For those not in the know, Live From Louisville is Lonnie’s first commercial release since 1990. It was performed over the airwaves in front of an enthusiastic audience in July of 1992, on the back of the Live! Attack of the Killer V album.

The performance features four songs from that album in expanded, unfettered form: “Camp Washington Chili/If You Have To Know,” “Satisfy Suzie,” “Stop,” and the autobiographical self-penned “Cincinnatti Jail.” He also performs a medley of his classic 1963 hits “Memphis” and “Wham,” and stripped-down guitar/vocal performances of “Oreo Cookie Blues,” and “Tough On Me, Tough On You” are part of this session.

The set runs a little under an hour and is a rare snapshot of the raw intensity of one of the many gobsmacking performances that Lonnie gave on a regular basis on the road in those days, and what it felt like to be in the audience. As was typical during that time, live on-air recording did not use many microphones, but the recording has been recovered and restored as best it can, and stands as a part of this rich history.

1. Camp Washington Chili/If You Have to Know
2. Satisfy Suzie
3. Stop
4. Memphis/Wham
5. Oreo Cookie Blues
6. Tough on Me, Tough on You
7. Cincinnati Jail

This remarkable archive of work by a trailblazing American original opens on the ten minute long, absolutely full on guitar assault of Washington Chili which itself segues into the smoother grooved If You Have to Know and that is followed by the blue-eyed soul of Satisfy Suzie and another ten minute track where you know it’s so damn good when it takes your breath away, the languishing blues of Stop.

Up next he combines his two biggest instrumental hits, the upbeat and memorably joyful Memphis with the magical experience that enraptures Wham, before we are next brought forth his most humorous piece of chocolate-covered, cream-filled cookie joy on Oreo Cookie Blues, the set rounding out on the emotively haunting Tough on Me, Tough on You, closing on a most perfect showcase of just who Mack was on the rhythmically-grooved Cincinnati Jail.

Lonnie is joined on this set by Louisville’s own Jeff McAllister on drums, who played on and off with Lonnie for many years. Denzil “Dumpy” Rice appears here on piano and keyboards. Dumpy had played with Lonniesince 1957, well before his time at Fraternity Records. A hit songwriter in his own right, he was a world class pianist, as this recording will attest. Bucky Lindsey appears here on bass and vocals.

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