1. Mack Vickery, known as Atlanta James and Vick Vickers, was an American musician, songwriter, and inductee in the Hillbilly Hall of Fame and Alabama Music Hall of Fame.
11 Facts About Mack Vickery
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Mack Vickery's songs have been recorded by artists such as Jerry Lee Lewis, Waylon Jennings, George Thorogood, Johnny Cash, George Strait, Hank Williams Jr.
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Mack Vickery continued to record for a number of minor labels and under various aliases, including "Vick Vickers" and "Atlanta James".
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Mack Vickery first scored a songwriting hit when Faron Young recorded Mack Vickery's song "She Went A Little Bit Further", which reached number 14 on the Country Music charts in 1968.
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Mack Vickery followed this with songs for artists like Johnny Cash, George Jones, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Paycheck, Lefty Frizzell, James Carr, John Anderson, and Tanya Tucker.
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In 1970, Mack Vickery recorded the album Live at the Alabama Women's Prison which included Elvis Presley impersonations.
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The back cover notes of the live album were penned by Waylon Jennings as he said Mack Vickery had beat him to the punch by recording a live album at a women's prison.
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Mack Vickery was friends with legendary Nashville disc jockey Ralph Emery and made numerous appearances on his early morning WSM television show.
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Mack Vickery made several appearances on the Nashville Network show Nashville Now.
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In 1989, Mack Vickery won the Music City News "Song Of The Year Award" for another song he co-wrote with Wayne Kemp, "I'll Leave This World Loving You", a hit for Ricky Van Shelton.
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Mack Vickery died of a heart attack in Nashville, Tennessee in 2004 at the age of 66.