Harry McClintock
Harry McClintock (* 8. October 1882 in Knoxville , Tennessee ; † 24. April 1957 in San Francisco , California ), also known as Haywire Mac , was a US -American composer .
Life
McClintock was born and raised in Knoxville , Tennessee . He later moved to New Orleans , where he wrote some of his later hits as a teenager. He was inspired by the tramps, called "hobos" or "bums", whose stories and everyday life McClintock processed in the songs. He became extremely popular as the presenter of a daily children's program on the KFRC music channel called Mac and his Gang, especially with children and young people from the mid-1920s. His most famous song is Big Rock Candy Mountain . McClintock played other popular folk songs like Hallelujah! For Victor Records in the late 1920s . I'm A Bum or the Bum Song . Big Rock Candy Mountain was featured in the 2000 film O Brother, Where Art Thou? related to the opening.
Discography
LPs
- Haywire Mac (1950, Cock Records 01124)
- Haywire Mac (1972, Folkways Recordings 05272)
- Hallelujah! I'm a Bum (197 ?, Rounder Records 1009)
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | McClintock, Harry |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Haywire Mac (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 8, 1882 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Knoxville , Tennessee |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 24, 1957 |
| Place of death | San Francisco |