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Haywire Mac

Haywire Mac has been played on NTS in shows including Supporter Radio - On The Road, featured first on 20 August 2023. Songs played include Big Rock Candy Mountain.

Harry McClintock (October 8, 1882 - April 24, 1957), also known as "Haywire Mac," was an American country music composer and labor organizer, best known for his song "Big Rock Candy Mountain", as well as his ballad, "Hallelujah, I'm a Bum". He was also credited as being the first person to sing "The Preacher and the Slave", a song by Joe Hill, in public. He was a lifelong member of the Industrial Workers of the World….

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Big Rock Candy Mountain
Haywire Mac
Smithsonian Folkways2004
Big Rock Candy Mountain
Haywire MacSmithsonian Folkways2004
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