Johnny Jenkins and The Pinetoppers had a driver who took them to the Stax record store and recording studio on East McClemore Avenue (an old cinema). The driver was Otis Redding. They recorded SPUNKEY - Stax 1964 as a follow up to their ‘Soul Twist’ . A guitarist, singer and a songwriter Johnny Jenkins played guitar in a style adopted and admired by Jimmy Hendrix; they both played left-handed and upside down, as did Albert King. Otis was in the backing group and got noticed by Phil Walden and was asked to stay behind to try out something
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