Sir Mack Rice

Sir Mack was born Bonnie Rice on November 10, 1933, in Clarksdale, Mississippi, is a nationally prominent American songwriter, whose compositions have been performed by many well-known artists, including The Staple Singers, Ike and Tina Turner, Albert King, Johnnie Taylor, Shirley Brown, Rufus Thomas, Etta James, Billy Eckstine, Eddie Floyd, Buddy Guy, The Rascals, Wilson Pickett, Albert Collins, Busta Rhymes, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Otis Clay and the Blues Brothers.

In 1950 Sir Mack's family moved to Detriot, MI. Though he really never thought about singing myself, he attended Northern High School and while in school, formed a little doo-wop corner group. After a two-year tour in the U.S Army he formed a group called the Barberleers.

In the mid 1950's he joined the Falcons singing group with the late great Joe Stubs, the late great (Wicked) Wilson Pickett, Willie Scholfield, Lance Finney and the enormously successful Eddie Floyd (of “Knock On Wood” This was the first group out of Detroit to appear on the Dick Clark Show. But his “claim to fame” has always been “Mustang Sally” - the one song that really started the ball rolling.

Joining the STAX Record Company in Memphis, Tennessee Sir Mack wrote “Respect Yourself” -- recorded by the Staple Singers and later by Bruce Willis and others, “Cheaper To Keep Her” recorded by the late Johnny Taylor, “Do The Breakdown” recorded by his ‘ main man', the late great Rufus Thomas and last but not least “Cadillac Assembly Line” recorded by the late Mr. Albert King.

Watch Video of Sir Mack Rice "Mustang Sally."