Quiz time

[watson]

Ok Ta!
Here's one:
Mentor of Stevie Ray Vaughan.
Played a 1958 Gibson Flying "V"
What name....and the name of his first album
Regards,
Noel

[Andy Mac]

I straight away thought of Johnny Winter, being another Texas blues guitar legend, but not knowing his guitar preferences I went searching: http://www.yee.ch/winter/Guitar/flyingv/flyinV.html
I won't cheat any further by Googling his first album...I have a number of them but not his first! Saw him live at Festival Hall in Brisbane in the mid 80's, wonderful stuff!

Cheers,

[watson]

Good try Andy,
Its not Johnny Winter.......I saw the Mystery Man in the mid 80's too but at smaller venues than Festival Hall.
He spent most of the late 70's in jail for beating a man to death who had ran into his wife with a car. (she died at the scene)
Regards,
Noel

[Andy Mac]

Bugger....

[Shedhand]

Ok Ta!
Here's one:
Mentor of Stevie Ray Vaughan.
Played a 1958 Gibson Flying "V"
What name....and the name of his first album
Regards,
Noel

His brother? Jimmy?

[watson]

Good thought....but nope.
Here's a photo...complete with Flying V.

[Bleedin Thumb]

Thats not Roy Buchanan is it?

Nah Roy was a telecaster type guy.

[Andy Mac]

That does look a bit like Roy Buchanon, but can't seem to enlarge that photo. If it is, he died (committed suicide?) in prison, but I think he was in there for some minor felony. He could play...saw/heard him too, in the Valley, bleeding ears almost!

Cheers,

[watson]

Roy would have been great to hear...............but nope!

Further clue......born in Indiana in 1941

Regards,
Noel

[Bleedin Thumb]

I wish I had got to see Roy as well..oh well

Is it one of the guitarists from ZZ Top, I don't know their names, but it sounds like your after a solo artist anyway.

[watson]

Yep, he produced solo albums under his own name.....from about 1963........Later did some duet tracks with Stevie Ray Vaughan and a feller called Spencer Leslie.
Regards,
Noel

PS. The Flying V is the big clue!

[watson]

OK.....maybe a bit too esoteric.......but one of the first to play it loud/fast.and dirty!

Site as follows:
www.lonniemack.com

First album from 1963.."The Wham of that Memphis Man"

Damn!

Regards,
Noel

[Bleedin Thumb]

You may well be his only Australian fan Noel.
Seen as no one got that try again, remember make it challenging....something a google wont turn up.

[watson]

G'day Bleedin'
You're probably right......no, I can remember a lot of nights in the early 70's spent listening to Lonnie Mack records with a lot of other muso's.....geez maybe I'm getting old.
OK thinking cap is on...

I'll be back.
Regards,
Noel

ps ...I've got three lunch dates with Brian next month....should I go formal???

[AlexS]

I can remember a lot of nights in the early 70's

...again, you may be the only one who can.