Country Music Hall of Fame Series

• Artist: Uncle Dave Macon
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• Release Date: 1992
• Total Time: 48:24
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Country

Review

"Shout if you are happy!" Uncle Dave Macon exclaims during "Tom and Jerry" as Mazy Todd saws away at her fiddle. "Kill yo'self!" That's the kind of enthusiasm Macon brings to these 16 fine examples of string-band music, recorded between 1926 and 1934 for the Vocalion, Brunswick, and Champion labels. Macon, who was 55 at the first of these recording sessions, frequently starts the songs with a spoken anecdote (including a plug for his Macon Midway Mule and Wagon Transportation Company). This collection is essentially an expanded version of Uncle Dave Macon: First Featured Star of the Grand Ole Opry, a retrospective issued in 1966 after his posthumous election to the Country Music Hall of Fame. ~ Brian Mansfield, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
From Earth to Heaven	Uncle Dave Macon	Uncle Dave Macon	(3:10)
Farm Relief	Uncle Dave Macon	Uncle Dave Macon	(2:59)
Tom and Jerry	Traditional	Uncle Dave Macon	(3:04)
I'm the Child to Fight	Traditional	Uncle Dave Macon	(2:59)
Go Long Mule	Uncle Dave Macon	Uncle Dave Macon	(3:04)
Governor Al Smith	Uncle Dave Macon	Uncle Dave Macon	(3:06)
Late Last Night When My Willie Came Home	Traditional	Uncle Dave Macon	(2:49)
Tell Her to Come Back Home	Uncle Dave Macon	Uncle Dave Macon	(3:01)
Tennessee Jubilee	Traditional	Uncle Dave Macon	(2:56)
The Cross-Eyed Butcher and the Cacklin' Hen	Uncle Dave Macon	Uncle Dave Macon	(2:56)
Sleepy Lou	Traditional	Uncle Dave Macon	(3:06)
Sourwood Mountain Medley	Uncle Dave Macon, Traditional	Uncle Dave Macon	(2:55)
Uncle Dave's Travels, Pt. 1 (Misery in Arkansas)	Uncle Dave Macon	Uncle Dave Macon	(2:50)
I'm Goin' Away in the Morn	Uncle Dave Macon	Uncle Dave Macon	(3:07)
Shall We Gather at the River?	Robert Lowry	Uncle Dave Macon	(3:20)
When the Train Comes Along	Sam McGee, Kirk McGee	Uncle Dave Macon	(3:02)

Credits

Glenn Meadows (Audio Restoration), Uncle Dave Macon (Banjo), Jim Sherraden (Artwork), Charlie Seemann (Liner Notes), Alan Stoker (Audio Restoration Engineer), The Country Music Foundation (Photography), The Country Music Foundation (Producer), Charlie Seemann (Programming), Uncle Dave Macon (Vocals), Bob Pinson (Programming)