David Harrison Macon (1870-1952) was not altogether the jolly old fellow of popular image. As a teenager he saw his father stabbed to death in a Nashville street; his wife detested his music and made his most talented son swear never to play; and he was hospitalized several times for severe depression. Still, nobody was up like Uncle Dave when he was up, He never recorded again after this session, but continued as a regular on the Grand Ole Opry until the month of his death,
Uncle Dave Macon, vocal, banjo,
Charlotte NC 1/26/38 Bluebird B-8325
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