You may have never heard Sir Mack Rice sing, but you’ve heard his songs. Rice’s list of classic compositions includes Wilson Pickett’s “Mustang Sally,” Albert King’s “Cadillac Assembly Line,” and ...
The estate of the late Sir Mack Rice, who wrote and sang "Mustang Sally," is suing a California company and Rice’s widow for allegedly duping him into signing over the rights to the famous rhythm and ...
Although Wilson Pickett’s version might be the most famous, he did not write the song. “Sir” Mack Rice wrote and recorded the song in 1965, a year before Pickett rode it up the charts. Born Connie ...
Jim Newberry/Special to The Commercial Appeal. Sir Mack Rice performs Saturday 2/17/2007 at the Cadillac Palace Theatre in Chicago. (Photo: Jim Newberry) The author of 'Mustang Sally,' the co-writer ...
DETROIT – Detroit soul stalwart Sir Mack Rice, who wrote “Mustang Sally,” “Respect Yourself” and other enduring R&B hits, died Monday in metro Detroit. He was 82. A onetime member of the Detroit group ...
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Wilson Pickett, the Alabama-born soul singer who brought a raw groove and growling energy to 1960s R & B music, with hits such as “In the Midnight Hour” and “Mustang Sally,” died Thursday. He was 64.
MEMPHIS — The author of Mustang Sally, the co-writer of Respect Yourself, soul legend, and Stax Records stalwart "Sir" Mack Rice died Monday night at his Detroit home from complications of Alzheimer's ...