Holy Hell, I love Uncle Dave Macon.
The entirety of what I knew about him was two tracks from the Anthology of American Folk, but I have recently discovered that there is now a 4-CD of his recordings.
His ouvre is about half songs about his love for Jesus, and half songs like Old Plank Road, about cheatin' women and getting drunk. Just fun, energetic music. My favorite Uncle Dave lyric:
My wife died last Friday night,
Saturday she was buried.
Sunday was my courtin' day,
Monday I got married.
An amazing factoid: Uncle Dave began his career as a musician at age 50, in the year 1920. Up to that point, he had been a farm and played the banjo as a hobby.
Do yourself a favor - check out Uncle Dave.
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