BONNY "SIR MACK" RICE, 82
Died June 27, 2016. Member of the Falcons 1957-1963. Sang baritone on "You're So Fine" (#17-1959).
Songwriter. Wrote "Mustang Sally" (#23-1966) for fellow Falcons member Wilson Pickett. The song was originally called "Mustang Mama," but Aretha Franklin, who played keyboard on the demo suggested the name change. It was originally a #15 R&B song for Rice in 1965, but far overshadowed by Pickett's version.
Also wrote "Respect Yourself" (#12-1971) for the Staple Singers and (#5-1987) for Bruce Willis. Also wrote Johnnie Taylor's "Cheaper to Keep Her" (#15-1971)
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Showing posts with label "Mustang Sally". Show all posts
Showing posts with label "Mustang Sally". Show all posts
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Friday, August 12, 2016
WLS Top 40 Survey for August 12, 1966-- Part 4: "You Can't Hurry Love"
25. LAND OF 1000 DANCES-- Wilson Pickett Went to #6 on Billboard, his biggest hit. Former member of the Falcons If this song "don't get ya ta movin'," nothing will. "Mustang Sally" which I thought was his biggest hit, only went to #23.
24. YOU CAN'T HURRY LOVE-- Supremes
23. SUNNY AFTERNOON-- Kinks
22. ALFIE-- Cilla Black Went to #95 on Billboard. From the movie of the same name starring Michael Caine. From Liverpool and discovered by the Beatles. Her biggest hit was in 1964 with "You're My World" which went to #26.
21. DISTANT SHORES-- Chad & Jeremy Went to #30 on Billboard. From England and their last big hit. Of course, I always got them and Peter & Gordon confused.
Name That Tune (from the above): "Put Your Hands On Your Hips, Yeah, Let Your Backbone Slip." --RoadDog
MORE SUTHEN-ISMS: In the South, y'all is singular, all y'all is plural.
"Land of 1000 Dances"
24. YOU CAN'T HURRY LOVE-- Supremes
23. SUNNY AFTERNOON-- Kinks
22. ALFIE-- Cilla Black Went to #95 on Billboard. From the movie of the same name starring Michael Caine. From Liverpool and discovered by the Beatles. Her biggest hit was in 1964 with "You're My World" which went to #26.
21. DISTANT SHORES-- Chad & Jeremy Went to #30 on Billboard. From England and their last big hit. Of course, I always got them and Peter & Gordon confused.
Name That Tune (from the above): "Put Your Hands On Your Hips, Yeah, Let Your Backbone Slip." --RoadDog
MORE SUTHEN-ISMS: In the South, y'all is singular, all y'all is plural.
"Land of 1000 Dances"
Wednesday, August 3, 2016
Music Deaths: "Mustang Sally" Composer Mack Rice-- Part 3
Laura Rice had this to say about the song "Mustang Sally": "Pickett called (Rice) and said, "You gotta let me do 'Mustang Sally.' Mack said, 'You wanna do it? You got that.' It wasn't a hit (for) for Mack but Pickett, wow, he just blew it out of the park."
She also referred to her husband as a "gentle soul" who was loved by all-- including ex-bandmates. She said he remained friends with Pickett, who died in 2006, and the other members of the Falcons, even though for a lot of groups, "when they fall out, they fall out."
I Sure Loved Both Those Songs Mack Rice Wrote.
She also referred to her husband as a "gentle soul" who was loved by all-- including ex-bandmates. She said he remained friends with Pickett, who died in 2006, and the other members of the Falcons, even though for a lot of groups, "when they fall out, they fall out."
I Sure Loved Both Those Songs Mack Rice Wrote.
Tuesday, August 2, 2016
Music Death: "Mustang Sally" Composer Mack Rice-- Part 1
From the June 29, 2016, Goldsboro (NC) News-Argus by AP.
'MUSTANG SALLY' COMPOSER MACK RICE DIES
One of my all-time favorite songs. A sixties classic by the Wicked Pickett.
MACK RICE, 82. Died June 27, 2016.
Mack Rice, the composer of the '60s hit "Mustang Sallly" and co-writer of the Staple Singers' "Respect Yourself" has died in Detroit.
"Sir" Mack Rice was best known for writing "Mustang Sally," which he initially recorded but it was Wilson Pickett who really made it popular. The two of them had been in a group called the Falcons.
His wife, Laura Rice, said, "When he wrote 'Mustang Sally' and he saw that royalty check, he really started writing. He never thought 'Mustang Sally' would ever be as big as it became. ...He used to tell me, 'Honey that Mustang has rolled a long time.'"
"You Better Slow That..."
'MUSTANG SALLY' COMPOSER MACK RICE DIES
One of my all-time favorite songs. A sixties classic by the Wicked Pickett.
MACK RICE, 82. Died June 27, 2016.
Mack Rice, the composer of the '60s hit "Mustang Sallly" and co-writer of the Staple Singers' "Respect Yourself" has died in Detroit.
"Sir" Mack Rice was best known for writing "Mustang Sally," which he initially recorded but it was Wilson Pickett who really made it popular. The two of them had been in a group called the Falcons.
His wife, Laura Rice, said, "When he wrote 'Mustang Sally' and he saw that royalty check, he really started writing. He never thought 'Mustang Sally' would ever be as big as it became. ...He used to tell me, 'Honey that Mustang has rolled a long time.'"
"You Better Slow That..."
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