Harry McClintock

Harry McClintock

singer

BIRTHDAY October 8, 1882
BIRTH SIGN Libra
BIRTHPLACE Tennessee
AGE ? years old
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ABOUT HARRY MCCLINTOCK

Known as "Haywire Mac," McClintock is a country musician and poet who sang "Big Rock Candy Mountain," which was featured in the film O' Brother Where Art Thou?

He ran away from home as a child to join the circus and went on to have many odd jobs including a being seaman, a civilian mule-train packer, and a railroader.

He was featured in Robert Crumb's series of Heroes of Blues, Jazz, and Country trading cards.

He was born to a railroad cabinet maker.

He was the first person to sing Joe Hill 's song, "The Preacher and the Slave," in public.