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Blues-Rock Virtuoso Lonnie Mack Rambles On
Lonnie Mack. Courtesy of Alligator Records hide caption
Lonnie Mack.
Courtesy of Alligator RecordsFresh Air rock historian Ed Ward considers the legacy of Lonnie Mack, who sings soulfully and plays a mean guitar. His repertoire is exhaustive: it includes country, blues, rockabilly, Southern rock, R&B, roots-rock, bluegrass and gospel.
While Mack's career has slowed since the 1960s, he's still chugging along, writing new material from his Tennessee log cabin.
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