Uncle Dave Macon Collection

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Uncle Dave Macon Collection

1870-2018 Bulk 1920-1975

https://w1.mtsu.edu/popmusic/findingaids/pdfaids/UncleDaveMaconCollection.pdf

This Collection comprises the most comprehensive body of research materials ever assembled about the life and music career of David Harrison Macon, better known as Uncle Dave Macon, a country music legend and the first superstar of the Grand Ole Opry. These materials formed the basis for Dr. Doubler’s research and writing of the first-ever, book length biography of Uncle Dave: Dixie Dewdrop: The Uncle Dave Macon Story (University of Illinois Press, 2018). The strength of the collection includes original source materials from both Uncle Dave’s personal life and music career. It is also the largest collection of secondary, printed materials in existence. A unique aspect of the collection is that it hosts several important singular documents signed by Uncle Dave himself, including government documents, business records, and correspondence with family members. Adding to all of this are several original 78 RPM records and two master recordings from early recording sessions. The extent of the photographic holdings, including several, never published images, is without parallel.

10 lf manuscript materials

eng, Latn

Center for Popular Music, Middle Tennessee State University

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Center for Popular Music, Middle Tennessee State University

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Macon, Uncle Dave, 1870-1952

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David Harrison Macon (October 7, 1870 – March 22, 1952), 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. Macon's music is considered the ultimate bridge between...