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Mac Wiseman was an American country and bluegrass singer and guitarist, born on May 23, 1925, in Crimora, Virginia. He had a multifaceted career as a music executive, A&R man, record company owner, and festival promoter. Wiseman made his first recordings in 1946, playing bass with Molly O'Day for Columbia. In 1947, he formed a band to perform on WCYB in Bristol, Virginia, and soon joined Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, and others in 1948. By 1949, he hosted a radio show at WSB in Atlanta and toured with Bill Carlisle, later working with Bill Monroe in Nashville. After a stint in Nashville, he returned to WCYB and organized another band that moved to the "Louisiana Hayride," leading to a recording contract with Dot Records. In 1953, Wiseman became a featured performer on the Old Dominion Barn Dance in Richmond, Virginia, releasing singles regularly during that time. He disbanded his bluegrass band, The Country Boys, in 1957 to become an A&R man for Dot Records after the label was sold to Paramount Pictures. In 1960, he was elected Treasurer of the Country Music Association and later signed with Capitol in 1962. Wiseman opened a record store and started Wise Records in Wheeling, West Virginia, in 1966, achieving hits on MGM and RCA Victor until moving

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