Shifty Henry

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John Willie "Shifty" Henry (born October 4, 1921 in Edna , Texas , † November 30, 1958 in Los Angeles ) was an American musician ( bass , trumpet ) and composer in the field of jazz and R&B music.

Live and act

Henry studied music at Prairie View A&M University near Houston and moved to Los Angeles in 1944, where he worked as a musician, band leader and arranger a. a. worked with Ernestine Anderson ( Cool Lovin 'Baby ), Billy Eckstine ( Sophisticated Lady 1947, # 24 on the charts), Sonny Criss , Jack McVea , Dizzy Gillespie , Dexter Gordon , Big Joe Turner , Johnny Otis and The Treniers . One of his most famous songs, Let Me Go Home Whiskey , was first recorded by Amos Milburn and was later a hit by country band Asleep At The Wheel . Other songs by Henry such as Dark Shadows, Hyping Woman Blues , Vacation Blues and Whiskey Do Your Stuff were among others. a. Covered by Ray Charles , BB King , Charlie Parker and T-Bone Walker . With his Shifty Henry All-Stars he played regularly at the New Year celebrations of Dorothy Chandler and her husband Otis, publishers of the Los Angeles Times .

He was one of the first musicians to play for Leo Fender with the Fender Precision Bass electric bass ; Henry became a pioneer on this instrument. As a double bass player he can be seen in the film noir classic victim of the underworld (1950); He also worked as a studio musician on television programs such as Dixie Showboat and also appeared in shows by Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis . He died in 1958 at the age of 37. His name was in the Leiber - Stoller -Song Jailhouse Rock called.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Shifty Henry in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data
SURNAME Henry, Shifty
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Henry, John Willie
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician and composer
DATE OF BIRTH October 4, 1921
PLACE OF BIRTH Edna (Texas)
DATE OF DEATH November 30, 1958
Place of death los Angeles