# Really? Lonnie Mack RIP?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 23, 2016, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-lonnie-mack-rip/752868 "2016-04-23T03:11:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-lonnie-mack-rip/752868/1 "2016-04-23T03:11:29Z")

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I guess we have to get used to this. He was a major Stevie Ray Vaughan influence, and many of us have tried our best to imitate him.

RIP.

[![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgYzSTiXgcE)

ETA: posting a link to the story.

> **[Groundbreaking Guitarist Lonnie Mack Dead at 74](https://ultimateclassicrock.com/lonnie-mack-dead/)**
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> Guitarist Lonnie Mack died in April 2016.

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**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-lonnie-mack-rip/752868/2 "2016-04-23T05:14:24Z")

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Damn, I heard him on the radio yesterday on the way to practice. I should have known there was an ulterior reason for him to be played. Loved your playing, Lonnie. I’ll have to eat an Oreo or two tomorrow in your honor. RIP.

[Why](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqOLMmNf2ak)

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**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-lonnie-mack-rip/752868/3 "2016-04-23T12:24:25Z")

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The Wham of that Memphis Man.

Thanks, Lonnie.

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**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-lonnie-mack-rip/752868/4 "2016-04-23T22:45:48Z")

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Back when I started playing guitar, SRV was at his peak. He was also one of my favorites. One of the guitar magazines mentioned Lonnie Mack as an influence on SRV so I bought a cassette of his and damn near wore that thing out. Can’t recall the name of the album at the moment but I may dig that tape out tomorrow and give it a listen. If any of my cassette machines still work.  
RIP Mr. Mack…well done, sir.

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**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2016, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-lonnie-mack-rip/752868/5 "2016-04-24T17:02:33Z")

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Sounds like Gods putting another band together. Hope it’s not a quartet.