Warner Mack
Warner Mack was a popular performer for Decca Records during the 1960s. He was born Warner MacPherson, the son of a Presbyterian minister, and raised in Vicksburg, Mississippi, where he taught himself to play guitar as a youth. A talented athlete, he had offers to play both college baseball and football; he was also offered a spot on the St. Louis Cardinals, but Mack really wanted to be a musician. He got his start on the KWKH Louisiana Hayride and then appeared on Red Foley's Ozark Jamboree, gaining an even greater following. He still kept a day job at a tire company and also worked as an announcer on a Vicksburg radio station.
Mack moved to Nashville in the late '50s; in 1957, he began his profitable association with Decca, becoming "Mack" thanks to an inattentive secretary. He wrote his debut single, "Is It Wrong (For Loving You)," scoring a Top Ten hit that remained on the country charts for over nine months and crossed over to become a minor pop hit. He later signed with Kapp Records and produced several albums for them. After performing on The Grand Ole Opry, he re-signed to Decca, where "Sittin' in an All Nite Cafe" made it to the Top Five. He had a serious auto accident in 1964 and spent several months recovering, but in 1965, he scored the biggest hit of his career with "The Bridge Washed Out," which topped the charts for months. This was followed by a series of hits that stretched until 1973; among his most popular songs were "Sittin' on a Rock (Crying in a Creek)," "Talkin' to the Wall," and "Leave My Dreams Alone." Mack left Decca in 1973. Four years later he signed to Pageboy Records and had one minor hit, "These Crazy Thoughts (Run Through My Mind)," his final chart entry. In 2020, Mack released a comeback album titled Better Than Ever. Warner Mack died in Nashville on March 1, 2022; he was 86 years old.
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Discography
10 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Better Than Ever
Blues - Released by Mack Hart Records on 21 Feb 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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He Touched Me (He Can Touch You Too)
Country - Released by Mack Hart Records on 24 Dec 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Dixie Vibrations
Country - Released by Mack Hart Records on 6 Jan 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Is It Wrong (For Loving You) (Billboard Hot 100 - No 61)
Rockabilly - Released by Music Manager on 7 Feb 2022
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Dasher, With a Light Upon His Tail
Country - Released by Mack Hart Records on 25 Nov 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Angel Tree
Country - Released by Mack Hart Records on 25 Nov 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Anthology: The Deluxe Collection (Remastered)
Country - Released by Master Tape Records on 18 Jun 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Return of the Mack
Country - Released by Jasmine Records on 10 May 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo