CHRIS HENRY (AND THE HARDCORE GRASS)
- From Frederick County, Virginia. Lives in Padukah, Kentucky.
- Son of bluegrass musicians Red and Murphy Henry, brother of Casey Henry.
- Learned mandolin as a child. Played for Bill Monroe backstage at the Grand Old Opry.
- Age 18, got an electric guitar and started playing rock (from heavy metal to punk). Played for five years in a band called The Bends.
- 2003, worked with Dave Peterson and 1946.
- 2004, worked with Audie Blaylock and Redline.
- 2005, teamed up with sister Casey to form “Casey and Chris and the Two Stringers.”
- Wrote “Walkin’ West to Memphis” recorded by the Gibson Brothers.
- 2007-2013, worked with Shawn Camp, Peter Rowan, Danny Barnes and Mike Bub (in a trio) and formed his own band Chris Henry and the Hardcore Grass.
- 2013, released Making My Way to You
album (no label).