Uncle Dave Macon

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Uncle Dave Macon was an influential early 20th-century American banjo player and singer, celebrated as one of the first stars of the Grand Ole Opry and a pioneer of country music.

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instanceOf Grand Ole Opry performer ⓘ
banjo player ⓘ
country musician ⓘ
human ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1950s ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1920s ⓘ
birthName David Harrison Macon ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1870-10-07 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1952-03-22 ⓘ
employer Grand Ole Opry ⓘ
familyName Macon ⓘ
genre country music ⓘ
old-time music ⓘ
givenName David ⓘ
hallOfFameInduction Country Music Hall of Fame ⓘ
hallOfFameInductionYear 1966 ⓘ
influenced Bill Monroe ⓘ
Roy Acuff ⓘ
Stringbean ⓘ
instrument banjo ⓘ
mannerOfDeath natural causes ⓘ
memberOf Grand Ole Opry ⓘ
nickname Uncle Dave ⓘ
notableAchievement one of the first stars of the Grand Ole Opry ⓘ
pioneer of country music ⓘ
notableWork Carve That Possum ⓘ
From Jerusalem to Jericho ⓘ
Jordan Is a Hard Road to Travel ⓘ
Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy ⓘ
Rock About My Saro Jane ⓘ
The Bum Hotel ⓘ
numberOfChildren 7 ⓘ
occupation banjoist ⓘ
musician ⓘ
singer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
placeOfBirth Smartt Station, Tennessee, United States ⓘ
linked to: Smartt, Tennessee
placeOfDeath Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States ⓘ
recordLabel Bluebird Records ⓘ
Brunswick Records ⓘ
Vocalion Records ⓘ
religion Baptist ⓘ
residence Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Matilda Richardson ⓘ
startTime 1925 ⓘ
styleCharacteristic comic performance ⓘ
energetic banjo playing ⓘ
use of vaudeville-style stage antics ⓘ

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Old Dan Tucker → performedBy → Uncle Dave Macon ⓘ