Warner Mack
Warner McPherson (April 5, 1935 – March 1, 2022), known professionally as Warner Mack, was an American country music singer-songwriter. Mack had 23 hits on the country charts from the late 1950s to the early 1980s.
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Warner Mack
- Name
- Warner Mack
- Birth Name
- Warner Hensley McPherson Jr.
- Born
- 5 April 1935
- Birthplace
- Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
- Died
- 1 March 2022
- Occupation
- Singer-songwriter
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Warner McPherson (April 5, 1935 – March 1, 2022), known professionally as Warner Mack, was an American country music singer-songwriter. Mack had 23 hits on the country charts from the late 1950s to the early 1980s.
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Key facts
• Name — Warner Mack • Birth Name — Warner Hensley McPherson Jr. • Born — 5 April 1935 • Birthplace — Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. • Died — 1 March 2022 • Place of death — Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. • Genre — Country, Gospel • Occupation — Singer-songwriter • Instrument — Vocals, guitar • Years Active — 1957–1992, 2020 • Label — Decca, Pageboy Kapp Bridgewood, Mack Hart Records
Life
Life
Mack was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on April 5, 1935. His string of hits included "Is It Wrong (For Loving You)" in 1957 and in 1965 "The Bridge Washed Out". On April 27, 2020, Mack was interviewed by Scott Wikle for the My Kind Of Country show. At age 85, Mack announced the release of a new album entitled Better Than Ever. Mack died on March 1, 2022, in Nashville, at the age of 86.
Albums
Albums
• Year — Album — US Country — Label • 1964 — Everybody's Country Favorites — Kapp • 1965 — The Bridge Washed Out — 14 — Decca • 1966 — The Country Touch — 4 • 1967 — Drifting Apart — 21 • 1968 — The Many Country Moods of Warner Mack — 21 • 1969 — The Country Beat of Warner Mack — 42 • I'll Still Be Missing You — 30 • 1970 — Love Hungry • 1971 — You Make Me Feel Like a Man • 2020 — Better Than Ever — Mack Hart
Singles
Singles
• Year — Single — Chart Positions — Album • US Country — US — CAN Country • 1957 — "Is It Wrong (For Loving You)" — 9 — 61 — singles only • 1958 — "Roc-a-Chicka" — 74 • "Falling in Love" • "Lonesome for You Now" • "First Chance I Get" • 1959 — "Yes There's a Reason" • 1962 — "Afraid to Look Back" • 1963 — "Working Girl" — The Bridge Washed Out • 1964 — "Surely" — 34 • "I'll Be Alright in the Morning" • "Sittin' in an All Nite Cafe" — 4 • 1965 — "The Bridge Washed Out" — 1 • "Sittin' on a Rock (Cryin' in a Creek)" — 3 — The Country Touch • 1966 — "Talkin' to the Wall" — 3 • "It Takes a Lot of Money" — 4 — Drifting Apart • 1967 — "Drifting Apart" — 8 • "How Long Will It Take" — 4 — The Many Country Moods of Warner Mack • "I'd Give the World (To Be Back Loving You)" — 11 • 1968 — "I'm Gonna Move On" — 7 — 10 • "Pray for Your Country" — 37 — single only • "Don't Wake Me I'm Dreaming" — 23 — 17 — The Country Beat of Warner Mack • 1969 — "Leave My Dream Alone" — 6 • "I'll Still Be Missing You" — 8 — I'll Still Be Missing You • 1970 — "Love Hungry" — 19 — 23 — Love Hungry • "Live for the Good Times" — 16 — 24 — You Make Me Feel Like a Man • 1971 — "You Make Me Feel Like a Man" — 34 • "I Wanna Be Loved Completely" — 53 — singles only • 1972 — "Draggin' the River" — 45 • "Your Warm Love" • "You're Burnin' My House Down" — 59 • 1973 — "Some Roads Have No Ending" — 54 • "After the Lights Go Out" • "Goodbyes Don't Come Easy" — 91 — 74 • 1975 — "Don't Bring the Rain Down On Me" • "Who's Making the Change" • 1976 — "I've Got a Friend (Just Over the Mountain)" • 1977 — "Brush Arbor in the White House" • "These Crazy Thoughts (Run Through My Mind)" — 87 • 2021 — "Dasher, With a Light Upon His Tail" • "Angel Tree" • 2022 — "He Touched Me (He Can Touch You Too)"
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