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...
Lady Trucker Release

Lady Trucker Release

Janky has gone from writing songs about Jessie Mae Hemphill to playing with and producing a Hemphill. In 2023 Janky produced and played guitar on Peggy Sue Hemphill Lesueur aka Lady Trucker’s release Rollin’ Up On Ya. “I am honored to play with blues...
January 2023 CBG Review Magazine Article

January 2023 CBG Review Magazine Article

I had fun giving this interview to CBG Review Magazine. This is the best Cigar Box Guitar rag out there. I was happy to promote the CBG Builders’ instruments I play. The interview is very in-depth. View this article as a...
CBG Throwdown Living Blues Magazine Review

CBG Throwdown Living Blues Magazine Review

Page 49 of Living Blues Magazine’s January 2023 issue holds a great review of Janky’s newest CD, CBG Throwdown. Huge props to Lee Zimmerman who dug deep into the CD to really understand and relay all that went into Janky’s music. It’s easy to...
2022 Was Epic

2022 Was Epic

2022 included a ton of great music adventures. I did the following in 2022: played all over Austin, recorded a new Grammy contender CD started a non-profit recording fund to help other blues musicians (https://bluesfund.com) headlined a festival in Thouars, France,...
Absolute Throwdown at JJF. Oh Yeah Kingfish Played My Guitar

Absolute Throwdown at JJF. Oh Yeah Kingfish Played My Guitar

I had an EPIC time at Red’s in Clarksdale, MS. This was my first Juke Joint Fest since covid. So, I missed two years of JJF so it was on with a vengeance. I had my right-hand harp man, Cody Cotton, with me. The drive from Autin is a little further than Dallas...
Janky’s 4th CD, CBG Throwdown Focuses on Cigar Box Guitars

Janky’s 4th CD, CBG Throwdown Focuses on Cigar Box Guitars

C.B.G. Throwdown finds Janky bringing a release that focuses exclusively on cigar box guitar. This 9-song release is Janky’s 4th CD in his catalog. Janky features Cody Cotton on harp who played on Hill Country Foot Stomp and Janky’s go-to drummer, the amazing Cole...