Lonnie Mack #lonniemack #birthday #bluesrock #blueeyedsoul #blues #country #southernrock #rockabilly #gospel #bluegrass Lonnie. July 18, 1941 – April 21, 2016 Aurora, Indiana's finest -- Lonnie Mack -- was a singer-songwrite and guitar virtuose who fundamentally reshaped the sound of modern guitar. Lightening fast finger picking tempered with the emotion of R & B, this guy was the bringer of the blues-rock and southern rock sound.