Musical Excursions in Open D

Love to write all kinds of music. This is a little musical excursion. I went on in open D. I learned how to do the tapping and “playing from Darrin Kobetech. I am playing an Alvarez Parlor guitar.

Good times at 2025 New Orleans Cigar Box Guitar Festival

My second year to play the New Orleans Cigar Box Guitar Festival. We had such a great time.

Janky’s Traeger Smoked Texas Salsa

Nom Nom Nom. Smoked salsa and brisket bites on Janky’s Traeger smoker. 

Sampleson – Scaper

Sampleson Scaper Review and Walkthru - Create Ambient Interstellar Movie Sounds. Trying this new app from Sampleson called Scaper. Create movie sound beds from any track or audio source.  

eMastered Stemify

Super cool Ai technology from eMastered.com. Upload any track and Stemify will break all the stems/layers into the songs' isolated tracks. As a studio engineer and producer I love to break down tracks and hear the isolated instrument so I can learn how placement in...

CBG – I’m Goin’ Down Janky Style

Janky Live at ANDALUSIA WHISKEY COMPANY SPEAKEASY GRILL BLANCO, TX

Janky’s Junior’s Juke Joint Gallery

I am fascinated by Junior Kimbrough, his music and his juke joints. As most Delta musicians moved north to Chicago, the North Mississippi musicians like Junior and R.L. Burnside stayed in somewhat of a vacuum in Holly Springs as did their music. This is a gallery of...

Epic Times at 74th Annual GOAT Picnic and Red’s Old-Timer Fest

We had a great time in Mississippi playing the 74th Annual GOAT Picnic and Red's Older-Timer Fest @ Red's. The GOAT Picnic started out kinda rough as the rain moved in but we moved it all inside the Shriner's building and had a good-old juke. I set in with Lady...

Muddy Waters’ Shack Cabin – North of Clarksdale, MS at the Stovall Plantation

While at the 2024 Juke Joint Festival, I took the band up to the Stovall Plantation to see where Muddy Waters lived and was recorded. I wanted to document this so you can learn more or visit the sacred place someday. (Sorry for wind in...

2024 Juke Joint Fest was Lit!

Just like last year's Juke Joint Fest, I ran the Stone Pony Stage on Saturday and played Red's Juke Joint Friday night. The music and excitement in the air was electric. It was nice sitting in on stage with greats like Kent Burnside, Lady Trucker, Robert Kimbrough Sr...

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Lady Trucker Release

Janky has gone from writing songs about Jessie Mae Hemphill to playing with and producing a...

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