Billy Jenkins | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 5 July 1956 Bromley, England |
| Genres | Jazz, blues |
| Occupation(s) | Guitarist, composer, bandleader |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar |
| Years active | 1970s–present |
| Labels | Babel, VOTP |
| Website | www |
Billy Jenkins (born 5 July 1956)[1] is an English blues guitarist,[2] composer and bandleader. He was born in Bromley, Kent, England.[3]
Jenkins was a member of Burlesque, then Trimmer & Jenkins.[3] After a short period, he was a member of Ginger Baker's Nutters.[1] For several years, he ran Wood Wharf Studios.[1] He worked on his own VOTP Records label and led the Voice of God Collective,[1] a group which included Iain Ballamy, Django Bates, Steve Watts, Ashley Slater and other members of the group Loose Tubes.[3] The band released several albums, including Sounds Like Bromley and Uncommerciality.[3]
In the 1990s, Jenkins recorded several albums on Oliver Weindling's Babel Records, and led some seasons at the Vortex Jazz Club. He is now best known as a blues guitarist.[1] Until 2009, Jenkins was captain of Francis Drake bowls club on Hilly Fields, Lewisham. He masterminded a successful season of live music to accompany the 2006 FIFA World Cup at the Vortex Jazz Club.
In the mid-1990s, Jenkins and his band The Blues Collective,[1] took part in a parody documentary entitled Virus Called The Blues, produced and directed by Craig Duncan.
