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Uncle Dave Macon (October 7 1870 - March 22 1952)—also known as "The Dixie Dewdrop"—was an United States|American banjo|banjo player, singer, songwriter, and comedian known for his chin whiskers, plug hat, gold teeth, and gates-ajar collar.
Early life
David Harrison Macon was born in Smartt Station, Tennessee, a community 5 miles south of McMinnville, Tennessee, as the son of Confederate States of America|Confederate Army captain|Captain John Macon and his wife Martha Ramsey. When Macon was fourteen years old his family moved to Nashville, Tennessee, to run a hotel they had purchased. The Old Broadway Hotel became a center for Macon and his growing musical interests. He was influenced to start playing the banjo by a man called Joel Davidson. When he was 16 years old he persuaded his father to buy him a banjo. A tragedy struck the Macon family when his father was murdered in 1886 outside the hotel. The family quickly moved to Readyville, Tennessee, and a stagecoach rest stop his mother ran. Macon began entertaining the passengers who arrived at the rest stop by playing the banjo from a home made stage. In 1899, Macon married Matilda Richardson and moved to a farm in Kittrell, Tennessee, where they in time raised six sons. The next year, Macon opened a freight line between Murfreesboro, Tennessee|Murfreesboro and Woodbury, Tennessee|Woodbury, Tennessee. It was c... read all
