Oral history interview with Mac Wiseman; 1972 March 10; interview conducted by Douglas B. Green. 1972 Mar. 10.

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Oral history interview with Mac Wiseman; 1972 March 10; interview conducted by Douglas B. Green. 1972 Mar. 10.

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Bluegrass musician Mac Wiseman talks about his career during the 1950s-early 1960s. Discussion includes events in his career during the early 1950s; appearing on the Old Dominion Barn Dance; comments on the factors affecting the changing styles of country entertainment; his experiences as a traveling performer; working for Dot Records as head of their country department; comments on his first album; the impact of the lease master business; the impact of the Beatles on country music; and his decision to leave Dot.

2 sound cassettes (1 hour, 37 minutes)

Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7772280

Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center

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Wiseman, Mac

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Bluegrass musician and music industry executive. Born May 23, 1925. Real name: Malcolm B. Wiseman. Emerged in the late 1940s as a featured singer with Molly O'Day. Original member of Flatt & Scruggs's Foggy Mountain Boys (1948). Member of Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys (1949). Recorded for Dot Records 1951-1963. Head of the Country Department of Dot Records, 1956-1959. Managed the WWVA Jamboree 1966-1970. Member, International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor. From the description of...

Wiseman, Mac

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Bluegrass musician and music industry executive. Born May 23, 1925. Real name: Malcolm B. Wiseman. Emerged in the late 1940s as a featured singer with Molly O'Day. Original member of Flatt & Scruggs's Foggy Mountain Boys (1948). Member of Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys (1949). Recorded for Dot Records 1951-1963. Head of the Country Department of Dot Records, 1956-1959. Managed the WWVA Jamboree 1966-1970. Member, International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor. From the description of...

Green, Douglas B.

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Country music performer. Born March 20, 1946. Best-known as Ranger Doug from Riders in the Sky, a cowboy revival act he co-founded in 1977. Performed as a member of Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys during the late 1960s. Recording credits include a solo album, Songs of the Sage, released on the Warner Western label in 1997. From the description of Oral history interview with Douglas B. Green; 1993 November 23; interview with John W. Rumble. 1993 Nov. 23. (Country Music Foundation, Libra...