Blues Rules Switzerland was OFF THE CHAIN

Blues Rules Switzerland was OFF THE CHAIN

Wow. Wow. Wow. Blues Rules sure does know how to throw a proper blues party. Top artists, great sound team, great food and amazing people. I played Friday night on the main stage with the great Lady Trucker, Jessie Mae Hemphill’s cousin. The sound on stage was...
Great bad review gets people to listen to Janky

Great bad review gets people to listen to Janky

So I found this awesome review online at JazzBluesNews.com. Although it is factually wrong and quite insane it definitely drives the reader to check out my music and maybe buy a CD. Here is the review… There’s a name in the blues, Janky. Does anyone know that...
2023 Juke Joint Fest was LIT

2023 Juke Joint Fest was LIT

I had a blast at this year’s Juke Joint Fest in Clarksdale, MS. Amazing music, and amazing people. Great memories. Cody Cotton and I left Austin bound for Dallas to pick up a Juke Joint Boy regular Clay Stinnet – he is one of my favorite people. After a brief...
Janky Juking at 2023 Juke Joint Fest

Janky Juking at 2023 Juke Joint Fest

This year’s 20th anniversary of the Juke Joint festival finds Janky bringing the Good-Time Blues to the best blues festival in America. Janky has been attending this festival for years originally with Reverend KM Williams. Janky is playing at Red’s before...
Janky @ Blues Rules Switzerland this June 2023

Janky @ Blues Rules Switzerland this June 2023

I am honored to return to Blues Rules Crissier, Switzerland this year. I played lead for Robert. Kimbrough a few years back at this festival and it is TOP NOTCH! Super friendly people. This year is a special treat as it is a tribute to the great Jessie Mae Hemphill,...
Junior Kimbrough in National Geographic

Junior Kimbrough in National Geographic

I was rummaging through some old National Geographics and I stumbled across an article from 1989 that depicts and talks about Junior Kimbrough’s juke joint and family. The article is FAULKNER’S MISSISSIPPI on page 313. This is in Volume 175 No. 3 from...
Lady Trucker gets Janky CD

Lady Trucker gets Janky CD

Last year I loaded my recording gear and drove up to the blues mecca, Holly Springs, MS and recorded some blues royalty in two sessions as part of my non-profit Blues Fund. One with Joe Ayers and Trenton Ayers and one with Peggy Sue Hemphill Lesueur aka Lady Trucker...