Mac Wiseman – Bluegrass Favorites on vinyl LP. 1962 Capitol album from a Bluegrass Hall of Fame legend. Ships from Germany.
About Bluegrass Favorites
A vinyl pressing of the sole album Mac Wiseman released during his brief Capitol Records tenure, from one of bluegrass music's most celebrated founding voices.
Bluegrass Favorites is a 1962 album by Mac Wiseman, released via Capitol Records. Known to fans as The Voice With A Heart, Wiseman was a founding member of Flatt & Scruggs’ band and a former lead vocalist for Bill Monroe’s Blue Grass Boys, later going on to help found the Country Music Association. This listing is a vinyl LP pressing from a Berlin based eBay seller.
- Who was Mac Wiseman
- About Bluegrass Favorites
- The Capitol Records period
- Pressing details and buying advice
Fast Facts
- Artist Mac Wiseman, a founding member of both Flatt & Scruggs’ band and Bill Monroe’s Blue Grass Boys, later inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2014.
- Release Bluegrass Favorites came out on Capitol Records in 1962 or 1963, the only album from his brief 1962-64 stint on the label.
- Context A planned second Capitol album was reportedly shelved after Beatlemania struck the US, sidelining many of the label’s non-rock acts.
- Musicians Features accompaniment from respected pickers including Buck Trent, Chubby Wise and Ray Edenton, recorded at Nashville studios in early 1962.
- Legacy Wiseman received a National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts in 2008, the United States’ highest honour in folk and traditional arts.
Mac Wiseman – Bluegrass Favorites (LP, Album)
Vinyl LP, Capitol Records
Vinyl LP pressing of Bluegrass Favorites, sold by a Berlin based eBay seller with 100% positive feedback.
Pressing Specifications
Who Was Mac Wiseman?
Mac Wiseman was one of the most significant founding voices in bluegrass music, having served as a lead vocalist for Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys and as a founding member of Flatt & Scruggs' band before launching his own long solo career. Known to fans as The Voice With A Heart, Wiseman recorded more than 60 albums across his career and played a key role in helping found the Country Music Association. His achievements were formally recognised with a National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts in 2008 and induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2014.
About Bluegrass Favorites
Recorded in Nashville in early 1962, largely at the Bradley Film & Recording Studio and Columbia Recording Studio, Bluegrass Favorites marked Wiseman's move from Dot Records, where he had recorded for years, to a brief stint on Capitol Records. The sessions brought together respected session musicians including banjo player Buck Trent, fiddler Chubby Wise, guitarist Ray Edenton and drummer Buddy Harman, working through traditional and contemporary bluegrass numbers including Freight Train and Bluegrass Fiesta. The album proved to be the only one released during Wiseman's Capitol period; a planned second record was reportedly shelved after Beatlemania hit America in 1964, sidelining many of the label's non-rock acts, and would only see release decades later. Critics have noted it as a relatively subdued, transitional record bridging Wiseman's sublime 1950s work with his later output on Dot and various independent labels.
- From a foundational figure in bluegrass and country music history
- A rare, hard to find record given its brief Capitol Records window
- Features accompaniment from respected Nashville session musicians
- Wiseman’s rich, distinctive lead vocal delivery throughout
- A used, vintage pressing; condition should be checked in the listing
- Considered a relatively subdued set compared to Wiseman’s more celebrated 1950s recordings
- Niche appeal outside traditional bluegrass collectors
What is Bluegrass Favorites by Mac Wiseman?
It is a 1962 album released on Capitol Records, the only album from Wiseman’s brief stint on the label.
Who was Mac Wiseman?
A founding member of Flatt & Scruggs’ band and a former lead vocalist for Bill Monroe’s Blue Grass Boys, inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2014.
Why is this album relatively rare?
It was the only album from Wiseman’s short 1962-64 Capitol Records period; a planned second album was shelved amid Beatlemania and only released decades later.
Who played on this album?
Respected Nashville session musicians including Buck Trent, Chubby Wise, Ray Edenton and Buddy Harman.
Does this listing ship outside Germany?
The seller is based in Berlin and lists a fixed shipping cost; check the current listing for up to date international shipping options and rates.
Where To Buy This Pressing
Worth The Spin?
- A genuinely rare record from a foundational bluegrass legend's Capitol Records period
- Features accompaniment from respected Nashville session musicians
- Best suited to bluegrass collectors and Mac Wiseman completists
Bluegrass Favorites captures a brief, distinctive chapter in Mac Wiseman’s long career, and this listing offers a vinyl pressing from a highly rated German seller.