Ton-Ton Macoute!

Ton-Ton Macoute!
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1970
Recorded1969–70
GenreBlues rock
Southern rock
Classic rock
Length48:07
LabelAtco, Capricorn
ProducerDuane Allman, Johnny Sandlin
Johnny Jenkins chronology
Ton-Ton Macoute!
(1970)
Blessed Blues
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB−[2]

Ton-Ton Macoute! is the 1970 debut solo album of American blues musician Johnny Jenkins.[1] Jenkins had previously led The Pinetoppers, a band which at one time featured Otis Redding. Jenkins then appeared on two Redding albums, playing guitar, before releasing his solo debut.

Ton-Ton Macoute! was originally intended as a Duane Allman solo album, before Allman departed to form The Allman Brothers.[citation needed] Most of the guitar tracks were played by Allman, with Jenkins later supplying the vocal tracks. In addition to Duane Allman, the album also features three other founding members of the Allman Brothers: Berry Oakley, Jaimoe, and Butch Trucks.[3]

Ton-Ton Macoute! is a blend of blues rock and Southern rock. It notably included covers of Dr. John's "I Walk on Guilded Splinters", Bob Dylan's "Down Along the Cove", and J.D. Loudermilk's "Bad News".[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Ton-Ton Macoute! - Johnny Jenkins | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: J". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 27, 2019. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
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