Hank Williams Stories: -Mac Wiseman Remembers His Old Friend Hank
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Published 2020-07-25
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I interviewed Mac Wiseman at his home in Nashville, Tennessee back in 2014. He was kind and generous with his time. He talked about working with Bill Monroe, Flatt and Scruggs and a ton of other all time greats. And then he started talking about Hank Williams. It was the first time I had ever met someone who was friends with Hank, so I probably asked him way too many questions. He didn't seem to mind and he even shared some stories that he asked me to keep secret, so I did. Mac is no longer with us, but his legend casts a very long shadow. I hope this interview brings you as much joy as it has brought me.
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All Comments (21)
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I can never hear enough Hank stories.
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If this was 5 hours long I’d listen to every word
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In 1952 I was 6 years old, Hank played Live at the calabrese club, in Westerly RI. I was 6 years old, I went to see him with my uncles and my grandfather. I will never forget it. I remember it like it was yesterday. At my uncle funeral 40 years later the played all of Hank Williams songs, I sat there in tears.
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I live in Texas... everyone says "King George" ie. Strait... eff that- the King of Country Music will ALWAYS be Hank Williams!!!
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I had read about Bob Hope's issues with following Hank. With typical Hope humor he would come on stage wearing a cowboy hat and say, "hi, I'm Hank Hope."
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Minnie Pearl said the exact same thing that she followed Hank and never again. She said the women loved him and he would put on a show so phenomenal that nobody wanted to ever follow Hank. She said she never saw a performer that had the effect on the audience that Hank did. She recognized he was on a different level and she saw them all.
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Man I can't never get enough of stories about Hank Williams . Simply put - the greatest country music artist of all time . People like to debate the greatest country artist of all time - PEOPLE , there is NO debate Hank is , was and always will be the greatest country artist of a time .
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The great Mac Wiseman, another country icon we lost recently .Rip Mac.
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Mac was a awesome man I was lucky enough to be a guest at Mac's birthday party i believe it was his 90th. It was a honor to be a part of the party with a lot of Country music royalty
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Minnie Pearl said after hearing Hank the first time" Don't ever put me on behind him again. He's to damn good! "
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"Im so lonesome I could cry" is one of the best vocals of all time x
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The best thing my dad did for me was name me Hank. Really enjoyed this thanks
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Hank Williams is second to none... Legendary!
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This interview is so solid, and represents a documentation of oral history that would otherwise be lost. Thank you Otis.
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Thanks Otis. I can't hear enough of, or about Hank Williams,
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Love this video. My Dad (93) was a huge fan of Mac, called him his favourite artist of all time. He met him once and let Mac borrow his pen, which he keeped 😂 Of course I showed him this video, how sweet.
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When I was a kid my grandmother would jam out to her country and me and my sister would like scrunch our faces and go how could anyone like this crap!!?? Since she’s been gone it’s crazy how something you use to laugh at now makes you cry.. I really wish I could of shown her some of these videos she would of absolutely loved them 💜
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That cat really does like these tapes lol. It’s absolutely staggering how many great songs Hank Williams wrote. I don’t doubt this man for a second. Sharp as a tack.
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Hank was it at the time he was the opera he didn't know how much of à STAR he was.
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What a damn good interview. I cant tell ya how many nights I've driven across Arizona or New Mexico alone in tour and listened to Hank all night. It feels like 1949 out there in those deserts. This was a great interview. I was glad to hear Ol Hank wasn't a wreck all the time.
