HAPPY BIRTHDAY, UNCLE DAVE MACON!

"The Dixie Dewdrop,'' Uncle Dave Macon was born David Harrison Macon on this day in 1870.  A noted country banjo player, singer, songwriter, and comedian, he first gained fame as a regional vaudeville player in the 1920s before becoming the first star of the Grand Ol' Opry in the latter half of the decade.  Macon provided the bridge between 19th century folk music and the radio-based music of the early 20th century.  His polished stage presence and lively personality, combined with his occasional chin whiskers, plug hat, gold tooth, and gates-ajar collar, made him one of the most popular performers of early country music.

[Note:  Some of the following may be offensive to some.  Times were different then.]

"Bile Them Cabbage Down"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrurlSqJ0DI

"Rock About My Sarah Jane"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxLV06fpCJ0

"Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=103RxdsVKAk

"Buddy Won't You Roll Down the Line"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcPrwa-MOBM

"Sail Away Ladies"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUDYKOBN5cM

"Way Down the Old Plank Road"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyQmI3AL0P8

"Over the Road I'm Bound to Go"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5VU7mdicZY

{SPOILER:  I've censored this titile]

"Run, N*****, Run"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gZ80EkHeQ4

[Another offensive title}

"The C*** That Had the Razor"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z55OCBbtmUQ

"Comin' Round the Mountain"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCZ0eW6b5-w

"Arkansas Traveler"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rClxMJpYKZM

"Soldier's Joy"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfqMHJiFJtw

"Carve That Possum"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCGnBcj57UI

"Things I Don't Like to See"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUylbyQa6fQ

"Cotton Eyed Joe"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VMk92ozZYs

Uncle Dave Macon formed a band called the Fruit Jar Singers, performing traditional folk and country music; when it came to record spirituals, however, he changer the name of the group to the Dixie Sacred singers.

"O Bear Me Away on Your Snowy Wings"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tg9BScDNshk