Bugs Henderson Explained

Bugs Henderson
Birth Name:Harry Fisher Henderson
Alias:Buddy Henderson
Birth Date:October 20, 1943
Birth Place:Palm Springs, California, U.S.
Death Place:Jefferson, Texas, U.S.
Years Active:1960–2012

Buddy Henderson (né Harry Fisher Henderson; October 20, 1943 – March 9, 2012), better known as "Bugs" Henderson, was an American blues guitarist. He was popular in Europe and from the 1970s, was based in Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas, where he was known as a local blues guitar legend.[1]

Henderson was born in Palm Springs, California and spent his early life in Tyler, Texas, where he formed a band called the Sensores at age 16, and later joined Mouse and the Traps. In Dallas–Fort Worth during the early 1970s, he was lead guitarist for the blues/rock band Nitzinger before forming the Shuffle Kings and later a band that was eponymously named. Henderson played with blues musicians such as B. B. King, Eric Clapton, Muddy Waters, and Stevie Ray Vaughan, as well as with rhythm and blues saxophonist Don Wise and rock guitarist Ted Nugent.[2]

Henderson died just four days after a benefit concert in his name[3] from complications of liver cancer, aged 68, in March 2012.[4] The performers at the 11-hour "Benefit Bugs" event included Ray Wylie Hubbard, Smokin' Joe Kubek & Bnois King, and Mouse and the Traps, the band from early in his career with the hit songs, "A Public Execution" and "Maid of Sugar – Maid of Spice" that featured his guitar solos.[5]

Discography

with Nitzinger

as The Bugs Henderson Group

as Bugs Henderson

with The Stratoblasters

as Bugs Henderson & The Shuffle Kings

with R. Buchanan, F. King, T. Nugent, J. Winter

Compilations

Notes and References

  1. News: Philpot. Robert. Bugs Henderson, local blues guitar legend, dies at 68. https://archive.today/20120910175810/http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/03/10/3800606/bugs-henderson-local-blues-guitar.html. dead. 10 September 2012. 16 March 2012. Fort Worth Star Telegram. 10 March 2012.
  2. News: Claiborne. Casey. Local musician remembers East Texan and music legend Bugs Henderson. 16 March 2012. KETK. 9 March 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140202132723/http://www.ketknbc.com/news/local-musician-remembers-east-texan-and-music-legend-bugs-henderson. 2 February 2014.
  3. News: Tarradell. Mario. Local blues legend Bugs Henderson, 68, dies four days after benefit concert. 16 March 2012. The Dallas Morning News. 9 March 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120311182914/http://www.dallasnews.com/entertainment/music/headlines/20120309-local-blues-legend-bugs-henderson-69-dies-four-days-after-benefit-concert.ece. 11 March 2012.
  4. Web site: Texas blues guitar legend Bugs Henderson dies at 68. 9 March 2012. Dallasnews.com. 10 November 2017.
  5. News: Christensen. Thor. Concert review: Tears and laughter at Bugs Henderson benefit. 16 March 2012. The Dallas Morning News. 5 March 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120313120104/http://www.dallasnews.com/entertainment/headlines/20120305-concert-review-tears-and-laughter-at-bugs-henderson-benefit.ece. 13 March 2012.

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