Uncle Dave Macon - "Take Me Back To My Old Carolina Home"
Uncle Dave Macon, with his chin whiskers, gold teeth, and open-backed Gibson banjo, was the first real star of the Grand Ole Opry and one of the most colorful personalities in the history of the music. Macon's music is considered the ultimate bridge between 19th-century American folk and vaudeville music and the phonograph and radio-based music of the early 20th-century. The Kentucky Center for Traditional Music Archives are open weekdays, 9AM to 5PM. We would love for you to stop by the center and check in at the front desk and experience our archives!
About Uncle Dave Macon
David Harrison Macon, known professionally as Uncle Dave Macon, was an American old-time banjo player, singer, songwriter, and comedian. Known as "The Dixie Dewdrop", Macon was 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.
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