William Allen Henderson CM (born November 6, 1944) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and music producer. Henderson is best known for his work as lead singer and guitarist with the group Chilliwack in the 1970s and 1980s,[1][2]
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| Birth name | William Allen Henderson |
| Born | November 6, 1944 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Genres | Rock |
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| Years active | 1966–present |
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| Website | www |
Career
editAs a young man, Henderson performed as a guitarist in the Panorama Trio at the Vancouver Hilton Hotel's Panorama Roof restaurant. He then helped form the psychedelic rock group The Collectors.[3][4][5]
After The Collectors disbanded, Henderson and other former Collectors formed the band Chilliwack. The group played together for more than 30 years, and produced the hits "Lonesome Mary", "California Girl", and "My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)". He is also part of the folk music supergroup UHF.[6]
As well as performing, Henderson has produced many recordings; he won the 1983 Juno Award for "Producer of the Year", with Brian MacLeod, for Chilliwack's Opus X album. He also won a Genie Award for best original song in a movie ("When I Sing", from Bye Bye Blues), and was musical director for the Canadian edition of Sesame Street from 1989 to 1995. Henderson was a founding inductee to the BC Entertainment Hall of Fame in 1994.[7]
Henderson has served as director of the Canadian Association of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) and as president of the Songwriters Association of Canada.[8] In 2014 he was awarded the Special Achievement Award by SOCAN at the 2014 SOCAN Awards in Toronto.[9]
Henderson was named a Member of the Order of Canada in 2015.[10][11]
In 2016, Henderson continues to tour Canada as a solo musician[8] and to perform with Chilliwack.[12]
Personal
editHenderson's daughter Camille Henderson is a singer; she was a member in the early 1990s of the pop trio West End Girls,[13] and has appeared as a guest vocalist on albums by Sarah McLachlan and Delerium. Another daughter, Saffron Henderson is a singer and voice actress.[citation needed]
Discography
editThe Collectors
edit- 1967 – The Collectors
- 1968 – Grass & Wild Strawberries
Chilliwack
edit- 1970 – Chilliwack
- 1971 – Chilliwack
- 1972 – All Over You
- 1974 – Riding High
- 1975 – Rockerbox
- 1977 – Dreams, Dreams, Dreams
- 1978 – Lights from the Valley
- 1980 – Breakdown in Paradise
- 1981 – Wanna Be a Star
- 1982 – Opus X
- 1983 – Segue (compilation)
- 1984 – Look In Look Out
- 1994 – Greatest Hits (compilation)
- 2003 – There and Back - Live
UHF
editReferences
edit- ^ James H. Marsh (1999). Chilliwack. The Canadian Encyclopedia. pp. 458–. ISBN 978-0-7710-2099-5. = "Chilliwack". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- ^ "Henderson, Chilliwack still going strong after 40 years". Estevan Mercury, October 5, 2011
- ^ Ed Gould (1988). Entertaining Canadians: Canada's international stars, 1900-1988. Cappis Press. pp. 48–49. ISBN 978-0-919763-18-0.
- ^ Norm N. Nite (1 September 1985). Rock on: the illustrated encyclopedia of rock n' roll : the video revolution, 1978-present. Harper & Row. p. 68. ISBN 978-0-06-181644-4.
- ^ "History". BC Entertainment Hall of Fame. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ "Living his passion for music" Archived 2017-02-16 at the Wayback Machine. Penticton Western News. By STEVE KIDD April 5, 2011
- ^ "Inducted 1994". BC Entertainment Hall of Fame. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Generations of rock with Chilliwack" Archived 2017-02-16 at the Wayback Machine. Dale Boyd - Penticton Western News, July 21, 2016
- ^ 2014 SOCAN Awards Archived 2017-06-28 at the Wayback Machine. SOCAN website.
- ^ "Four Nova Scotians among Order of Canada honourees". The Chronicle-Herald, July 1, 2015.
- ^ "24 Minutes with Bill Henderson" Archived 2017-09-10 at the Wayback Machine. Peterborough Examiner, By Joe Leary. January 19, 2017.
- ^ "Chilliwack rocks during Nanaimo Bathtub Weekend Launch Party" Archived 2016-07-15 at the Wayback Machine. Melissa Fryer - Nanaimo News Bulletin, Jul 14, 2016
- ^ McGinnis, Ray (18 March 2019). "Say You'll Be Mine by the West End Girls". vancouversignaturesounds.com. Vancouver Pop Music. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
External links
edit- Bill Henderson website
- Chilliwack page at the Canoe-Jam website[usurped]
- Chilliwack bio Archived 2006-12-05 at the Wayback Machine - CanadianBands.com
- Collectors bio Archived 2011-05-16 at the Wayback Machine - CanadianBands.com
- UHF bio Archived 2016-08-01 at the Wayback Machine - CanadianBands.com