Brandon Jenkins | |
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| Born | June 7, 1969 Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | March 2, 2018 (aged 48) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Oklahoma State University |
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| Years active | 1994–2018 |
| Spouse | Michele Jenkins |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Red Dirt Texas Country |
| Labels | Rainy Records Red Dirt Legend Recordings Remorseless Records Explosive Records Thirty Tigers Smith Entertainment E1 Music |
| Website | brandonjenkins |
Brandon Dean Jenkins (June 7, 1969 – March 2, 2018) was an American singer-songwriter and philanthropist. He was part of the Red Dirt music genre.[1][2][3]
Jenkins performed in the Texas and Oklahoma regions, and he toured Europe on several occasions.[1][4] He often played 150 shows per year and shared the stage with Sunny Sweeney, Zane Williams, Cory Morrow, Deana Carter, Pat Green, Willie Nelson, The Mavericks, and Kevin Welch.[5][6]
One of Jenkins' notable songs, "Refinery Blues," was a biographical ballad about growing up near the Sand Springs Line, an area where oil refineries abound near the Arkansas River tributary of the Mississippi River.[7]
Jenkins was also a philanthropist as a supporter of the Red Dirt Relief Fund, a non-profit organization that supports musicians from the Red Dirt family of artists who face financial hardship.[8]
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