Artist:Sir Mack RiceSong:Mustang Sally
Album:Lost & Found: The Blue Rock Records Story
Most black music fans know that Sir Mack Rice wrote some of the greatest songs for Stax Records including Mustang Sally for Wilson Pickett. But you probably don't know that Rice had his only chart hit with his 1965 version of that song. So why isn't it on all those Stax Records comps? He didn't record it for Stax. He was born Bonnie Rice Nov. 10, 1933 in Clarksdale, MS and grew up in Detroit. He started out in 1956 with a group called The Five Scalders and then was a member of The Falcons from 1957-63. Who else was in The Falcons? Oh, that would be Wilson Pickett. Then he went solo but he was never successful as a solo artist. Mustang Sally reached #15 on the R & B charts in 1965. It was released on Blue Rock Records, a Chicago based R & B label owned by Mercury. This 2CD comp is one of the few places to get Rice's version of Mustang Sally and there are all kinds of other rarities for R & B fans. Of course Mustang Sally would be a big hit for Wilson Pickett in 1967. Rice also recorded for Stax but he's mostly known for his songs. He's still around and released his CD Get That Money in 2006. Here's Sir Mack Rice talking about Mustang Sally with guitarist Tommy Castro on the 2007 Rhythm & Blues Cruise.
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