“Mack sings songs of the heart and life experiences with a voice
and charm that mesmerizes his audiences.”



You can tell a lot about singer/songwriter Mack Bailey by the musical company he keeps. He once sang backup to Vince Gill and Amy Grant, only to have them sing backup to him a song later. The Grammy winning Jordanaires sang backup on his CD Why I’m Here. Mary Chapin Carpenter sang on his first album - which was produced by Bill Danoff of “Country Roads” and “Afternoon Delight” fame. John Denver once sang with Bailey on stage. And Denver’s long-time producer, Kris O’Connor produced Bailey’s collection of songs, Through Your Eyes. Three of Denver’s former band members, Jim Horn, Chris Nole and Pete Huttlinger played on the album. Bailey is also a graduate of the North Carolina School of the Arts, where he used to jam with Jim Lauderdale.

Bailey’s rich melodic voice earned him the Best Male Vocal honors in the Traditional Folk category at the 1992 Washington Area Music

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Influences

The Limeliters, John Denver, James Taylor, The Smothers Brothers

Bio

You can tell a lot about singer/songwriter Mack Bailey by the musical company he keeps. He once sang backup to Vince Gill and Amy Grant, only to have them sing backup to him a song later. The Grammy winning Jordanaires sang backup on his CD Why I’m Here. Mary Chapin Carpenter sang on his first album - which was produced by Bill Danoff of “Country Roads” and “Afternoon Delight” fame. John Denver once sang with Bailey on stage. And Denver’s long-time producer, Kris O’Connor produced Bailey’s collection of songs, Through Your Eyes. Three of Denver’s former band members, Jim Horn, Chris Nole and Pete Huttlinger played on the album. Bailey is also a graduate of the North Carolina School of the Arts, where he used to jam with Jim Lauderdale.

Bailey’s rich melodic voice earned him the Best Male Vocal honors in the Traditional Folk category at the 1992 Washington Area Music Awards. Four times he’s been chosen to sing the national anthem for the Baltimore Orioles’ home games. He advanced yet another step toward artistic immortality when his song “High Gear” was featured on National Public Radio’s irreverent and wildly popular “Car Talk.” He has been called “DC area’s most perfect tenor.”

Mack Bailey is gaining an ever-larger audience for his strong, expressive voice and sensitive original songs. You can tell a lot about this singer and songwriter by the musical company he keeps. Mack has been hailed as “the next great singer in folk music” by no less an authority than Glenn Yarbrough, the original tenor in the fabulous world-renowned folk trio, The Limeliters, a group Mack grew up listening to as a child. Using John Denver's music, Mack taught himself to play the guitar and John’s example taught him how to sing a song.

Today, the Limeliters and John Denver continue to play an active role in his professional life, even as Mack pursues his successful solo career. Mack’s career came full circle when recently he was asked to be the newest tenor in The Limeliters, with whom he now performs around the country. And it was a thrill for Mack when he had the privilege of trading verses to "Thank God, I'm a Country Boy" with Denver in front of 9000 people, just before John’s death.