Lonnie Mack (born Lonnie McIntosh, 18 July 1941, Harrison County, Indiana) is an influential rock and blues guitarist. He recorded as a featured artist until 1990, and as a session artist until 2000. In 1963, Mack recorded several breakthrough guitar instrumentals, including "Memphis", "Wham!" and "Chicken-Pickin'", which began the blues-rock guitar genre and revolutionized the role of lead guitar in rock & roll music. The earliest of these, "Memphis", has been described by music historian Richard T. Pinnell, Ph. D., as "a milestone of early rock guitar" and by Guitar World magazine as the premier "landmark" rock guitar recording of all time. In addition, music critic Jimmy Guterman has ranked the album containing these, and nine other early Mack tunes, 16th among the top 100 rock albums of all time. These recordings were a major influence upon a generation of guitarists, including Duane Allman and Stevie Ray

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