Brandon Jenkins (musician)
Brandon Dean Jenkins (June 7, 1969 – March 2, 2018) was an American singer-songwriter and philanthropist. He was part of the Red Dirt music genre.
Brandon Jenkins | |
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| Born | June 7, 1969 Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | March 2, 2018 (aged 48) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Oklahoma State University |
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| Years active | 1994–2018 |
| Spouse | Michele Jenkins |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Red Dirt Texas Country |
| Labels | Rainy Records Red Dirt Legend Recordings Remorseless Records Explosive Records Thirty Tigers Smith Entertainment E1 Music |
| Website | brandonjenkins |
Jenkins performed in the Texas and Oklahoma regions, and he toured Europe on several occasions. He often played 150 shows per year and shared the stage with Sunny Sweeney, Zane Williams, Cory Morrow, Deana Carter, Pat Green, Willie Nelson, The Mavericks, and Kevin Welch.
One of Jenkins' notable songs, "Refinery Blues," was a biographical ballad about growing up near the Sand Springs Line, an area where oil refineries abound near the Arkansas River tributary of the Mississippi River.
Jenkins was also a philanthropist as a supporter of the Red Dirt Relief Fund, a non-profit organization that supports musicians from the Red Dirt family of artists who face financial hardship.