Mack Magaha
Musician · 1929–2003 · Honea Path, South Carolina
Best known for
Fiddle
Mack Magaha was the long-time fiddler in Don Reno & Red Smiley's Tennessee Cut-Ups before becoming a fixture on Porter Wagoner's road show and television program, where his energetic stage dance earned him the nickname "Nashville's Dancing Fiddle Man."
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- Born in Honea Path, South Carolina (Anderson County), and raised in the Ware Shoals area.
- Joined Don Reno and Red Smiley's Tennessee Cut-Ups in 1955 as the band's fiddler.
- Joined Porter Wagoner's Wagonmasters in 1964 and became a regular fiddler on The Porter Wagoner Show.
- Worked alongside Dolly Parton during her years as the show's "girl singer."
- Co-wrote the bluegrass standard "I Know You're Married But I Love You Still" with Don Reno.
- Wrote "We'll Get Ahead Someday," a 1968 top-ten country duet for Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton.
- Performed regularly at Opryland USA theme park during the 1970s.
- Died at the Veterans Hospital in Nashville on August 15, 2003, age 74.
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Reno & SmileyPlayed on recordings with Reno & Smiley
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Rose MaddoxPlayed on recordings with Rose Maddox
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Don RenoPlayed on recording with Don Reno
