J. D. Wilkes

J.D. Wilkes
J.D. Wilkes
	Wilkes in 2007
Background information
Born	April 18, 1972; Baytown, Texas U.S.
Genres	Rockabilly; blues; country;
Occupation(s)	Musician; artist; filmmaker; author;
Instrument(s)	Vocals, harmonica, banjo, organ, glockenspiel, piano
Labels	YepRoc; Alternative Tentacles; Bloodshot; Colonel Knowledge; Arkam; Thirty Tigers; Big Legal Mess; Fat Possum;

Joshua "J. D." Wilkes (born April 18, 1972) is an American visual artist, musician, amateur filmmaker and author. He is best known as the singer for the rock band Legendary Shack Shakers, and is also an accomplished harmonica player, having recorded for such artists as Merle Haggard, Sturgill Simpson, John Carter Cash, Mike Patton, and Hank Williams III in the American Masters film "Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues". His song "Swampblood" can be heard on the Grammy-nominated soundtrack for HBO's True Blood series. Wilkes is a resident of Paducah, Kentucky and is the author of two books, The Vine That Ate The South and Barn Dances and Jamborees Across Kentucky.

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