters - 25 Classics
Artist: Mac Wiseman
Genre: Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Traditional Bluegrass Country Christmas (20 Classics)
Artist: Jeannie Seely, Mac Wiseman, Wilma Lee Cooper
Genre: Country
Title: Live At Gilley's
Artist: Mac Wiseman, Chubby Wise
Genre: World Music, Country, Contemporary Folk, Folk
Title: Mac, Doc, & Del
Artist: Doc Watson, Mac Wiseman, Del McCoury
Genre: Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Standard Songs for Average People
Artist: John Prine, Mac Wiseman
Genre: Rock, Country, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk
Collections
Title: 16 Bluegrass Gospel Greats
Title: That's Bluegrass! CMH 20th Anniversary
Genre: Country
Title: The Legends of Bluegrass 2
Genre: Country
Title: The Definitive Bluegrass Collection
Genre: Country
Title: WOW That's What I Call Bluegrass!
Genre: Country
Title: Bluegrass for Beginners
Genre: Country
Title: Wow! That's What I Call Bluegrass Vol. 1
Genre: Country
Title: Model Church - Best of Bluegrass & Country Gospel
Genre: Country
Title: Wow! That's What I Call Bluegrass Vol. 2
Genre: Country
Title: Memories of That Old Country Church
Genre: World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Bluegrass Breakdown Vol 2
Genre: Country
Title: Keep on Truckin'-60 Truck Driving Favorites
Genre: Country
Title: The Absolute Best of Bluegrass Gospel
Genre: Country
Title: The Bluegrass Anthology (Doxy Collection, Remastered)
Genre: Country
Title: 30 Essential Bluegrass Hits
Genre: Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Truckin' With 'Grass
Genre: Country
Title: RV Songs : Life on the American Road
Genre: Country
Title: Hillbilly Boogie Essentials
Genre: Country
Title: Jukebox Golden Oldies, Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: Joe Maphis & Guests At The Town Hall 1958-1961
Genre: Country
Title: Rock the Joint
Genre: Rock
Title: Once In a Lifetime Thing
Genre: Country
Title: America's Music: The Best of Bluegrass
Genre: Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: I Love Country (Re-Recorded Versions)
Genre: Country
Title: Essential Bluegrass : Bluegrass Legends
Genre: Country
Title: Bluegrass - an American Tradition
Genre: Country
Title: Wabash Cannonball: 20 Classic Train Songs
Genre: Country
Title: Classic Country Hits!
Genre: Country
Title: Wonderful World of Bluegrass
Genre: Country
Title: Christian Living God's Country
Genre: Gospel
Title: How Fast Them Trucks Can Go
Genre: Country
Title: 20 All-Time Country Hits
Genre: Country
Title: Old Folk & Country Soundtrack
Genre: Country
Title: Country Legends Sing the Hits
Genre: Country
Title: Best of the Sad Songs
Title: 50 Ways to Say I Love You - Country Romance
Genre: Country
Title: Country Gospel Favorites (Digital Version)
Genre: Country
Title: The Newport Folk Festival
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Bluegrass Roots of Mumford & Sons
Genre: Pop
Title: Old Country Songs from Down On the Farm, Vol. 1
Genre: Country
Title: Out & Out Bluegrass, Vol. 3
Genre: Country
Title: 70 Country Songs and Legends
Genre: Country
Title: Rakin and Scrapin
Genre: Rock
Title: Country Music Through the Years
Genre: Country
Title: Teen Rock Oldies
Genre: Rock
Title: 20 Holiday Favorites
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: The Greatest Country Songs
Genre: Country
Title: Bluegrass Delivers the Theme from Deliverance
Genre: Country
Title: The World Of... Bluegrass & Banjo
Genre: World Music, Country
Title: Birth of Bluegrass, Vol. 1
Genre: Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Bluegrass Breakdown, Vol. 1
Genre: Country
Title: Great Ballads of Bluegrass
Genre: Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Featuring albums
Title: The Arkansas Traveler: Music from Little House on the Prairie
Artist: Pa's Fiddle Band
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Gloryland 2: Bluegrass Gospel Classics
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Gospel, Christian Rock, Christian Country Music
Title: The Bluegrass Bible: 40 Bluegrass Gospel Classics
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: World Music, Folk
Title: Smoky Mountain Gospel - 24 Bluegrass Gospel Favorites
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: World Music, Folk
Title: In the Jailhouse Now : Prison Songs & Murder Ballads
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Country, Alternative Country
Title: Sound Traditions: The Best Of Bluegrass Gospel, Volume 1
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: World Music, Folk
Title: Smoky Mountain Bluegrass Collection - 72 Classics
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Footprints in the Snow: Good Old Country Music, Vol. 5
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Country
Title: Appalachian Bluegrass Collection - 80 Classic Power Picks
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Of Thee I Sing: A Bluegrass Celebration of America
Artist: Various Artists & Various Artists
Genre: Country
Title: Pioneers of Bluegrass: Featuring 20 of Bluegrass Music's Greatest Hits
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Country
Title: Red Neckin' Love Makin' Night: Good Old Country Music,Vol.2
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Country