Post by sumgai on Apr 23, 2016 1:35:20 GMT -5
Sorry to have to break the news, but Lonnie Mack has plucked his last note. Bio and notes here:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonnie_Mack
While the tune (not song) Memphis was his first big release, he followed it with Wham!, and that rewrote the laws of how to play music!! (Sadly, I can't find any live productions, excepting the one with SRV. Not suitable for my purposes here and now.)
Not to be a one-trick pony, the man could actually sing, and was an accomplished tunesmith... with a sense of humor. Witness Oreo Cookie Blues. (Again, nothing live with only him, every YouTube video shows him with either SRV or someone else.)
Tell ya what - you show me a blues and/or rock guitar player who's never heard of Lonnie Mack, and I'll show you a poser, it's that plain and simple.
Bye, Lonnie. Save a cookie for me, when I get there.
sumgai