Mac Wiseman Malcolm B. Wiseman May 23 1925 – February 24 2019 Was An American Bluegrass Singer Guitarist And Songwriter. Born In Crimora Virginia He Attended School In New Hope Virginia And Graduated From High School There In 1943. He Studied At The Shenandoah Conservatory In Dayton Virginia Before It Moved To Winchester Virginia In 1960 And Started His Career As A Disc Jockey At WSVA-AM In Harrisonburg Virginia. His Musical Career Began As Upright Bass Player In The Band Of Country Singer Molly O'Day. When Lester Flatt And Earl Scruggs Left Bill Monroe's Band Wiseman Became The Guitarist For Their New Band The Foggy Mountain Boys. Later He Played With Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Boys. After A Performance On Louisiana Hayride He Became Popular As Solo Artist. In The 1950s He Was The Star Of The Old Dominion Barn Dance On WRVA In Richmond Va. During The Folk Revival In The 1960s Wiseman Had Successful Concerts At The Hollywood Bowl And Carnegie Hall. He Joined Producers Randall Franks And Alan Autry For The In The Heat Of The Night Cast CD Christmas Time’s A Comin’ Released On Sonlite And MGM/UA For One Of The Most Popular Christmas Releases Of 1991 And 1992 With Southern Retailers. In 2014 He Released An Album Of Songs Inspired By His Mother's Handwritten Notebooks Of Songs She Heard On The Radio When Mac Was A Child Songs From My Mother's Hand. In 1993 He Was Inducted Into The International Bluegrass Music Hall Of Honor. His Substantial Girth And Light Tenor Voice Gave Rise To The Quip That "Mac Wiseman Sings Like Gene Vincent Looks And Looks Like Ernest Tubb Sings". Wiseman Was A Recipient Of A 2008 National Heritage Fellowship Awarded By The National Endowment For The Arts Which Is The United States' Highest Honor In The Folk And Traditional Arts. In 2014 He Was Inducted Into The Country Music Hall Of Fame. Discography Albums YearTitleLabelNumberNotes 1957Tis Sweet To Be RememberedDotDLP-3084/25084Dot Mono 3xxx Stereo 25xxx 1959Beside The Still WatersDotDLP-3135/25135 1959Great Folk BalladsDotDLP-3213/25213 1960Sings 12 Great HitsDotDLP-3313/25313 1960Keep On The Sunny SideDotDLP-3336/25336 1961Best Loved Gospel HymnsDotDLP-3373/25373 1961Fireball MailDotDLP-3408/25408 1962Bluegrass FavoritesCapitolT-1800/ST-1800 1965At The Toronto Horseshoe ClubWiseLP-228 1966SincerelyHamiltonHLP-130 1966This Is Mac WisemanDotDLP-3697/25697 1966A Master At WorkDotDLP-3730/25730 1966BluegrassDotDLP-3731/25731with The Osborne Brothers 1966Songs Of The Dear Old DaysHamiltonHLP-167/1267 1966Sings Old Time Country FavoritesRural RhythmRRMW-158 1967Mac WisemanHilltopJM/JS-6047 1970Sings Johnny's Cash & Charley's PrideRCA VictorLSP-4336 1971Lester 'N' MacRCA VictorLSP-4547with Lester Flatt 1972On The SouthboundRCA VictorLSP-4688with Lester Flatt 1973Singing Country FavoritesRural RhythmRRMW-258reissue Of RRMW-158 1973Over The Hills To The PoorhouseRCA VictorAPL1-0309with Lester Flatt 1973Concert FavoritesRCA VictorLSP-4845 1976Country Music MemoriesCMH6202 1976New Traditions Volume 1VetcoLP-508with The Shenandoah Cut-Ups 1977New Traditions Volume 2VetcoLP-509with The Shenandoah Cut-Ups 1977Sings Gordon LightfootCMH6217 1979The Essential Bluegrass AlbumCMH9016with The Osborne Brothers 1980Songs That Made The Jukebox PlayCMH9021 1982Mac And Chubby Live At Gilley'sGilley'sMG-5006with Chubby Wise 1982The Clayton McMichen StoryCMH9028with Merle Travis 1982Live In ConcertCountry RoadCR-01 1982Grassroots To BluegrassCMH9041 1984If Teardrops Were Pennies51 WestQ-16280 1986Mac WisemanDot39086 1993Teenage HangoutBear FamilyBCD-15694 Germany 1994Number One ChristmasPower Pak10511 1998Del Doc & MacSugar HillSHCD-3888with Doc Watson And Del McCoury 20003 Tenors Of BluegrassCMH8530with Bobby Osborne And Jim Silvers 2001Letter Edged In BlackMusic Mill50101also Wise 101 2001Just BecauseMusic Mill50102also Wise 102 2001Maple On The HillMusic Mill50106also Wise 106 2001Shares Precious MemoriesMusic Mill50108with Brother Oswald Also Wise 108 2001First Recorded Live ConcertMusic Mill50109also Wise 109 2003The Lost AlbumMusic Mill70038unreleased 1964 Capitol Sessions 200515 Of My Grandma's FavoritesMusic Mill50110also Wise 110 200515 Of My Gospel FavoritesMusic Mill50111also Wise 111 2007Standard Songs For Average PeopleOh BoyOBR-038duets With John Prine 2008Old Likker In A New JugWise113 2008Waiting For The Boys To Come HomeWise114 2008Bluegrass TraditionGustoGT7-0825 2014Songs From My Mother's HandWrinkled RecordsWR-8336Inspired By His Mother's Handwritten Notebooks Of Popular Songs From His Childhood 2017I Sang The SongsMountain FeverSongs Based On Stories Related In Wiseman’s Recent Autobiography Compilations YearTitleLabelNumberNotes 1964Sincerely Mac WisemanHamiltonHLP-130/12130 1968Golden Hits Of Mac WisemanDotDLP-3896/25896 197416 Great PerformancesABCABDP-4009 1976The Mac Wiseman StoryCMHCMH-9001 1979Golden ClassicsGustoGT-0049 1982Bluegrass Gold - Greatest Bluegrass HitsCMHCMH-4502reissue "In The Pines" 1981Early Dot Recordings Volume 1CountyCCS-108reissue "When The Roses Bloom Again" 1982Early Dot Recordings Volume 2CountyCCS-109reissue "Paradise Valley" "How Can You Forget So Soon" 1982Bluegrass SpecialKoalaA14541Dot Reissue 198624 Great HitsDe LuxeDLX-7790 1989Classic BluegrassRebelREB-CD-1106 1992Early Dot Recordings Volume 3CountyCCS-113also MCA MSD-35153 1992Rare Singles And Radio TranscriptionsCowgirlboyLP-5067 Germany 199720 Old Time Country FavoritesRural Rhythm RecordsRHYCD-258reissue Of RRMW-258 2001Mac Wiseman Sings The Gospel Vol. 1Music Mill50103also Wise 103 2001Mac Wiseman Sings The Gospel Vol. 2Music Mill50104also Wise 104 2001At The Toronto Horseshoe ClubMusic Mill50105also Wise 105 2001The Most RequestedCMHCMH-8586 2002The Heart Of A LegendMadacy4446 2003The SinglesMusic Mill70037 2004Tis Sweet To Be Remembered Complete Recordings 1951-1964Bear FamilyBCD-15976 Germany 6-CD Set Dot/Capitol Reissue 2005Precious MomentsBCI41142 2006The Best Of Mac Wiseman – Essential Original MastersRural Rhythm Records312Original Undubbed Mono Mixes Of RRMW-158 Plus Several Additional Cuts Taken From Mac Wiseman's Personal Archive. 2006On Susan's FloorBear FamilyBCD-16736 Germany 4-CD Set Dot Rodeo/Wise Rural Rhythm And RCA Reissue 2009Bluegrass Hits And Heart SongsRebelCD-7523 Notable Singles YearSingleChart PositionsAlbum US CountryCAN Country 1955"The Ballad Of Davy Crockett"10—Single Only 1959"Jimmy Brown The Newsboy"5—Great Folk Ballads 1963"Your Best Friend And Me"12—Singles Only 1968"Got Leavin' On Her Mind"54— 1969"Johnny's Cash And Charley's Pride"3830Sings Johnny's Cash And Charley's Pride 1978"Never Going Back Again"78—Singles Only 1979"My Blue Heaven" With Woody Herman 69— "Scotch And Soda"88— "Shackles And Chains" With Osborne Brothers 95—The Essential Bluegrass Album Guest Singles YearSingleArtistUS CountryAlbum 1990"Tomorrow's World"Various Artists74Single Only