Jandek

Jandek
Jandek performing in 2007
Background information
Born
Sterling Smith

(1945-10-26) October 26, 1945
OriginHouston, Texas, U.S.
GenresLo-fi, folk, blues, outsider music
Years active1978–present
LabelCorwood Industries
Websitecorwoodindustries.com

Jandek is the musical project of Sterling Smith (born October 26, 1945), a Houston, Texas-based American lo-fi folk singer. Since 1978, Jandek has independently released over 120 albums while granting an interview extremely rarely and providing no biographical information, releasing on a self-made label, "Corwood Industries". Jandek often plays an idiosyncratic and frequently atonal form of folk and blues music, frequently using an open and unconventional chord structure. AllMusic has described Jandek as "the most enigmatic figure in American music."

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