JERRY WICENTOWSKI, "Thanks, Mac! Songs of Mac Wiseman," WizGrass. 15 tracks
Jerry Wicentowski isn't exactly a household name in bluegrass.
But he's been playing bluegrass as a sideline for more than 50 years _ starting with the Bluegrass Hoppers at the University of Wisconsin in the 1960s.
A certified financial planner, Wicentowski has continued his devotion to bluegrass and especially to his idol, Mac Wiseman.
Wiseman, now 93, has given his blessing to "Thanks, Mac!," an album that features Wicentowski singing 15 songs associated with Wiseman.
And he comes as close to the Wiseman sound as anybody could.
The new album features Joe Mullins, Shad Cobb, Jenny Obert, Marc MacGlashan, Jermey Stephens, Paul Kowert, Jon Peik, Kathy Peik, Bruce King and Bruce R. King.
Songs include "Love Letters in the Sand," "I Saw Your Face inn the Moon," "I'll Still Write Your Name in the Sand," "I'd Rather Live By the Side of the Road," "We Live in Two Different Worlds" and a lot more Wiseman songs.
Wiseman, a member of both the International Bluegrass Music Association's Hall of Fame and the Country Music Hall of Fame, began his musical journey in 1944.
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