Mac Wiseman

Mac Wiseman Mac Wiseman American bluegrass and country singer (1925–2019) Malcolm Bell "Mac" Wiseman (May 23, 1925 – February 24, 2019) was an American bluegrass and country singer active for seven decades in the twentieth century. He was part of Bluegrass music's earliest generation, though bluegrass never defined him. He helped found the CMA, headed Dot Records' country division, and, in 1993, he was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor. In his early career he was the guitarist for Flatt and Scruggs' band, the Foggy Mountain Boys. His biggest hits included "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" (1955) and "Jimmy Brown the Newsboy" (1959).[a] Wiseman was a recipient of a 2008 National Heritage Fellowship awarded by the National…

GENRES: Country & Western, Male Vocalist

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