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Mack magaha biography
Mack Magaha
Fiddler
Mack Magaha (August 1, 1929 – August 15, 2003) was an American bluegrassfiddler best known as a member of Porter Wagoner's band and a long-time backup player in the pioneering bluegrass band Reno and Smiley.
Music career
In 1955, Magaha joined Reno and Smiley as a member of the Tennessee Cutups.[1] Together with Don Reno, he wrote the popular song "I know You're Married But I Love You Still", which was recorded by Reno & Smiley.
It was later covered by artists such as Bill Anderson, Rodney Crowell, Jan Howard, Patty Loveless, Jimmy Martin, Red Sovine, and Travis Tritt.[2] In 1964, he joined Porter Wagoner's Wagonmasters.[3] During the 1960s, he worked as an old-time fiddler on The Porter Wagoner Show[4] and later worked with the aspiring female star on the show, Dolly Parton.[2] Among the later songs Magaha wrote, "We'll Get Ahead Someday" provided a top-ten country single for Wagoner and Pa