(1940-07-11)July 11, 1940 New York City, United States
Died
November 5, 1963(1963-11-05) (aged 23) The Bronx, New York City, U.S.
Genres
Doo-wop, R&B, pop
Occupation(s)
Songwriter, singer
Years active
1955–1963
Formerly of
The Marquis Little Jimmy Rivers and the Tops The Chiffons
Musical artist
Ronald Augustus Mack (July 11, 1940 – November 5, 1963)[1] was an American songwriter, singer and talent manager who wrote "He's So Fine", a number one chart hit in 1963 for the Chiffons and the apparent inspiration for George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord". Mack's early death reportedly inspired Holland, Dozier and Holland to write the song "Jimmy Mack".
^Dotty Mack Sanders and others, "He's So Fine: The Ronnie Mack Story", Songfacts.com. Retrieved August 8, 2016
Harrison's "My Sweet Lord". Mack's early death reportedly inspired Holland, Dozier and Holland to write the song "Jimmy Mack". RonnieMack (known to his friends...
School in the Bronx in 1960. In 1962, at the suggestion of songwriter RonnieMack, the group added Sylvia Peterson, who had sung with Little Jimmy & the...
which Lamont Dozier attended. At the ceremony the mother of songwriter RonnieMack accepted an award for her son, who had recently died, for his composition...
publicised copyright infringement suit due to its alleged similarity to the RonnieMack song "He's So Fine", a 1963 hit for the New York girl group the Chiffons...
Me)?". In 1993, DeVoe and the group released their follow-up album Hootie Mack. In 1996, DeVoe reunited with the other original members of New Edition to...
York, best remembered for their 1958 recording "Puppy Love" written by RonnieMack (later the writer of "He's So Fine"). The song became a local hit in...
Barbara Ann Teer, Frances Foster, Hal DeWindt, Lonne Elder III, and RonnieMack. Alumni include Antonio Fargas, Hattie Winston, and Daphne Maxwell Reid...
York Post. Archived from the original on 2020-01-26. Retrieved 2020-01-26. Mack, Bob (1991-01-11). "Plane Tiff". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the...
Heart" Don Everly, Phil Everly Meet The Searchers 2:58 3. "Oh My Lover" RonnieMack Sugar And Spice 2:36 4. "Alright" Jerry Ross, Lester Vanadore Meet The...
of writer's block, brought on by charges that he had plagiarised the RonnieMack song "He's So Fine" in his 1970–71 hit single "My Sweet Lord". The sessions...
Lonnie Mack, was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He was influential in the development of blues rock music and rock guitar soloing. Mack emerged...
the title role on the Nickelodeon sci-fi series The Secret World of Alex Mack from 1994 to 1998. She also began a film career, starring in an ensemble...
Ronnie King (born September 16, 1963) is an American musician, producer, and co-owner of Blue Label Records with Sean Couevas. 2Pac, keyboards on Still...
can also be seen in several videos playing in Mack's band during that period. Szelest would return to Ronnie Hawkins many times over the years as well. In...
It was Sabbath's first studio album in over a decade to feature vocalist Ronnie James Dio and drummer Vinny Appice, and their first in nine years to feature...
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1988, in Los Angeles at the Palomino Club where they were regulars on RonnieMack's Barn Dance. It was there that Gustafson showcased the first version...
title of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, edited by Robert Mack. The original story of Sweeney Todd is from an older legend that may contain...
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