The Best Of Mac Wiseman: Essential Original Masters

~ Release by Mac Wiseman (see all versions of this release, 6 available)

Annotation

Although the title implies a "greatest hits" compilation, this is a reissue of a 20-track 1966 LP with 6 bonus tracks.
Track 26 is a hidden track.

Annotation last modified on 2019-04-16 00:34 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Rovin' Gambler
guitar:
Rudy Thacker (in 1966) and Mac Wiseman (in 1966)
resonator guitar [dobro guitar]:
Peggy Peterson (US country dobro player) (in 1966)
vocals:
Mac Wiseman (in 1966)
recording of:
Roving Gambler (in 1966)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 498)
1:48
2Sittin' on Top of the World
guitar:
Rudy Thacker (in 1966) and Mac Wiseman (in 1966)
resonator guitar [dobro guitar]:
Peggy Peterson (US country dobro player) (in 1966)
vocals:
Mac Wiseman (in 1966)
recording of:
Sitting on Top of the World (“Now she’s gone, I don’t worry…”) (in 1966)
writer:
Lonnie Carter and Walter Vinson (performance name for Walter Vinson)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., E. H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Mayfair Music Corp.
2:26
3Little Pal
bass:
Kent Blanton (US bluegrass/country bassist)
fiddle:
Eddie Stubbs
guitar:
Charlie Collins (country guitar player)
mandolin:
Jesse McReynolds
resonator guitar [dobro guitar]:
Brother Oswald
vocals:
Mac Wiseman
2:38
4Picture From Life's Other Side
banjo:
Eddie Adcock
bass:
Jack Jackson (Bassist)
guitar:
Mark Casstevens
instruments:
Buddy Spicher (American country and bluegrass fiddle player) and Mac Wiseman
resonator guitar [dobro guitar]:
Josh Graves
recording of:
Pictures From Life’s Other Side
lyricist and composer:
Charles E. Baer (songwriter) (in 1896)
5:27
5The Georgia Mail
guitar:
Rudy Thacker (in 1966) and Mac Wiseman (in 1966)
resonator guitar [dobro guitar]:
Peggy Peterson (US country dobro player) (in 1966)
vocals:
Mac Wiseman (in 1966)
1:55
6Precious Memories
bass:
Kent Blanton (US bluegrass/country bassist)
fiddle:
Eddie Stubbs
guitar:
Charlie Collins (country guitar player)
mandolin:
Jesse McReynolds
resonator guitar [dobro guitar]:
Brother Oswald
vocals:
Mac Wiseman
recording of:
Precious Memories
writer:
J.B.F. Wright (Hymn songwriter)
4:02
7How Many Biscuits Can You Eat
guitar:
Rudy Thacker (in 1966) and Mac Wiseman (in 1966)
resonator guitar [dobro guitar]:
Peggy Peterson (US country dobro player) (in 1966)
vocals:
Mac Wiseman (in 1966)
recording of:
How Many Biscuits Can You Eat (in 1966)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
1:37
8More Pretty Girls Than One
guitar:
Rudy Thacker (in 1966) and Mac Wiseman (in 1966)
resonator guitar [dobro guitar]:
Peggy Peterson (US country dobro player) (in 1966)
vocals:
Mac Wiseman (in 1966)
recording of:
More Pretty Girls Than One (in 1966)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:20
9Wreck of the Old #9
banjo:
Eddie Adcock
bass:
Jack Jackson (Bassist)
guitar:
Mark Casstevens
instruments:
Buddy Spicher (American country and bluegrass fiddle player) and Mac Wiseman
resonator guitar [dobro guitar]:
Josh Graves
recording of:
Wreck of the Old 97
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 777)
2:52
10Grandfather's Clock
guitar:
Rudy Thacker (in 1966) and Mac Wiseman (in 1966)
resonator guitar [dobro guitar]:
Peggy Peterson (US country dobro player) (in 1966)
vocals:
Mac Wiseman (in 1966)
recording of:
My Grandfather’s Clock (in 1966)
lyricist and composer:
Henry Clay Work (in 1876)
2:07
11Little Blossom
guitar:
Rudy Thacker (in 1966) and Mac Wiseman (in 1966)
resonator guitar [dobro guitar]:
Peggy Peterson (US country dobro player) (in 1966)
vocals:
Mac Wiseman (in 1966)
2:50
12Corina, Corina
guitar:
Rudy Thacker (in 1966) and Mac Wiseman (in 1966)
resonator guitar [dobro guitar]:
Peggy Peterson (US country dobro player) (in 1966)
vocals:
Mac Wiseman (in 1966)
1:33
13Midnight Special
guitar:
Rudy Thacker (in 1966) and Mac Wiseman (in 1966)
resonator guitar [dobro guitar]:
Peggy Peterson (US country dobro player) (in 1966)
vocals:
Mac Wiseman (in 1966)
recording of:
Midnight Special (in 1966)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Union Songs AB (publisher)
1:53
14Tramp on the Street
banjo:
Eddie Adcock
bass:
Jack Jackson (Bassist)
guitar:
Mark Casstevens
instruments:
Buddy Spicher (American country and bluegrass fiddle player) and Mac Wiseman
resonator guitar [dobro guitar]:
Josh Graves
recording of:
Tramp on the Street
writer:
Grady Cole and Hazel Cole
4:18
15Sourwood Mountain
guitar:
Rudy Thacker (in 1966) and Mac Wiseman (in 1966)
resonator guitar [dobro guitar]:
Peggy Peterson (US country dobro player) (in 1966)
vocals:
Mac Wiseman (in 1966)
recording of:
Sourwood Mountain (in 1966)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 754)
1:14
16I'll Be All Smiles Tonight
guitar:
Rudy Thacker (in 1966) and Mac Wiseman (in 1966)
resonator guitar [dobro guitar]:
Peggy Peterson (US country dobro player) (in 1966)
vocals:
Mac Wiseman (in 1966)
recording of:
I’ll Be All Smiles Tonight (in 1966)
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
2:44
17Just Over in Glory Land
guitar:
Rudy Thacker (in 1966) and Mac Wiseman (in 1966)
resonator guitar [dobro guitar]:
Peggy Peterson (US country dobro player) (in 1966)
vocals:
Mac Wiseman (in 1966)
1:52
18Mary of the Wild Moor
guitar:
Rudy Thacker (in 1966) and Mac Wiseman (in 1966)
resonator guitar [dobro guitar]:
Peggy Peterson (US country dobro player) (in 1966)
vocals:
Mac Wiseman (in 1966)
recording of:
Mary of the Wild Moor (in 1966)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 155)
2:32
19I Saw Your Face in the Moon
guitar:
Rudy Thacker (in 1966) and Mac Wiseman (in 1966)
resonator guitar [dobro guitar]:
Peggy Peterson (US country dobro player) (in 1966)
vocals:
Mac Wiseman (in 1966)
1:44
20When They Ring Those Golden Bells
guitar:
Rudy Thacker (in 1966) and Mac Wiseman (in 1966)
resonator guitar [dobro guitar]:
Peggy Peterson (US country dobro player) (in 1966)
vocals:
Mac Wiseman (in 1966)
recording of:
When They Ring the Golden Bells (in 1966)
lyricist and composer:
Dion de Marbelle
1:36
21Wreck of the Old 97
guitar:
Rudy Thacker (in 1966) and Mac Wiseman (in 1966)
resonator guitar [dobro guitar]:
Peggy Peterson (US country dobro player) (in 1966)
vocals:
Mac Wiseman (in 1966)
recording of:
Wreck of the Old 97 (in 1966)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 777)
1:56
22Little Mohee
guitar:
Rudy Thacker (in 1966) and Mac Wiseman (in 1966)
resonator guitar [dobro guitar]:
Peggy Peterson (US country dobro player) (in 1966)
vocals:
Mac Wiseman (in 1966)
2:53
23Turkey in the Straw
guitar:
Rudy Thacker (in 1966) and Mac Wiseman (in 1966)
resonator guitar [dobro guitar]:
Peggy Peterson (US country dobro player) (in 1966)
vocals:
Mac Wiseman (in 1966)
recording of:
Turkey in the Straw (in 1966)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
1:08
24The Black Sheep
guitar:
Rudy Thacker (in 1966) and Mac Wiseman (in 1966)
resonator guitar [dobro guitar]:
Peggy Peterson (US country dobro player) (in 1966)
vocals:
Mac Wiseman (in 1966)
3:02
25The Waltz You Saved for Me
guitar:
Rudy Thacker (in 1966) and Mac Wiseman (in 1966)
resonator guitar [dobro guitar]:
Peggy Peterson (US country dobro player) (in 1966)
vocals:
Mac Wiseman (in 1966)
recording of:
The Waltz You Saved for Me (in 1966)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Emil Flindt and Wayne King
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc.
2:18
26Wildwood Flower
guitar:
Rudy Thacker (in 1966) and Mac Wiseman (in 1966)
resonator guitar [dobro guitar]:
Peggy Peterson (US country dobro player) (in 1966)
vocals:
Mac Wiseman (in 1966)
recording of:
Wildwood Flower (Carter family version) (in 1966)
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)) and Peer International Corporation (BMI)
version of:
I'll Twine 'mid the Ringlets (parlour song, source for Wildwood Flower)
1:30