Read the bio below and try to give details on jandek 's: - instrument - years active - caption - birth name - origin - label - genre - birth date - name - background - image - occupation Bio: jandek is the musical project of sterling richard smith , an outsider musician who operates out of houston , texas . since 1978 , jandek has self-released over 70 albums of unusual , often emotionally dissolute folk and blues songs without ever granting more than the occasional interview or providing any biographical information . jandek often plays a highly idiosyncratic and frequently atonal form of folk and blues music , often using an open and unconventional chord structure . jandek 's music is unique , but the lyrics closely mirror the country blues and folk traditions of east texas . the name '' jandek '' is most commonly used to refer specifically to the main -- often sole -- performer , rather than to the project .
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- instrument is guitar , drums , organ , accordion , vocals , bass , keyboards , harmonica , piano- years active is 1978 -- present- caption is jandek in montreal , canada in 2007 performing at the suoni per il popolo festival- birth name is sterling richard smith- origin is houston , texas , united states- label is corwood industries- genre is folk , blues , experimental , rock , outsider- birth date is 26 october 1945- name is jandek- background is solo_singer- image is jandek june2007.jpg- occupation is singer-songwriter , musician