Celebrating The 50th Anniversary of The Allman Brothers Band

I have been a fan since I first heard them and being from the south got to see them a lot as they were getting their roots and getting established, they were the best of the best. If you are a fan as well run don’t walk to get the never released on vinyl until recently, Johnny Jenkins/Ton Ton Macoute! This was an album intended for Greg Allman, he bailed on it just before recording it and that set up Johnny Jenkins to do the vocal with basically the core of the Allman Brothers Band and this thing is a gold mine, you can tell they knew exactly what they wanted to do and it was all in place even then. Looking back at this Album I bet Greg regretted bailing on it, he had to of, these songs and style had his name all over them. Check it out. Johnny Jenkins is one he’ll of a singer in his own wright, he and Greg were at least kindered spirits.

@mental , don't short change Greg, he was the other "man" in that equation and his solo stuff right up to his last album was awesome. Just thought the other night that the talent in that family was incredible. Do p/u that Johnny Jenkins album you will enjoy it. Believe  Elusive Disc still has some copys.

@mental , not sure that I new who I was yet back then. If you know what I mean? Growing up in S Louisiana enjoying the band’s of our area such as The Meters, Dr. John, Sir Douglas Quartet w/ Doug Sahm and all the great Zydaco with Clifton Chenier, Major Handy and the such as well as a little later with ZZ Top which showed up a lot I was in heaven. Walked into a little bar in New Orleans called Ziggys, right under the Clayborn overpass on Canal one eve, a party of 7 to 8 couples were getting ready to get on the party riverboat on the river end of canal and dine drink and listen to the band’s as it cruised the river till 3:00 am but there was a glitch, a band calling them selves the Tops were playing and we couldn’t leave that place, later that same year they did their first album of course as ZZTop. Glad we stuck around.

@pehare , could not wait to brag about that album. Isn't it a 💎.

@robertjerman, I am jelous that you have been enjoying that album for two years.