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Joe Henry (*1960) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and record producer.
Henry was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, but grew up in the Detroit area where he met Melanie Ciccone, Madonna’s sister, whom he married in 1987. In 1985 he moved to Brooklyn, New York, where he played at small clubs. His debut album Talk of Heaven came out in 1986. He signed to A&M Records and released two albums, Murder of Crows (1989) and Shuffletown (1990)
After Henry and his wife moved to Los Angeles in 1990, he left A&M in 1992 to join the independent label Mammoth, located in North Carolina. He released Short Man’s Room and Kindness of the World, on which members of the Jayhawks provided instrumental backing.
In the mid-1990s Henry decided “to do something decidedly more electric” instead of continuing with country-rock. He turned to producer Patrick McCarthy, in making his next album Trampoline (1996). Trampoline also employed metal guitarist Page Hamilton, who demonstrated his own eagerness to stretch by collaborating on the album.
Asked to contribute a song to a benefit album for singer Vic Chesnutt in 1996, Henry also collaborated with his famous sister-in-law on a cover of Chesnutt’s “Guilty by Association” (Sweet Relief II: Gravity of the Situation, The Songs of Vic Chesnutt, 1996).
Henry was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, but grew up in the Detroit area where he met Melanie Ciccone, Madonna’s sister, whom he married in 1987. In 1985 he moved to Brooklyn, New York, where he played at small clubs. His debut album Talk of Heaven came out in 1986. He signed to A&M Records and released two albums, Murder of Crows (1989) and Shuffletown (1990)
After Henry and his wife moved to Los Angeles in 1990, he left A&M in 1992 to join the independent label Mammoth, located in North Carolina. He released Short Man’s Room and Kindness of the World, on which members of the Jayhawks provided instrumental backing.
In the mid-1990s Henry decided “to do something decidedly more electric” instead of continuing with country-rock. He turned to producer Patrick McCarthy, in making his next album Trampoline (1996). Trampoline also employed metal guitarist Page Hamilton, who demonstrated his own eagerness to stretch by collaborating on the album.
Asked to contribute a song to a benefit album for singer Vic Chesnutt in 1996, Henry also collaborated with his famous sister-in-law on a cover of Chesnutt’s “Guilty by Association” (Sweet Relief II: Gravity of the Situation, The Songs of Vic Chesnutt, 1996).
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davidbowiegirl wrote:
And now I ordered it :)
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davidbowiegirl wrote:
Spotify is the place where I found him by accidentally. Blood From Stars sounds absolutely amazing album <3
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silverpsycho13 wrote:
i think the AMG described the sound of his recent albums quite well: "pop noir"
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jpjscribe wrote:
Scar, Fuse, Tiny Voices, Civilians, Blood From Stars...any and all are a good starting point...
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fenderf250 wrote:
Every one of his songs stops me in my tracks. Gotta get more! Here's another artist you may enjoy. His name is F. Kleijn and his from Seattle. http://www.last.fm/music/F.+Kleijn/Sweetness
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PULPMANRAV wrote:
Just got into this artist really great.Recommendations anybody
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FruitfulTree wrote:
Blood From The Stars - best Track..The Man I Keep Hid... It's on Spotify....
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jonathanfisk wrote:
Blood From Stars is Henry's best since "Tiny Voices." A dark, startling and beautiful album.
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hotterthanjuly wrote:
New album has leaked, but I can't find it! I can't wait for August 18th!
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Cronopio321 wrote:
FREE IS FREE, FOR EVERYBODY
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FREE IS FREE, FOR EVERYBODY
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hotterthanjuly wrote:
This man is brilliant. Everyone should know who he is. Aside from being Madonna's brother-in-law, of course haha...
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musicdish wrote:
Joe Henry fans should also check out Polarity/1...
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jackmckeever wrote:
thanks for so many songs and so many textured corners like a perfectly lit hotels - the shapes and corners scattered across 18 years....someone i know spoke of that show w/ frisell here in nyc a year ago - the sparks - the moment coming through. be well. carry on.
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backlightmail wrote:
May very well be our greatest living songwriter - if not, without question, the most under appreciated working today.
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martusia1093 wrote:
Tell me everything I’m not! But don’t tell me to stop! I love this version "Stop" and I love Madonna's version "Don't Tell Me"!
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chilenmusic wrote:
thanks for all the great recommendations- i've been getting them! sorry i didn't write back sooner. hope you're well. nice to know you.
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patchwerkstudio wrote:
great music Joe www.idomusiconline.com
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chenque65 wrote:
Civilians is a beautiful record! http://chenque65.blogspot.com/
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photobyas wrote:
Feel free to join the Joe Henry Appreciation Society. Joostdewit, thanks so much for the link. I know fabchannel for a while now and they offer great concerts. I just did not know that Joe Henry was added recently. The concert is fabulous!
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