Billy Jenkins (musician)
Billy Jenkins (born 5 July 1956) is an English blues guitarist, composer, and bandleader. He was born in Bromley, Kent, England. Jenkins was a member of Burlesque, then Trimmer & Jenkins. After a short period, he was a member of Ginger Baker's Nutters. For several years, he ran Wood Wharf Studios. He worked on his own VOTP Records label and led the Voice of God Collective, a group which included Iain Ballamy, Django Bates, Steve Watts, Ashley Slater, and other members of the group Loose Tubes. The band released several albums, including "Sounds Like Bromley" and "Uncommerciality . 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. 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, took part in a parody documentary entitled Virus Called The Blues", produced and directed by Craig Duncan. Discography. Studio albums Live albums Compilation albums Billy