Johnny Jenkins
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| Johnny Jenkins | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 5, 1939 Bibb County, Georgia, U.S. |
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| Genres | Blues |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 1962–1970 1996–2006 |
| Notable instruments | |
| Guitar | |
Johnny Edward Jenkins (March 5, 1939 – June 26, 2006)[1][2] was an American left-handed blues guitarist, who helped launch the career of Otis Redding.[2] His flamboyant style of guitar playing also influenced Jimi Hendrix.[3]
Career
In the 1960s Jenkins was the leader of the Pinetoppers, who employed a young Otis Redding as singer.[3] As Jenkins did not have a driver's license, Redding also served as his personal driver.[2] During a recording session in 1962 organized by the band's manager, Phil Walden, Jenkins left forty minutes of studio time unused. Redding used this time to record a ballad, "These Arms of Mine", on which Jenkins played guitar.[3] Scott Freeman, in his biography of Redding, Otis!: The Otis Redding Story, gives several accounts of that chaotic day at Stax Records.[4] In 1964, Jenkins released an instrumental single, "Spunky" (Volt V-122).[5]
With Phil Walden concentrating on Redding's flourishing career, Jenkins was sidelined, and it was not until after Redding's death in 1967 that Walden again concentrated on Jenkins's career.[2] In 1970, Jenkins released the album Ton-Ton Macoute!.[3] The opening track, a cover of Dr. John's "I Walk on Gilded Splinters",[2] has been sampled by numerous musicians, including Beck and Oasis. Several tracks on Ton-Ton Macoute! featured Duane Allman on guitar and dobro.[6]
With Walden again becoming involved in other projects, Jenkins became disillusioned with the music industry and did nothing of note until 1996. By then Walden had persuaded him to make a comeback, and he released the album Blessed Blues, recorded with Chuck Leavell.[3] Two further albums followed: Handle with Care and All in Good Time.[7]
Jenkins died from a stroke in June 2006 in the same town where he was born: Macon, Georgia. He was 67.[1][3]
Jenkins was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in 2012.[8]
Discography
- Solo
- Ton-Ton Macoute! (1970)
- Blessed Blues (1996)
- Handle With Care (2001)
- All in Good Time (2005)
References
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- Johnny Jenkins at Amazon
- Washington Post, "Johnny Jenkins, aided Otis Redding" June 29, 2006 retrieved July 1, 2006
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