Henderson, Wayne

From Sugar Grove, Virginia.
A legendary luthier and guitarist. Has recorded albums with Doc Watkins, Butch Robins, Steve Kaufman and others.
As a guitar maker, he has made guitars for Peter Rowan, Gillian Welch, Doc Watson and Eric Clapton.
1995, was presented with the Folk Endowment for the Arts award by President Bill Clinton at the White House.
1995, the Wayne C. Henderson Music Festival and Guitar Competition was established in his honor in Wilson, Virginia. It takes place on the third Saturday of June every year.
Sometimes performs as “W.C. Henderson and Co.”
2000, toured and recorded with the “Masters of the Steel Stringed Guitar.”
2007, performed as part of the “Music from the Crooked Road” tour.
2019, was featured in the award-winning documentary film about the Galax Fiddlers Convention titled “Fiddlin.”