Mac Boswell & The Outcasts (1) (Lavonia, GA)

Personnel:

James Malcolm "Mac" Boswell (Lead)

John Clark

Fiske Minton

Harry Williams

Brown Ellis

Discography :

1959 - I Thought You Knew / Rang Dang Do Lally  (Wonder 117)

Biography :

Vocal and instrumental group from Nashville Tennessee, fronted by James Malcolm "Mac" Boswell and composed by John Clark, Fiske Minton, Harry Williams and Brown Ellis. At 19 Mac Boswell and the Outcasts have made several tours of the south  and the Southeast appearing with stars like Ferlin Husky and Jerry Lee Lewis. The group began in 1957 while the boys were attending West End High School at Nashville Tennessee. After working together for months, they entered several talent contests - Winning Many.

John Clark, Harry Williams, Fiske Minton, ???, Mac Boswell and Brown Ellis

This encouraged them on bigger things. Searching for new material they went to Jacksonville, Florida to see Mae Axton who co-authored "Heartbreak Hotel". Mae took a liking to the boys and worked with them improving their style. The boys really dug ib and worked hard for another ten months, playing as many tours and dates as they could. On May 20, 1959 Bill Lowery of National Recording Corporation i, Atlanta cut their first record which was released in July 1959.

  
                                                                                                                                         Mac Boswell

Everywhere Mac and the boys have played, they have the audience in the palm of their hand and fan mail has been terrific. After playing three songs on a morning TV show, in one city, they received over 500 letters which is evidence of the tremendous acclamation they have enjoying.

Songs :

 I Thought You Knew


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