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Lonnie Mack R.I.P.
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 10331 southern Michigan 
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Posted on Apr 22 2016 02:01 PM
Wow, another one gone. It's starting to get surreal.... —Ivan |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 3767 tn
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Posted on Apr 22 2016 03:42 PM
Tell me about it. It's hard to keep track. —http://www.satanspilgrims.com |
Joined: Nov 16, 2013 Posts: 4536 Wisconsin
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Posted on Apr 22 2016 04:08 PM
An icon to be sure. RIP. —Wes DISCLAIMER: The above is opinion/suggestion only & should not be used for mission planning/navigation, tweaking of instruments, beverage selection, or wardrobe choices. |
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Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 3767 tn
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Posted on Apr 22 2016 04:17 PM
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Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 3798 North Atlantic 
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Posted on Apr 22 2016 04:56 PM
This was bad week with Lonnie Mack, Prince, and Richard Lyons (negativeland) all passing. Three great musicians. Rev —Canadian Surf http://www.urbansurfkings.com/ Last edited: Apr 22, 2016 17:29:00 |
Joined: Jul 09, 2010 Posts: 1153 Lillian Alabama
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Posted on Apr 22 2016 08:36 PM
Not another one. Lonnie was a good one! RIP buddy!! —Enjoying the surf,sun and sand!! |
Joined: Aug 07, 2013 Posts: 34 Alameda, CA
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Posted on Apr 22 2016 11:47 PM
I saw Lonnie Mack play two times, once at Slim's in SF and the other at the old Sweetwater in Mill Valley with Carlos Santana. He was a fantastic guitar player and singer. |
Joined: May 24, 2008 Posts: 422 Land Locked CINCINNATI OH
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Posted on Apr 23 2016 01:54 AM
I was fortunate to be working at a record pressing plant/studio in the eighties. One of the regular session guys was a great keyboard player (had a Whirlitzer) and genuine cool gut named Dumpy Rice (he was actually skinny) Dumpy was keyboard in Lonnie's band - he invited me to come see them play at a roadhouse half way from Cincinnati to Oxford ( yes the same Oxford as the now famous Oxford battle of the Surfing bands) it was named the RUSTY NAIL (one of my favorites...single malt scotch and Drambuei) neat place and they played there frequently. A lot of great talent is often found in some of the most regular hunting grounds. I'm still being blown away by how great they sounded there but I had seen him at some other places (like Ray Combs' Comedy club) had a great bass player. All first rate. Like seeing a hundred dollar concert for two bucks. Ran into Lonnies manager/cousin ( he had been an acquaintance through that record pressing plant that I used to do some disk mastering at and was assistant manager ) or was he an uncle. This is when Lonnie had moved to Tennessee. So it hit me HARD to hear of his passing. I mean hey, he was a "local boy" that made good. His signed photo still hangs on the wall at Camp Washinton Chille (one of those few joints you could get something to eat after a bar gig. Just sayin, it strikes home cause it was home for him for a long while and his spirt is gonna haunt these bar rooms and roadhouses for many more years to come. Heck I even painted the studio that was Fraternity Records one summer ( I could trade for studio time or take the money...I took the money...still wonder if paying the rent was all that important.) Another "local boy" Bruce Iglauer left a suburb of Cincinnati to found Alligator Records out of Chicago. Bruce and I are acquaintances ... Always with his heart in the right place.. His company wrote this: http://www.alligator.com/news/index.cfm/nID/689/t/Lonnie-Mack%2C-July-18%2C-1941---April-21%2C-2016/ —The mighty KAHUNATONES www.donschott.com Last edited: Apr 23, 2016 02:00:39 |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 1054 Chicago IL.
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Posted on Apr 23 2016 07:57 AM
I never met Lonnie Mack but he was one of my first guitar heroes. "Memphis" was probably one of the first songs I tried to figure out. —"as he stepped into the stealthy night air... little did he know the fire escape was not there" https://www.facebook.com/reluctantaquanauts/ Last edited: Apr 23, 2016 08:04:08 |
Joined: Apr 21, 2006 Posts: 852 Connersville, Indiana, USA
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Posted on Apr 25 2016 10:30 AM
BillAqua wrote:
His main guitar was the seventh Flying V made by Gibson, and he named it Number 7. For as much twang as there is in his instrumental cover of "Memphis," it's proof that you don't really need "X brand/Y model" to achieve certain tones connected to certain models. Aside from how a player sets their guitar and amp controls, it's a good bit the player making the magic. That's why I have an affinity for single pickup guitars (generally bridge pickup); they'll make a player play. —Fast Cars & Loud Guitars! |
Joined: Feb 28, 2006 Posts: 2345 San Jose, Ca.
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Posted on Apr 25 2016 11:13 PM
This one really hurts. Lonnie is one of the greatest guitarists and singers that I've ever had the pleasure of seeing and hearing. No flash. No pretense....Lonnie was the real deal! RIP. —Bob |
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