Michael Jenkins

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The Dirty Guv'nahs

American rock & roll from Knoxville, Tennessee.

The Dirty Guv'nahs on stage in color, the full band lit from above, at a 2015 concert

I co-founded the band and ran the business side: finances, a $76K crowdfunding campaign, album production and release, web stores, sponsorships, and a University of Tennessee internship program. I still play.

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#1
Debut on Billboard's Heatseekers chart
7×
Voted Knoxville's best band, years running
20
Years on stage, celebrated with a 2026 anniversary tour
8
Releases, from 2010 to 2025

Discography · 8 releases

  1. Promises cover

    Promises

    2025

  2. Roots cover

    Roots

    2023

  3. Revival cover

    Revival

    2021

  4. Rock & Roll For The People cover

    Rock & Roll For The People

    2016

  5. The Benediction cover

    The Benediction

    2015 · single

  6. Hearts On Fire cover

    Hearts On Fire

    2014

  7. Somewhere Beneath These Southern Skies cover

    Somewhere Beneath These Southern Skies

    2012

  8. Youth Is In Our Blood cover

    Youth Is In Our Blood

    2010

Latest single: Homecoming, from Promises.

On stage

The band together in a room hung with framed picturesStage lights over a packed crowd, in black and whiteA guitarist in a suit mid-song, in black and whiteA singer with both arms raised toward the lightsThree players at the front of the stage, guitars upThe view from behind the drum kit toward a full room