Johnny Jenkins - Ton-Ton Macoute 1970

Johnny Jenkins era guitarrista negro (faleceu em 2006), canhoto, que influenciou Jimi Hendrix, além de ter em uma de suas bandas no início da década de 1960 um jovem vocalista chamado Ottis Reding. Em 1970 o cara gravou, com produção de Duanne Allman, Ton-Ton Macoute, álbum que apresento nesta postagem. O disco trás uma sequência de músicas caucadas no southern rock/country/blues/soul. O trabalho está recheado de participações especiais, principalmente do pessoal do Allman Brothers Band, confira o line up.

Line up:

• Johnny Jenkins - vocals, guitar (04), harmonica (02,06,07,08), foot stomping (04), lead guitar (10,11)
• Duane Allman - electric guitar (09[left channel]), slide guitar (04,06), dobro (01), rhythm guitar (10,11)
• Berry Oakley - bass (04,06,07)
• Jaimoe - timbales (01,03,09)
• Butch Trucks - drums (01,09)
• Paul Hornsby - Wurlitzer piano (01,02,03,06,07,09,11), piano (10), Hammond B-3 organ (11), rhythm guitar (06)
• Eddie Hinton - cowbell (09)
• Tippy Armstrong - cabasa (09)
• Pete Carr - acoustic guitar (06), electric guitar (01,09[right channel]), guitar (02,03,05,07,08)
• Robert Popwell - bass (01,02,03,05,08,09,10,11), timbales (05), shaker & woodblocks (02)
• Johnny Wyker - shaker & woodblocks (02)
• Jimmy Nalls - guitar (07)
• Ella Brown - vocals (03)
• Southern Comfort - vocals (01,09)
• Johnny Sandlin - drums (02,03,05,06,07,08,10,11)

Johnny Jenkins - Ton-Ton Macoute 1970

Track Listing:

1. "I Walk on Gilded Splinters" (Dr. John) - 5:49
2. "Leaving Trunk" (Sleepy John Estes) - 4:19
3. "Blind Bats & Swamp Rats" (Jackie Avery) - 4:44
4. "Rollin' Stone" (Muddy Waters) - 5:21
5. "Sick and Tired" (Dave Bartholomew/Chris Kenner) - 4:41
6. "Down Along the Cove" (Bob Dylan) - 3:25
7. "Bad News" (J.D. Loudermilk) - 4:08
8. "Dimples" (John Lee Hooker/James Bracken) - 2:55
9. "Voodoo in You" (Jackie Avery) - 5:00
10. "I Don't Want No Woman" (Don Robey) - 2:12
11. "My Love Will Never Die" (Otis Rush) - 5:33

Fonte: Wikipedia


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