Strike Like Lightning

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Total Tracks: 10   Total Length: 42:05

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A mid-'80s comeback
2009 | Label: Alligator Records

A still-on-the-way-up Stevie Ray Vaughan produced this fabled roadhouse rocker’s mid-’80s comeback, and joined him on guitar for half the tracks. But mostly, he deferred to his mentor, playing rhythm and generally keeping out of the way except on “Double Whammy aka Wham,” his favorite Mack oldie, on which the two muscular guitarists exchange sizzling choruses while draining their whammy bars. Lonnie plays as fast (and powerfully) as the album title suggests, his Flying V guitar dripping vibrato throughout, and sings like a choirboy enduring a world of pain.

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"Listen closely you'll here Stevie Ray"

BLUESMAN4EVER

Not only does SRV play on this album,but you can here how Lonnie Mack had his influence on Stevies' syle.My favorite, DOUBLE WHAMMY of corse and try to not laugh when you hear Oreo cookie blues.

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Co-produced by Stevie Ray Vaughn, this was Lonnie’s ticket back to the show after a few years on the sidelines. To say it was an inspired date would be putting it mildly. With his batteries recharged, Mack was in peak form, playing and singing better than ever. A major highlight is an inspired duet between Stevie and Lonnie on “Wham (Double Whammy),” going toe to toe for several exciting choruses. – Cub Koda