Memphis on 4 string Cigar Box - Lonnie Mack tribute

Sadly, the death of Lonnie Mack went largely un-noticed due to the fact he died on the same day as Prince. His undeniable influence on the next generation of...

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Comment by Jim Morris on May 5, 2016 at 11:37pm

Thanks Roy. Lonnie was a big early influence on my playing so I was trying to be as true to his playing as I'm able be.

Comment by Road Rash Roy on May 5, 2016 at 5:39pm

WOW!  I saw Lonnie in concert a couple times; you nailed it.

Comment by Jim Morris on May 1, 2016 at 1:01pm

Thanks Ted. This has been on my set list for years but usually more like the Chuck Berry version. It was fun doing it as a guitar solo.

Comment by Jim Morris on May 1, 2016 at 12:59pm

You may be right Bristol. I know Doug did a few recordings with Link. Something else Doug told me is that Link couldn't get the raunchy sound he was after so he took a screwdriver and poked holes in his speaker for some nasty tone!

Comment by T. Robert Johnson on May 1, 2016 at 9:19am

I've played that tune hundreds of times but never that smokin'  Wow!

Comment by Bristol Blue on May 1, 2016 at 12:37am

Wow , I believe one of my cd's "Walkin' with Link" features your former barber also ! I think Link was living in Denmark at the time he died. I heard of both because as a teenager in the '80's I was a mad Who fan and Pete Townshend praised these guys often. Link even supported The Who on tour in the early 70's. 

Comment by Jim Morris on May 1, 2016 at 12:22am

Thanks Bristol. Wham is the tune I was gonna do but I already knew Memphis and didn't have time to work up something new. Thanks for the Link Wray update. I knew he'd pretty much relocated to the UK but didn't hear about his passing. Link was from a little town just down the road from me in Maryland and I used to get haircuts at his father's and later his brother's barbershop. His brother Doug was a drummer and he'd always tell stories about Link as he cut hair.

Comment by Bristol Blue on April 30, 2016 at 12:18pm

Great playing there Jim . Sadly I don't think the British Press mentioned Lonnie's passing at all , although a lot of us have heard of him , his actual music isn't widely known apart from the tune "Wham!" ..... Did you mention Link Wray ? He was much better known in the UK. Sadly he passed in 2005. 

Comment by Jim Morris on April 30, 2016 at 1:43am

Thanks AGP.

Comment by AGP # on April 29, 2016 at 8:03pm

Sounds Grrrrrr8, it doesn't get much better than that Jim!!

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