 Working odd jobs and travelling around in the rear seat of a station wagon driven by his parents, J.B. began writing old time country blues songs and busking on street corners to get by.In 1998 he began commuting between the Washington DC area and New York City having become front-man of The Murder Junkies, former backing band of the late GG Allin.In 1999, after some legal issues (jaywalking), J.B. spent several months in Florida fine-tuning his country blues songs, and re-learning some old standards.