Rabbit Mackay

Rabbit Mackay was a singer and musician from California who, with his Somis Rhythm Band, made an LP for MCA Records, "Bug Cloth", in 1968 before returning to obscurity. Information on him is scarce, but he was said to be still performing into the 2000s, although the only other known recording by him is one track on a compilation album issued in 2006.
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Links to Peel
Rabbit Mackay (with his Somis Rhythm Band) was one of the more obscure of John Peel's 1968 enthusiasms. He wrote approvingly of the singer's album "Bug Cloth" in his column in International Times and played tracks from it on Top Gear - especially "Hard Time Woman" which was issued in the UK as a single. It is possible that the words of the song had a special relevance for Peel at a time when his first marriage had ended unhappily, but the rough and ready feel of the track undoubtedly appealed to him.

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