The first full-length solo album by J.D. Wilkes, Cattle in the Cane has true crossover appeal, catering to both traditional folk lovers and fans of his hard-driving rock n roll projects.
J.D. Wilkes has built a diverse, enthusiastic fan base over his 20+ year musical career, as founding member and frontman of Legendary Shack Shakers and J.D. Wilkes & The Dirt Daubers.
J.D. s hard-driving rock n roll projects. The album also features Charlie Stamper, a fiddle player who comes from an Appalachian lineage of mountain players: his daddy was field-recorded, and his brother played with Bill Monroe. He is a true, previously unknown source of the pre-war style that provided the root to all forms of modern bluegrass, blues, and country music.