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Ton-Ton Macoute! is the 1970 album by Johnny Jenkins, a former bandmate of Otis Redding in The Pinetoppers. The album was originally intended as a Duane Allman solo album, before he departed to form The Allman Brothers. Most of the guitar tracks were played by Allman, and Jenkins later supplied the vocal tracks. The album is a red-hot blend of Southern Blues/Rock/Country/Soul. Guest musicians include future Allman Brothers Duane Allman, Berry Oakley, Jaimoe, and Butch Trucks. The standout tracks are Dr. John's "I Walk on Gilded Splinters", Bob Dylan's "Down Along the Cove", and J.D. Loudermilk's "Bad News".
[edit] Track listing
- "I Walk on Gilded Splinters" (Dr. John) - 5:49
- "Leaving Trunk" (Sleepy John Estes) - 4:19
- "Blind Bats & Swamp Rats" (Jackie Avery) - 4:44
- "Rollin' Stone" (Muddy Waters) - 5:21
- "Sick and Tired" (Dave Bartholomew/Chris Kenner) - 4:41
- "Down Along the Cove" (Bob Dylan) - 3:25
- "Bad News" (J.D. Loudermilk) - 4:08
- "Dimples" (John Lee Hooker/James Bracken) - 2:55
- "Voodoo in You" (Jackie Avery) - 5:00
- "I Don't Want No Woman" (Don Robey) - 2:12
- "My Love Will Never Die" (Otis Rush) - 5:33
[edit] Personnel
- Johnny Jenkins - guitar, harmonica, vocals, foot stomping
- Duane Allman - electric guitar, slide guitar, dobro, acoustic guitar
- Berry Oakley - bass
- Jaimoe - percussion, timbales
- Butch Trucks - drums
- Paul Hornsby - piano, keyboards, organs, guitar
- Eddie Hinton - percussion, cowbell
- Tippy Armstrong - percussion, cabasa
- Pete Carr - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Robert Popwell - bass, timbales, shaker, wood block
- Johnny Wyker - percussion, shaker, wood block
- Jim Nalls - guitar
- Ella Brown - vocals
- Southern Comfort - vocals
- Johnny Sandlin - drums
[edit] Production
- Producer: Duane Allman/Johnny Sandlin
- Recording Engineer: Johnny Sandlin/Tom Compton/Larry Hall/Larry Hamby/Jim Hawkins/Jimmy Johnson/Terry Manning
- Assistant Engineer: Kent Bruce/Jeremy Stephens
- Remixing: Jeff Coppage
- Mastering: Denny Purcell
- Art Direction: Jimmy Roberts
- Photography: Jimmy Roberts
- Liner Notes: Johnny Sandlin
[edit] Trivia
The phrase "Ton-Ton Macoute" is actually a phrase in Haiti, literally meaning "bogey man" in the Creole Dialect. "Ton-Ton Macoute" was the name Papa Doc Duvalier used for his secret Voodoo Police, who wreaked havoc in Haiti in the 1950's. The "bogey man" of Haitian folklore refers to a man visiting during Christmas Eve, entering peoples homes at night and taking naughty children into his knapsack. Hall, Allan (1664). The World's Greatest Secrets. Hamlyn, 40. ISBN 9-781851-528677.
