Reared in a musical household, Beverley grew up on early country, bluegrass, rockabilly, big band, and various forms of old time blues.
An old-school punk sound, rooted in influences like The Misfits, FEAR, Black Flag, and Motörhead, the Bad Habits achieved notoriety on the central east coast.
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.
He re-emerged in the DC area later that year with honky-tonk outfit The Wayward Drifters, and subsequently began touring locally and regionally with the band.
In 2004, J.B. rejoined the Murder Junkies for two tours, and the Wayward Drifters released a self-produced CD entitled Highball.