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Mac Wiseman, Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson and Marty Stuart performing “Wreck of the Old 97”.

From Wikipedia:

The Wreck of the Old 97 was an American rail disaster involving the Southern Railway mail train, officially known as the Fast Mail (train number 97), while en route from Monroe, Virginia, to Spencer, North Carolina, on September 27, 1903. Travelling at an excessive speed in an attempt to maintain schedule, the train derailed at the Stillhouse Trestle near Danville, Virginia, where it careened off the side of the bridge, killing 11 on-board personnel and injuring seven others.

______________________________ Wreck of the Old 97 Lyrics attributed to Charles Noell and Fred Jackson Lewey; Music from “The Ship That Never Returned” by Henry Clay Work

Well they gave him his orders at Monroe Virginia sayin' Steve you're way behind time This is not 38 this is old 97 you must put her into Spencer on time Then he turned around and said to his black greasy fireman shovel on a little more coal And when we cross that White Oak Mountain watch old 97 roll

But it's a mighty rough road from Lynchburg to Danville With a line on a three mile grade It was on that grade that he lost his air brakes see what a jump he made He was goin' down the grade makin' 90 miles an hour his whistle broke into a scream He was found in the wreck with his hand on the throttle A scalded to death by the steam

Then the telegram come to Washington station and this is how it read Oh that brave engineer that run old 97 he's a layin' in old Danville dead So now all you ladies you better take a warnin' from this time on and learn Never speak harsh words to your true lovin' husband He may leave you and never return

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Mac Wiseman, 1953

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First generation bluegrass musicians were primarily raised in the rural South during the Depression. Unsurprising given the time they were raised, most of them did not graduate high school. Quite a number did not enter high school, and there’s more than a few who stopped formal education sometime in elementary.

One notable exception is Mac Wiseman (1925-2019), who received formal collegiate music training at Shenandoah University. And yes, you can totally hear that training in his singing.

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‘The End of an Important Era in Bluegrass Music:’ Mac Wiseman, the Last Surviving Foggy Mountain Boy, Dead at 93

Mac Wiseman, the last surviving member of Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs’ Foggy Mountain Boys, died Feb. 23 at age 93.

“This is the end of an important era in bluegrass music,” Jerry Douglas, who announced Wiseman’s death, wrote on Facebook.

Describing Wiseman’s voice as a “rich, reedy tenor,” the Dobro-playing Douglas wrote, “He set a high standard to be followed by bluegrass singers from now on.”

After leaving Flatt and Scruggs, Wiseman, a guitarist and bassist, joined Bill Monroe’s Bluegrass Boys. He also played and recorded with the Osborne Brothers and the Texas Playboys.

Among his most recognized songs are 1955’s “Ballad of Davy Crockett” and 1969’s “Johnny’s Cash and Charley’s Pride.” Wiseman continued to release music throughout his life, issuing his most recent LP, Songs from My Mother’s Hand, in 2017.

Douglas said one of Wiseman’s biggest contributions was passing stories and bluegrass- and country-music history to younger generations. Douglas professed himself “forever ... indebted to” Wiseman and musicians who came after him agreed.

“I can’t even begin to tell you how much of an influence this man and his beautiful voice were around my house when I was a kid,” Billy Strings tweeted. “I’m eternally grateful to have been introduced to this music.”

Molly Tuttle called Wiseman “a true legend,” a huge influence and recalled spending a day with him in Nashville.

“His version of ‘Can’t You Hear Me Calling’ with Bill Monroe is one of the songs that made me fall in love with bluegrass and harmony singing at an early age,” she tweeted.

“Thank you, Mac.”

“What a voice and what a career,” Sierra Hull tweeted. “I’m so grateful to have had a chance to record with (Wiseman) and visit with him at his home a few times in recent years to hear his stories.”

Outside of his own playing and recording, Wiseman co-founded the Country Music Association and the International Bluegrass Music Association.

“Mac Wiseman was one of the gentlest people I knew,” Charlie Daniels wrote on Facebook.

“He had a 1-in-a-million voice and left us a legacy of unique music that stretched across seven decades. I was honored to call him friend. May he rest in peace eternally.”

2/25/19

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Mac Wiseman performing “I Wonder How the Old Folks Are At Home”. ______________________________ I Wonder How the Old Folks Are At Home Music by F. W. Vandersloot; Lyrics by Herbert S. Lambert

Well, I wonder how the old folks are at home I wonder if they'll miss me when I'm gone I wonder if they'll pray for the boy who went away And left his dear old parents so alone

Now you can hear the cattle lowin' in the lane You can see the fields of blue grass where I roam You can almost hear them cry as they kiss their boy goodbye I wonder how the old folks are at home

Just a village and a homestead on the farm And a mother's love to shield you from all harm A mother's love so true a sweetheart that loves you Just a village and a homestead on the farm

Now you can hear the cattle lowin' in the lane You can see the fields of blue grass where I roam You can almost hear them cry as they kiss their boy goodbye I wonder how the old folks are at home