Lonnie Mack - Too Rock For Country, Too Country For Rock And Roll

Music video by Lonnie Mack performing Too Rock For Country, Too Country For Rock And Roll. (C) 1988 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

[@joeljarvis8597]

I'm kind ashamed to admit it. I've lived 51 years and never heard of Lonnie Mack. I was researching Stevie Ray Vaughans influences and saw his name. Wow he is great. Better late then never.

[@hog7203]

He's definitely an overlooked artist. I discovered him back in the 80s from a Dj on a local rock station. On Sundays she would play jazz in the mornings till noon, but at 10 40 she'd play a blues song. She called it the ten forty blues break 😄 She introduced me to a ton of great blues artists. Check out some Albert Collins music if you haven't. And there's an album called Son Seals "live and burning" that you may enjoy. It's really raw etc but that's what I love about it.

[@joeljarvis8597]

@@hog7203 I'll definitely check Albert Collins ans Son Seals Live And Burning out. Thanks for the info.

[@ladyannamariehowland2541]

I had a really nice lady as a room mate at the hospital. She was really funny & had a charming personality. She asked me if I knew who Lonnie Mack was and I replied, yes. She said “he is my son” and she smiled. It was easy to see that she was really proud of him. Well, he and a couple of his friends came in to visit mom and the atmosphere was so uplifting! He loved his mama! And his friends did too. Really nice!

[@Jameslopez5682]

Hello Anna how are you doing hope you’re having a great time with your family may God bless you and your family

[@ladyannamariehowland2541]

@@Jameslopez5682 Thank You James. God bless you and your family and I wish you well. Have a Merry Christmas 🎄⛄ and a Joyous New Year. Love, 🌹 Operation RoseWell Lady Anna Marie.

[@Jameslopez5682]

@@ladyannamariehowland2541 you’re welcome Anna nice to meet you and where are you from?

[@Jameslopez5682]

@@ladyannamariehowland2541 hello Anna how are you doing today hope you’re having a great day?

[@Jameslopez5682]

@@ladyannamariehowland2541 hello Anna how are you doing?

[@austinknowlton1783]

My very first concert was seeing Lonnie Mack at the Biddeford Ice Arena in Biddeford, Maine when I was about 13 with my dad . Being a kid I didn't know any better and walked right into the backstage area alone like I belonged there and met the man himself. He was a very nice man and a gracious host. Even let me play one of his famous Vs a little. I had no idea at the time what an honor and rarity that was to even touch one. Honestly one of the best memories of my adolescence. Thanks Lonnie, I'll always be grateful that you took the time to be nice and encourage me.

[@abelincoln5698]

Lonnie used to go fishing in our farm pond when I was a little kid back in the late 70s. Then him and Dad would sit in the barn half the night drinking homemade wine and smoking doobies and playing music . I always was glad when Lonnie came over he was cool and I knew there would be some fun. I didn't even realize til much later, when I got a guitar of my own and listened to his records , just how good of a guitar player he was.

[@theRavensRed]

My mom always told me that we were second cousins and would show me his Strike Like Lightning record and play it all the time when I was a little girl. It's when I first showed an interest in playing the guitar when I was about four or five that she told me about him. I never got to meet him sadly and I only really learned of what he actually did for music a few years ago and I feel pretty damn guilty about that, actually.

[@Miner-49]

He was the most down to earth guy you would meet. Lonnie retired to the town I live in. He would come to the local water hole almost daily. He would talk about life on the road and the people he had met. You never would have known he was such a legend. I still have a pick he give me one day we were hanging out. It’s personalized with his name and a Flying V. RIP

[@gabe5384]

@@Miner-49 Me and my grandpa talk about Lonnie sometimes, My grandpa would go see him play when he lived in Aurora Indiana, he said he was an amazing guitar player, then when talking to my grandmother, she ended up telling me that her best friend from high-school ended up marrying him

[@brokehiselbows]

@@theRavensRed Don't you worry about that. He did a lot for myself and a lot of others....Lonnie Mack, RIP

[@wallacejeffery5786]

Awesome

[@gsg47]

LONNIE MACK is an American treasure, and deserves to be in the ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@glenntownsend2716]

yes

[@154rjr]

Lonnie mack is so underrated. He has a great voice and he's a very good guitar player !

[@axeman2638]

and he's got so much soul man

[@eastwest42286]

I’ve always said he’s one of the best guitarists/vocalist combos of all time. His early 60s work really showcases his blue eyed soul vocals and his influential guitar solos. It is unfortunate he flew under the radar even if he wanted to stay out of the fame spotlight.

[@Miner-49]

Someone asked Les Paul what it was like being the best guitar player. Les answered back “I don’t know, you need to ask Lonnie Mac”. That should sum up his ability.

[@777bigbird]

I have a cassette tape of our band playing this song back in 88. My guitar player back then loved Lonnie. We actually had an awesome band. Danny died in 93 of a brain aneurysm he was 47 and I was 30. I was the drummer. I've never seen this video until now. I must say that Danny knew music and taught me guitar. Lonnie was a phenomenal musician. Wish I could have known him. Love this song . In my heart it's home cause I really am too rock for country and too country for rock & roll. RIP brother. Heavens got a heck of a band.

[@bobbygriz5648]

❤😢

[@brakholt6406]

Ptaul

[@marlintester5486]

One of most under appreciated musicians in country music history

[@Officialdeadman]

Marlin Tester You into country?

[@eastwest42286]

Not just country dude but rock blues, soul also. Wham has it all.

[@ignorecorporatenews]

AND Rock AND Blues

[@BluesyBluesGuy]

He's essentially a blues rock guitarist

[@Guide1089]

Yeah, I'm 70 and I just discovered him! I'm trying to learn guitar, I would love to come close to his style!

[@Vettel2011]

There‘d be no rock without country

[@ЕленаГончарова-с8ц]

Дякую за вашу творчість розуміння себе та процесів що відбуваються в всесвіті

[@tippimail1]

The great Lonnie Mack would have been 78 today-i fell in love with his music in 1963 when he cut Wham! and Memphis.One of the great,unsung Rock and Rollers.R.I.P.,Lonnie-have an Oreo Cookie on me!The kids of today have no idea of what they missed.Oh,that's David Lindley playing the slide guitar.

[@Officialdeadman]

tippimail1 You into country?

[@shawnwright5332]

👍🇨🇦

[@colinbryan8265]

He ain’t too country for me, and that goes for rock and roll also!

[@eastwest42286]

We lost Lonnie exactly 5 years ago today. My favorite guitarist / vocalist. One of the originators of the blue eyed soul movement of the early 1960s. One of the most talented guitarist/vocalist combos in history.

[@Miner-49]

I really miss hanging out with him. He retired to the town I live in. We would meet up usually on Wednesday at the local watering hole. He would tell me stories about people he had played with and for. The man never let fame ruin him. You would never know he was such a legend. RIP Lonnie, hope you and SRV are jamming.

[@eastwest42286]

@@Miner-49 That’s very interesting my man!

[@hog7203]

Seriously overlooked artist. His live Attack of the Killer V album is a good one that's worth a listen.

[@sajjadhusain4146]

Lonnie is an absolute legend. A phenomenal musician and terrific man. I’ll miss him for as long as I live.

[@fred.chapman]

I just discovered Lonnie Mack for myself, and I'm so glad I did! His music spans a wide range of styles, and he is amazing in every style he performs. It's no wonder he inspired Stevie Ray Vaughan!

[@Officialdeadman]

Fred Chapman You into country?

[@donayers5925]

Saw Lonnie ,a couple times in Cincy and had his album in mid 60's. He was very talented and should have gotten more recognition !

[@glenntownsend2716]

most important guitar player of the last and this century.

[@truthseeker2321]

He certainly influenced a lot of the better known guitarists. Ted Nugent and Jeff Beck wouldn't hesitate to admit that they were influenced by him.

[@hubertashcraft2747]

Lonnie was from Southern Indiana where I grew up. His soulful, guitar driven music was copied by many of the greats, but none could ever top Lonnie's original style. There will never be another like Lonnie Mack.

[@Officialdeadman]

Hubert Ashcraft You into country?

[@Kim-rf5et]

My dad played with him and is in records with Lonnie good times

[@mrmann2387]

He wrote the book!Anybody heard Memphis? It came out in about 1961.Go Lonnie!

[@wadeknight9202]

Lonnie is one of my biggest influences on my style an everything been a blessing to grow up around the McIntosh family an hear all the stories of Lonnie he still inspiring us aurora boys to pick ❤🤘🏼

[@honeychurchgipsy6]

@wadeknight9202 - I recently went to see English guitarist/songwriter/singer Richard Thompson (for the umpteenth time). He spoke about the recently deceased Jeff Beck, admitted to 'borrowing' from him, but then added that Beck borrowed from the great Lonnie Mack, so that made it all fair (since all the greats borrow from other greats I guess?). Today I decided to check Lonnie Mack out and I find that Thompson's 'unique' tone and phrasing is indeed indebted to Mack (and Reinhardt, Paul etc. etc.). Difference is that Thompson's song writing is next level and he also uses traditional (non blues) influences including soloing over a drone (bagpipe style), as well as being a superb acoustic player.

[@donaldwatson3176]

This is great!

[@chigger1733]

Rest Easy Lonnie Mack, lots of your friends already waiting for you ....gonna be a heckuva band going on up there!! 2016 needs to stop taking our musicians away.

[@ibf059]

I love this song! Lonnie is amazing! I play this song every day!

[@shirleyjennings5787]

Awesome

[@RisingSon011]

Lonnie used to come and hunt deer in the woods behind our house .He was a friend of my Dads . I remember him showing up one morning in a huge Delta88 or a Caddy .He was really cool and funny . It wasnt until I began to play guitar that I realized just how good Lonnie is . He has total control of the guitar when he plays . He can manipulate the strings like Jeff Beck He is on a level with the finest players in my book .This song doesnt really showcase how Lonnie Mack can play a gutar .

[@gaborvargo6942]

Saw Lonnie at Garvin Gate Blues Festival, Louisville, 2010 ish, he's a Hoosier, love em, he kicked butt!!!!!!

[@Surfintunes70]

Bowie,Merle Haggard,Prince, Ritchie Havens,now Lonnie Mack .. Music Lost a lot in this Early 2016 .. Thier Music will Live on .. RIP all of you!~!

[@bethczerniak8923]

Leon Russell also gone in 2016, must be one hellava band up there!

[@mistersparkle]

Two guitar virtuosos in one song - Lonnie Mack and David Lindley - gotta love it. RIP brother Mack. I'll keep playing your music until I join you.

[@MN8015HQ]

RIP Lonnie. I've loved you for years...

[@ayaamena1658]

Grew up in the 50s with a guitar in my hand, With the Grand Old Opry, Jimmy Reed and Bobby Blue Bland. Everybody asked me what I play, everywhere I go. I say I'm too rock for country, too country for rock and roll. Well, my brother's in the Army with a country western band. But I'm setting home, playing music with my old man. When my uncle came to visit, he turned me on to Soul, Now I'm too rock for country, too country for rock and roll. So I'll just keep on playing the songs I love to play. That's all that matters any way. Sometimes I think I'm standing in the middle of the road, Cause I'm too rock for country, too country for rock and roll. Well I'm too rock for country, too country for rock and roll. But the whole joint's jumping and they keep on begging for more. Cause when you're out there on the floor, it don't matter which way it goes. It ain't too rock for country, too country for rock and roll. Yeah, when you're out there on the floor, it don't matter which way it goes. It ain't too rock for country, too country for rock and roll.

[@tpu2747]

Thanks

[@dirkevans3443]

Preach It Brother! ☠️❤️☠️ 🔥🔥🔥

[@johnduff8154]

so good we decided to name our band after the title of this song and has now become our signature song for the band TOO ROCK FOR COUNTRY ( TOO COUNTRY FOR ROCK N ROLL)

[@trademarkparty]

Love this song. Lonnie was a pioneer for sure.

[@clintonroushff7068]

Lonnie always did his thing! If you like it...fine If you don't...fine

[@michellehawkins2865]

My Tastes In Music is All Directions. Love This song. ❤😊

[@richi1824]

Thanks for the Music.Lonnie Mack RIP

[@rockinredneck57]

Story of my life! Too rock for country, too country for rock and roll! At least I ain't friggin' pop!

[@Officialdeadman]

Winston Tucker You into country?

[@Viorayne]

I was listening to this kind of music from my next door neighbour. It was playing quite loud...at midnight. Its like my own personal concert! :3

[@legomonica]

My new, favorite ! ❤

[@bluesfun]

I always loved his young young young voice. Lonnie, you're immortal now.:-)

[@myannamagic5527]

Love you Lonnie.. thanks for all the great music🎸.. You and Stevie Ray are jamming together once again.. miss you both 😇🎸❤

[@JoAnnaDale]

❤ this absolutely. I love that Oreo Cookie song with Lonnie and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Stevie kept smiling. ❤

[@krakatoa1200]

Saw lonnie in London 20 years ago, loved every minute

[@kairapapa]

Keep on Rockin' Lonnie.... that band's getting bigger all the time. and Thanks...

[@davidmccaffery7977]

Love it!!

[@THUNDERWORX]

Great sound!!!! Great song!!! Keep on rockin!!!

[@nathanfrangowlakis3968]

Lonnie Mack never failed to deliver the goods. Stevie Ray Vaughan's first record when he was a kid was Wham. In an interview he said he played it so many times over and over that it drove his dad so crazy that he broke the record. And if you want to see an interesting short interview check out Bootsie Collins talking about Lonnie Mack.

[@topdroog]

RIP, Mr. Mack. Thanks for the music.

[@guilhermefelipe7155]

RIP Lonnie

[@guilhermefelipe7155]

RIP Lonnie

[@guilhermefelipe7155]

R.I.P Lonnie

[@JerryLee..]

Late to the party but STILL an awesome song! RIP Mack!

[@timothyroth8073]

LOVE this song !

[@sassyguitars]

Great inspiration when I heard first in the 60's. Still like him.

[@cdoylew1979]

My cousin sure can pllay. Keep rockin with him!!!

[@quentinfernandez4673]

Pity He didnt get the due credit. Amazing player. Love his style.

[@MrRoknray]

So sad he is gone but I believe lost artists never go too far when others mimic their life in their songs. We see Elvis impersonators , beatle tribute bands etc so I would love to get the backing music for this song , I know a guy that will do it justice. This song is our theme song for the group we go out with to country music events. So if anyone has the backing music I will love to have it. Send it via email, by post ,put it on a tape ,cd anyway you want, glad to pay for it as well. Cheers everyone.

[@rubyhall3074]

Love It .... and the song goes down really well.Cos when their out there on the floor it don't matter which way it goes just like the man sings.

[@Officialdeadman]

Ruby Hall You into country?

[@shawnmcintosh1574]

Right on Lonnie!!!

[@michaelburke7742]

His voice is smooth.

[@BigMamaNO]

[@jimhoerr]

Why is this video just now appearing here? It's great, I love Lonny, and I'm so happy to watch this!

[@tomandkarolyn123]

+Jim Hoerr Where have you been!? This video has been up for years.

[@balerjohnson3099]

Losing Lonnie was like losing family ..Sure miss him.

[@edmorris7117]

You guys ROCK.LOVE IT

[@denieledwards6893]

I MET LONNIE MANY YEARS AGO IN MILWAUKEE.GREAT PLAYER NICE GUY,RIP.

[@indonesiandeathmetal8910]

2020 still make me eargasm

[@dirtymindbadthoughts3032]

Love the voice! Cool sound! We may be too rock for country but I don't know there's good stuff out there.

[@catibabi80]

I dedicate this song to my daddy. this is him through and through

[@Jameslopez5682]

Hello Catherine how are you doing hope you’re having a great time with your family may God bless you and your family

[@chambs724]

This guy is amazing

[@douglasbaker7033]

Known Lonnie since I was a little boy growing up in Aurora Indiana.He played at my wedding reception on July 3rd 1982. My mother-in-law wanted me to ask him to shave before the wedding !! I told her that I didn't hire him for his appearance !!

[@bigreddoggy55]

+Douglas Baker How cool is that!!!

[@ales.3987]

awesome

[@jorgelugo9974]

Oh Douglas!!You are blessed!

[@жекасеменов-я5й]

он очень крут

[@quentinfernandez4673]

Douglas Baker You a very lucky man Doug. I admire Lonnie. And his style of playing. I pity him for not having a good agent to showcase his brilliant talent to the world.

[@isohappynow]

That voice!

[@Jameslopez5682]

Diana how are you doing hope you’re having a great time with your family may God bless you and your family

[@dipankarray3276]

The darned song has everything it needs to make it endearing for any music lover.

[@barrygioportmorien1]

Great tune.

[@KevinMinion99]

yes!! this is rock of the west!!! live the rock and roll music !!!!!!

[@ant-1382]

Solid clean guitar nobody plays it anymore.

[@chilenitotv]

A esto le llamo, música de carretera, me gusta. :)

[@maddaddy420]

Thanks for posting this,Lonnie's stuff is hard to find ;-))

[@Collagenikov2012]

A real oldie but goodie...live on, forever...play on...😉😉😉

[@dianaw1000]

LONNIE MACK IS THE BEST THERE IS. BEST GUITAR PLAYER AND BLUES SINGER TOO.

[@TheCatzilla1]

+Diana Sullins-Whaley RIP

[@wojciechimielski4313]

Old man dancing rocks!

[@timothybond100]

YUP! love it

[@electric86yb34]

too rock for country too country for rock roll

[@carlosperez558]

Saludos desde Venezuela , me encanta la cancion

[@fireguy770]

feels more like classic rock, with a flavor of country inspiration if u will.

[@catfish924]

Has the Swamp pop vibe with a hint of Skynyrd. LOVE IT!!

[@Pennsylmaniac]

Do it Lonnie. Do it !!!!!

[@a20vakkas]

Feels like good days at 80's

[@kimmartin7024]

he was great

[@wyattholtegel7203]

It’s awesome living in the town he’s from

[@750tblack]

rest in peace you will never be forgotten

[@daviddobbs3155]

Thats Stevie!

[@lbmuncie]

RIP Lonnie Mack....We lost 1 of the great pickers folks.........

[@woodcockrayjr]

I like the sound there fellars its great !!

[@tiny2nz1]

I miss him already

[@donnelson4928]

Still a fan

[@Leo_Olliver.001]

Top essa música 🎸🎷

[@foreigncarsrule]

Whatever this is it is good that's all I know really good !!! :D

[@beckycagle153]

Your country Rock dude

[@garysoucy7758]

Love ya Lonnie..

[@robertcypress1699]

I love this 😃😃😃😃

[@ludwigfan3013]

Lonnie played the bass on The Doors Roadhouse Blues. RIP brother

[@Officialdeadman]

Ludwig Fan You into country?

[@Miner-49]

He also supplied Eric Clapton with some verses and rifts.

[@stayc96]

Awesome job, im not country but i am now:):)

[@moonman-ry8mh]

im from the hood this is good