Guitarist Johnny Jenkins, whose playing greatly influenced Jimi Hendrix, has passed away at the age of 67 following a recent stroke. The singer in Jenkins' first band, The Pinetoppers, was fellow-Georgian Otis Redding. In 1969, what had been meant to be Duane Allman's solo album became Jenkins' Ton-Ton Macoute when Duane decided to focus on his latest band, the Allman Brothers. A remastered Macoute was released in 1997. Duane plays on 6 of the 11 songs of the record, one of which is "I Walk on Gilded Splinters."
"Splinters," "Rollin' Stone," and "Down along the Cove" can be found on the Duane Allman anthologies. The other three Duane tracks: "Voodoo in You," "Don't Want No Woman," and "My Love Will Never Die," I've only seen on the Macoute album. Perhaps one of you know more.
(News via YO in comments, song link via Manx Writers.)
Posted by floridacracker at June 28, 2006 05:35 PMbless him. he was good. can't say that about every yahoo with a guitar these days. those days either.
Posted by: richard at June 29, 2006 03:15 AMJohnnie was also a major influence on Jimi Hendrix. It's too bad he never got the major recognition (and money) he deserved.
Phil Walden did him a disservice. That album was recorded in '69/'70 and wasn't even released until '72. I doubt it got promoted much. Phil was busy, busy, busy with the ABB.
Posted by: Donnah at June 29, 2006 10:40 AMI always thought he did himself a disservice, too. Like a lot of people, he didn't want to leave Macon. That's a sentiment I never understood.
Posted by: Juan Paxety at June 29, 2006 11:35 AMI read that when Otis Redding made it big, he asked Johnny to join his band. Johnny refused because he didn't like flying. Too bad Otis didn't feel the same.
Posted by: Donnah at June 29, 2006 11:38 AMGregg Allman lives a few miles from me on the coast of Georgia. He is making music and touring again.
Posted by: Catfish at July 2, 2006 12:01 AM