luciaphile Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 (edited) It being June, I spent the morning reading the Sunday, April 14th, New York Times magazine. I held on to it because there was a piece by John Jeremiah Sullivan, a writer I watch for, on whatever subject. That piece turned out, unexpectedly, to be a purely Houston story: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/04/13/magazine/blues.html?_r=0 I read it quite breathlessly - it's that engrossing. I wanted to wait until I finished to google up the - long-lost, now famed (among enthusiasts) - recording. This was because I'm not a blues aficionado. In particular I can't pretend to enjoy those scratchy old recordings, though I am not tone-deaf to their cultural value. Just ... I've observed this deficiency about myself in connection with other things encountered secondhand, not just blues, that send people into raptures. But then the song did not disappoint: Edited June 15, 2014 by luciaphile 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkultra25 Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 Having read the article in the NYT Magazine, you will probably find this 2002 piece on Mack McCormick from Texas Monthly to be of interest: http://www.texasmonthly.com/content/mack-mccormick-still-has-blues?fullpage=1 And since you mentioned watching out for articles by Sullivan, on the off chance you haven't already seen it, there's this one from the Paris Review: http://www.theparisreview.org/letters-essays/6048/mister-lytle-an-essay-john-jeremiah-sullivan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luciaphile Posted June 16, 2014 Author Share Posted June 16, 2014 Thanks, mkultra. The Texas Monthly article helps to fill in the picture.As for Sullivan, the Lytle story was my introduction to him, I think. But it was his visit to the Christian rock festival that sealed my devotion: http://www.gq.com/entertainment/music/200401/rock-music-jesus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkultra25 Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 As for Sullivan, the Lytle story was my introduction to him, I think. But it was his visit to the Christian rock festival that sealed my devotion: http://www.gq.com/entertainment/music/200401/rock-music-jesus Hadn't seen that one before. Duly noted until I can set aside enough time to read it. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MapMaker Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Does anyone know the best way to get in contact with Mack? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkultra25 Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Mack McCormick passed away last week at the age of 85: http://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/rip-mack-mccormick/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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