Ton-Ton Macoute!

• Artist: Johnny Jenkins
• Rating:
• Release Date: 1970
• Total Time: 48:07
• Genre: Rock

Review

What a fine bowl of Southern gumbo this Johnny Jenkins disc is. Aided and abetted by the likes of Duane Allman (this started as an Allman solo disc, but when he formed the Allman Brothers Band, Jenkins put his vocals over the tracks best suited), Dickey Betts, and those great guys from Muscle Shoals, Jenkins cooks on such cuts as "Down Along the Covell" from the pen of Bob Dylan, and Muddy Waters' "Rollin' Stone." But it is Dr. John's "I Walk On Guilded Splinters" which shines here and is the one which folks will recognize as the basis for Beck's hit "Loser." On the slippery "Blind Bats & Swamp Rats" you can almost feel the heat and humidity rolling out of the bayou. This reissue also includes the mighty fine bonus cuts "I Don't Want No Woman" and "My Love Will Never Die." Great Southern funk n' roll for the discerning listener. It even includes educational linear notes which tell the tale behind each cut. ~ James Chrispell, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
I Walk on Gilded Splinters	Dr. John	Johnny Jenkins	(5:49)
Leaving Trunk	Sleepy John Estes	Johnny Jenkins	(4:19)
Blind Bats & Swamp Rats	Jackie Avery	Johnny Jenkins	(4:44)
Rolling Stone	McKinley Morganfield	Johnny Jenkins	(5:21)
Sick and Tired	Chris Kenner, Dave Bartholomew	Johnny Jenkins	(4:41)
Down Along the Cove	Bob Dylan	Johnny Jenkins	(3:25)
Bad News	John D. Loudermilk	Johnny Jenkins	(4:08)
Dimples	John Lee Hooker, James C. Bracken	Johnny Jenkins	(2:55)
Voodoo in You	Jackie Avery	Johnny Jenkins	(5:00)
I Don't Want No Woman [#][*]	Don Robey	Johnny Jenkins	(2:12)
My Love Will Never Die [#][*]	Otis Rush	Johnny Jenkins	(5:33)

Credits

Pete Carr (Guitar (Acoustic)), Pete Carr (Guitar), Pete Carr (Guitar (Electric)), Johnny Jenkins (Guitar), Johnny Jenkins (Harmonica), Johnny Jenkins (Vocals), Johnny Jenkins (Main Performer), Johnny Jenkins (Foot Stomping), Terry Manning (Engineer), Southern Comfort (Vocals), Southern Comfort (Vocals (Background)), Duane Allman (Dobro), Duane Allman (Guitar), Duane Allman (Guitar (Rhythm)), Duane Allman (Producer), Duane Allman (Slide Guitar), Tippy Armstrong (Percussion), Tippy Armstrong (Cabasa), Ella Brown (Vocals), Ella Brown (Vocals (Background)), Tom Compton (Engineer), Jeff Coppage (Remixing), Rick Hall (Engineer), Larry Hamby (Engineer), Jim Hawkins (Engineer), Eddie Hinton (Percussion), Eddie Hinton (Cowbell), Paul Hornsby (Guitar), Paul Hornsby (Piano), Paul Hornsby (Guitar (Rhythm)), Paul Hornsby (Keyboards), Paul Hornsby (Organ (Hammond)), Paul Hornsby (Wurlitzer), Jaimoe Johnson (Percussion), Jaimoe Johnson (Timbales), Jimmy Johnson (Engineer), Berry Oakley (Bass), Robert Popwell (Bass), Robert Popwell (Timbales), Robert Popwell (Shaker), Robert Popwell (Wood Block), Denny Purcell (Mastering), Johnny Sandlin (Drums), Johnny Sandlin (Producer), Johnny Sandlin (Engineer), Johnny Sandlin (Liner Notes), Johnny Sandlin (Remixing), Butch Trucks (Drums), Johnny Wyker (Percussion), Johnny Wyker (Shaker), Johnny Wyker (Wood Block), Jim Nalls (Guitar), Jimmy Roberts (Art Direction), Jimmy Roberts (Photography), Kent Bruce (Assistant Engineer), Jeremy Stephens (Assistant Engineer)