Spouse Melanie Crawford | Years active 1999 (1999)–present Associated acts Wagons Genre Alternative country Music group Wagons | |
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Henry Wagons is an Australian singer/songwriter, musician, radio & TV personality and frontman of the outlaw country rock band, Wagons (band) who have released six albums in Australia, and made their U.S. debut with 2011's Rumble, Shake and Tumble.
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- Henry wagons willie nelson
- Background
- Early bands
- TV radio and media interests
- Solo career
- Discography
- Songs
- References
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Background
He is the grandson of Henry Krips, a Viennese emigree, principal conductor of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra.
Apart from his career as a recording artist, Henry is also a TV presenter and radio broadcaster. Henry Wagons was named by The Age Melbourne Magazine as one of the Top 100 Most Influential People in Melbourne in 2009.
Early bands
In the late 1990s, Henry played as a keyboardist in a noise group called Dworzec, which was inspired by Krautrock and bands on New Zealand label Flying Nun.
He later formed alt-country rock band Wagons (band), who have released six albums in Australia, and made their U.S. debut with 2011's Rumble, Shake and Tumble.
In the embryonic stages of Wagons in the early 2000s, Henry also played as a bassist in the rock bands Breaking the Law and The Ancients.
TV, radio and media interests
Henry was a regular segment presenter/reporter on ABC TV’s Art Nation & Sunday Arts for three years, as well as having had a regular spot on adult-contemporary music program Dig TV, bursting into people’s houses at random and critiquing their record collections. He has made multiple TV appearances on music shows, Rockwiz" , Spicks and Specks and other national network television shows. In 2014, Henry hosted the episode RocKwiz Backstage at Bluesfest with Henry Wagons.
In 2014 Henry hosted a BBQ cooking show Keepers Of The Flame on network television Channel 10, while also hosting interview series ‘Rogue Tales’ for James Squire.
Wagons is the host of Tower Of Song, a national Americana/roots radio show, broadcast weekly on digital radio station Double J.
Solo career
In 2012 he released his first solo offering Expecting Company - a mini album of duets featuring collaborations with Alison Mosshart (The Kills/Dead Weather), Robert Forster, Gossling, Patience Hodgson, Canada's Jenn Grant and others.
On March 6, 2013, Henry Wagons recorded Upstairs at United Vol. 9. Henry presents 7 songs including an Elvis cover and a Waylon Jennings cover. Upstairs At United is a series of all analog, direct to tape, live studio recordings, taped above the United Records Pressing Plant, Nashville.
His debut full-length solo album After What I Did Last Night... was released in February 2016 on ABC Music.
Discography
(under 'Wagons')
(solo releases under 'Henry Wagons')
Songs
Cold Burger - Cold FriesAfter What I Did Last Night · 2016
Unwelcome Company"Expecting Company?" · 2012
A Hangman's Work Is Never Done"Expecting Company?" · 2012