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Mack the 'Memphis' Man Returns: 'I'm Glad I'm in the Band'

Mike Gormley, Detroit Free Press, 24 October 1969

THE SONG 'Memphis', made Johnny Rivers a big star. Remember? He recorded it live at the Whiskey A Go Go, making the club famous throughout the world. Rivers went on to pile up gold record after gold record and create his own little empire. But, before Rivers there was Mack.

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