Don Henry (born December 30, 1959) is an American country music singer and songwriter. His career took off when the Kathy Mattea single "Where've You Been", which he co-wrote with Jon Vezner, won numerous awards in 1990 and 1991.[1] These included the "song of the year" award at the 25th annual Academy of Country Music Awards in 1990,[2] and a Grammy Award for Best Country Song at the 33rd Annual Grammy Awards.[3] He went on to team up with Vezner to write another song, "Whole Lotta Holes", which was also later recorded by Kathy Mattea and released as a single.[4]
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| Background information | |
| Born | December 30, 1959 San Jose, California |
| Genres | Country music |
| Years active | 1990s–present |
| Labels | Epic Records |
| Website | www |
In 1991, he released his first solo album, Wild in the Backyard, which was engineered and produced by Ray Kennedy.[5] The album's music was favorably compared to the music of Randy Newman.[6][7][8] The album was also named one of Billboard's top 10 records of 1991.[9] Writing in Entertainment Weekly, Alanna Nash gave the album a B+ grade and described Henry as "One of Nashville’s best young tunesmiths".[8]
He performs with Jon Vezner as The Don Juans; they accompanied Tom Paxton on his 2018 and 2019 UK tours.[10]
Discography
edit- Wild in the Backyard (Epic, 1991)
- Flowers and Rockets (Love Child, 2001)
References
edit- ^ Mansfield, Brian. "Don Henry". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
- ^ "Winners at the 25th Academy of Country Music Awards". UPI. 1990-04-25. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
- ^ "33rd Annual GRAMMY Awards". GRAMMY.com. 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
- ^ Kening, Dan (1991-09-22). "Kathy Mattea Proves She Learned Her Lessons Well". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
- ^ "Ray Kennedy Biography". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
- ^ The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Oxford University Press. 2004-12-16. pp. 971–2. ISBN 9780199840441.
- ^ Boehm, Mike (1992-04-16). "Musicians Use Gift of Gab in 'Their Own Words'". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
- ^ a b Nash, Alanna (1991-06-07). "Wild in the Backyard". Entertainment Weekly.
- ^ "Don Henry to appear in concert". Gadsden Times. 2006-06-21. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
- ^ Coventry, Joe. "Tom Paxton and the Don Juans:Capstone Theatre, Liverpool: 13th April 2018". Nerve Magazine. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
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