J. D. Wilkes

J. D. Wilkes

Joshua "J. D." Wilkes (born April 18, 1972, Baytown, Texas), and now a resident of Paducah, Kentucky, is an American visual artist, musician, and amateur filmmaker. Wilkes is a Kentucky Colonel, an honorable title bestowed upon those with a connection to, or are famous residents of Kentucky, by the state's Governor. He is also an accomplished harmonica player, having recorded for such artists as Merle Haggard, John Carter Cash, Mike Patton, and Hank Williams III. He can also be spotted playing harmonica for Hank Williams III in the 2004 "American Masters" film Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues.