Mack Magaha (August 1, 1929 – August 15, 2003) was an American bluegrass fiddler best known as a member of Porter Wagoner's band and a long-time backup player in the pioneering bluegrass band Reno and Smiley.
In 1955, Magaha joined Reno and Smiley as a member of the Tennessee Cutups.
It was later covered by artists such as Bill Anderson, Rodney Crowell, Jan Howard, Patty Loveless, Jimmy Martin, Red Sovine, and Travis Tritt.
[2] Among the later songs Magaha wrote, "We'll Get Ahead Someday" provided a top-ten country single for Wagoner and Parton in 1968, one of their first duet hits.
[2] Like Curly Ray Cline, Magaha had a fiery stage presence, doing his dancelike movements while he was fiddling.