Slim Byrant was still recording with the Wildcats until around 1940. McMichen moved to Louisville to start his jazz band around 1940. Byrant left then for Pittsburgh and started his own band.

Bryant could have left earlier in 1937 and still did the recording sessions which makes more sense since Travis was called by Mac in 1937 presumably to replace Slim. Juanita (Mac's daughter) said Slim left to play basebal but gave that idea up. Maybe Slim rejoined the group when Merle left a year later.

Mac might have lived in Louisville briefly before that since Bryant mentioned Louisville in the fall of 1932 before they went to WLS and played at the World's Fair in Chicago in 1933.

I think Lester Flatt played with Mac some but I can't remember when.

Richie