{"title":"Lonnie Mack","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"strike-like-lightning-2","title":"Strike Like Lightning","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the vaults of Alligator, ground breaking Album\nfeaturing SRV who was a big fan and inspired by his playing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alligator","offers":[{"title":"Red | LP","offer_id":50383975809355,"sku":"2000379","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"LP","offer_id":50383975907659,"sku":"2027204","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/418467119438_800_44cf61bf_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726281281"},{"product_id":"sa-ba-hoola-two-sides-of-lonnie-mack-fraternity-recordings-1963-1967","title":"Sa-Ba-Hoola! - Two Sides of Lonnie Mack ~ Fraternity Recordings 1963-1967","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Lonnie Mack’s treatment of Chuck Berry’s ‘Memphis’ broke into the US Hot 100 on 8 June 1963 and peaked at #5 during its 13-week stay, he was initially pigeonholed as an instrumental artist. This perception was heightened by ‘Down In The Dumps’ on the flip, and furthered by his double-sided instrumental follow-up whose topside, ‘Wham!’, reached #28. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSix months later the other side of Lonnie was revealed with his first vocal 45. The topside was a dynamic re-vamp of Jimmy Reed’s ‘Baby, What’s Wrong’, backed with a version of the gospel classic ‘Where There’s A Will’. Here you could hear him emoting in a way white singers never did – hollering, pleading and screaming in the very finest gospel tradition. The track was even picked up by some black radio stations in the south, but quietly dropped once it was realised that Lonnie was white. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Memphis’ was recorded at King Records Studio in Cincinnati on 12 March 1963. Carl Edmondson had been booked to produce a split session for Max Falcon, Kenny Smith and the Charmaines, but Edmondson’s band had recently broken up, so Lonnie and his crew were drafted in. With some time left at the end of the session, Lonnie was asked if he had anything he might like to record. ‘Memphis’ was the result. Edmondson thought the track had potential and suggested to Fraternity Records boss, Harry Carlson, that he should put it out. Within weeks it was climbing the charts, launching Lonnie’s long career. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePost-Fraternity releases on Elektra, Capitol, Epic and Alligator cemented his reputation as the man who brought gospel, soul, blues, country and rock’n’roll together. He was one of the creators of blue-eyed soul, as well as the leading light for the legion of blues-based rock guitarists who plied their trade from the 60s onwards. It has to be said, though, that the bedrock of his legend rests on his Fraternity recordings, which highlighted both sides of Lonnie Mack – the vocalist and the guitarist.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ace Records","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP","offer_id":50466087567691,"sku":"1116924","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/6bce22a4-ed67-46c6-a41b-474a6665a443_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727304546"},{"product_id":"live-from-louisville-1992-wf","title":"Live From Louisville 1992","description":"\u003cp\u003eLonnie Mack is widely recognized as being major influence on the development of blues\/rock guitar playing since his emergence (ahead of the pack) on record in the early 1960s - This album is a fine example of him and the band stretching out with some truly incredible guitar solos - The opening salvo of Camp Washington Chili segues into \"If You Have To Know\" over the course of ten minutes followed by a six-minute version of \"Satisfy Suzie\" and then a ten-minute ride rendition of \"Stop\" - After that he joins together his two big hits Memphis and Wham in another eight-minute tour de force. The band leaves the stage leaving Lonnie to deliver a solo performance of \"Oreo Cookie Blues\" before he is rejoined by bass player Bucky Lindsey for a duet on their song \"Tough On Me, Tough On You\". The band then returns and reaches its climax with a blistering extended version of \"Cincinnati Jail\". Because this show with his band is Lonnie's first official album release since 1991 and although the recording quality is poor by modern standards, it has been authorized by the Lonnie Mack estate as a rare representation of his exceptional guitar soloing in a live performance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Last Music Company","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":53512392966475,"sku":"R1658-2083","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"2LP - Black","offer_id":53512392999243,"sku":"R1658-5179","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/5065023660186.jpg?v=1759328396"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/lonnie-mack.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}