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  • Genre: Blues

    Location Baton Rouge, Louisiana, US

    Profile Views: 34604

    Last Login: 5/13/2010

    Member Since 4/14/2006

    Website henrygray.com

    Record Label Lucky Cat Records

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    .. BIOGRAPHY .. Henry Gray is one of the few remaining working master architects of Post World War II Blues piano. His mentor was Big Maceo Merriwether (Chicago Breakdown). Gray is most known for his work as Howlin' Wolf's pianist from 1956-1968. In 2006, the National Endowment of the Arts awarded our nations top honor for a "traditional folk artist", the Natioanl Heritage Fellowship, to Henry for his life's work and contribution to his love, the Blues. He has worked and recorded with Elmore James, Little Walter, Jimmy Reed, Jimmy Rogers, Dusty Brown, Robert Jr. Lockwood, Honeyboy Edwards, Chuck Berry, Willie Dixon, Slim Harpo, Lazy Lester, Skip James, Muddy Waters, Billy Boy Arnold, Hubert Sumlin, Jody Williams, Raful Neal,Tabby Thomas, Larry Garner, and Lil Buck Sinegal to name a few. Once you familiarize yourself with Gray's works, you will begin to hear how Gray's style influenced many blues pianists. Gray may be the one of a few, if not, the only bluesman to have worked with three great blues producers the Chess Brothers, Willie Dixon , and J. D. Miller (Excello). Gray has a 1998 Grammy nomination for his work on TelArc's " A Tribute to Howlin' Wolf." He appeared in Clint Eastwood's "Blues Piano", one of seven parts to Martin Scorcese's 2003 "The Blues" series. In 1998, Mick Jagger welcomed Henry and several other Blues Master's to play his 55th birthday in Paris. Gray was born in Kenner, (New Orleans) Lousiana on Jan 19, 1925. His family moved to the Baton Rouge area before he was two. Gray still lives in Baton Rouge and continues to bring his two-fisted rollickin' boogie-woogies and chilling blues to the world. Henry invites you to visit www.henrygray.com. as well. .. .. .. .. LATEST NEWS .. .. Hear Henry Gray speak about his rich blues history and about his new record 'TIMES ARE GETTIN' HARD" .. www.a1blues.com

  • Members

    Henry Gray (piano & lead vocals), Earl " the Bishop " Christopher (drums), Brian "BB" Bruce (harmonica), Jackie Bruce ( background vocals and percussion), Marty Christian (guitar) & Andy Cornett (bass & harmonica and manager)

  • Influences

    Big Maceo

  • Sounds Like

    Two-fisted Piano Boogie-Woogie & Chilling Chicago & Louisiana Blues

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Bio:

.. BIOGRAPHY .. Henry Gray is one of the few remaining working master architects of Post World War II Blues piano. His mentor was Big Maceo Merriwether (Chicago Breakdown). Gray is most known for his work as Howlin' Wolf's pianist from 1956-1968. In 2006, the National Endowment of the Arts awarded our nations top honor for a "traditional folk artist", the Natioanl Heritage Fellowship, to Henry for his life's work and contribution to his love, the Blues. He has worked and recorded with Elmore James, Little Walter, Jimmy Reed, Jimmy Rogers, Dusty Brown, Robert Jr. Lockwood, Honeyboy Edwards, Chuck Berry, Willie Dixon, Slim Harpo, Lazy Lester, Skip James, Muddy Waters, Billy Boy Arnold, Hubert Sumlin, Jody Williams, Raful Neal,Tabby Thomas, Larry Garner, and Lil Buck Sinegal to name a few. Once you familiarize yourself with Gray's works, you will begin to hear how Gray's style influenced many blues pianists. Gray may be the one of a few, if not, the only bluesman to have worked with three great blues producers the Chess Brothers, Willie Dixon , and J. D. Miller (Excello). Gray has a 1998 Grammy nomination for his work on TelArc's " A Tribute to Howlin' Wolf." He appeared in Clint Eastwood's "Blues Piano", one of seven parts to Martin Scorcese's 2003 "The Blues" series. In 1998, Mick Jagger welcomed Henry and several other Blues Master's to play his 55th birthday in Paris. Gray was born in Kenner, (New Orleans) Lousiana on Jan 19, 1925. His family moved to the Baton Rouge area before he was two. Gray still lives in Baton Rouge and continues to bring his two-fisted rollickin' boogie-woogies and chilling blues to the world. Henry invites you to visit www.henrygray.com. as well. .. ..   LATEST NEWS .. Hear Henry Gray speak about his rich blues history and about his new record 'TIMES ARE GETTIN' HARD" .. www.a1blues.com

Member Since:

April 14, 2006

Members:

Henry Gray (piano & lead vocals), Earl " the Bishop " Christopher (drums), Brian "BB" Bruce (harmonica), Jackie Bruce ( background vocals and percussion), Marty Christian (guitar) & Andy Cornett (bass & harmonica and manager)

Influences:

Big Maceo

Sounds Like:

Two-fisted Piano Boogie-Woogie & Chilling Chicago & Louisiana Blues

Record Label:

Lucky Cat Records

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