Hubby Jenkins
{{Short description|American musician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Hubby Jenkins
| image = Hubby Jenkins October 2 2021 Raleigh NC.jpg
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| caption = Hubby Jenkins performing at the IBMA Bluegrass Live! festival in Raleigh, North Carolina on October 2, 2021
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| birth_place = Brooklyn, New York
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| genre = Old-time music
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| instrument = Banjo, guitar
| years_active = 2010–present
| label = Need To Know Music
| associated_acts = Carolina Chocolate Drops, Rhiannon Giddens
| website = {{URL|hubbyjenkins.com}}
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Hubby Jenkins is an American multi-instrumentalist who studies and performs old-time American music. He is a former member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops and the Rhiannon Giddens band, and has been nominated for Grammy and Americana awards.
Biography
Hubby Jenkins was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He attended PS 11 in Clinton Hills and Brooklyn Technical High School.{{cite journal |first=Frank |last=Matheis |title=The Deep Blues According to Hubby Jenkins |journal=Living Blues |number=253 |volume=49 |date=February 2018 |url=https://www.thecountryblues.com/artist-reviews/hubby-jenkins/}} As a young man, he played the saxophone and bass guitar.{{cite news |first=Jeff |last=Spevak |title=Hubby Jenkins, drinking from the giant stream |work=WXXI News |date=2020-02-05 |url=https://www.wxxinews.org/post/hubby-jenkins-drinking-giant-stream |access-date=2021-04-13}} After discovering the music of Skip James and Bukka White, he began exploring how African Americans influenced American roots music.{{cite web |url=http://blues.gr/profiles/blogs/q-a-with-multi-instrumentalist-hubby-jenkins-share-his-love-and |title=Hubby Jenkins: The Roots of Black Rose |first=Michael |last=Limnios |work=Blues.Gr}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.hubbyjenkins.com/about|title=About|website=Hubbyjenkins.com|access-date=June 22, 2023}}
Career
Jenkins began performing as a busker in New York City, then booked gigs in local coffee shops and bars. From 2010 to 2016, Jenkins was a member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops, playing instruments including guitar, banjo, and bones.{{cite news |first=Michael |last=Mechanic |title=Review: Carolina Chocolate Drops' 'Leaving Eden' |work=Mother Jones |date=2012-02-27 |url=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/02/review-carolina-chocolate-drops-leaving-eden/ |access-date=2021-04-13}}{{cite web |url=https://www.passim.org/live-music/events/hubby-jenkins/ |title=Hubby Jenkins |work=Passim |access-date=2021-04-13}} Their album Leaving Eden was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Folk Album in 2012.{{cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/hubby-jenkins/3274 |title=Hubby Jenkins |work=Grammy Awards |publisher=The Recording Academy |access-date=2021-04-13}} Along with other members, he was later part of the Rhiannon Giddens band. The two groups played a major role in the revival of Black string band tradition.{{cite news |first=Kaia |last=Kater |title=Rhiannon Giddens Is The 21st Century's Revelator |work=NPR Music |date=2018-11-02 |url=https://www.npr.org/2018/11/02/662261895/rhiannon-giddens-is-the-21st-centurys-revelator}}
Jenkins was nominated for Instrumentalist of the Year at the 2015 Americana Awards.{{cite web |url=https://americanamusic.org/awards?page=4 |title=Awards |page=4 |work=Americana Music Honors & Awards |publisher=Americana Music Association |access-date=2021-04-13}}
Discography
=Albums=
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References
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External links
- {{Official website}}
- {{Discogs artist|2648920-Hubby-Jenkins}}
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Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Musicians from Brooklyn