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Sam Henry (musician)

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28: 351:, Dan Lowinger, and David Minick. The group released two full-length LPs, "Away, Away" and "Fever Dreams, including multiple 45's on Kelly Halliburton's label "Doomtown Sounds", one single on the Long Island label "Dead Broke Rekerds", and a single on the German label "Twisted Chords". The Full length, Fever Dreams, came out on the German label "Rockstar "Records and Doomtown Sounds". Don't went on tour with Pierced Arrows as direct support for two U.S. tours in 2011 and 2012 and toured Europe in 2013. 339:. Napalm Beach, was a staple of the scene that formed around the Portland club Satyricon in the early ’80s. Although charged with punk energy, Newman’s guitar playing maintained elements of the heavy blues and psychedelic rock, which, along with his bellowing vocals, would influence the grunge sound that eventually emerged from the Pacific Northwest. Napalm Beach was Henry's longest running band, playing their final show on Sam's 60th birthday. 319:. He was also working at Fred and Toody's guitar shop called Captain Whizeagle's. In 1981 The Rats released the full length album, Intermittent Signals, on Fred's label Whizeagle Records. Simultaneously, he joined Portland psychedelic grunge band Napalm Beach. When Cole learned of Henry joining another band he gave him an ultimatum: It's either the Rats or Napalm Beach. He chose the latter, and Cole fired him—from both jobs. 383:
throughout California, Henry fell ill while still out on the road. The band canceled their last show in Washington state and drove back to Portland where he was admitted to the emergency room. Two weeks later Sam died from complications of stomach cancer on February 20, 2022, at the age of 65.
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in 1977. According to Henry they had to move out of Portland because the insurgence of the 70's disco left them with no place to play. After moving out of Florida and back to Portland The band recorded and released their first two singles ("Better Off Dead" and
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with Michael Dean Damron, Sam also offered drum lessons to many up-and-coming musicians.
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The Dameans – Sing Out His Goodness: 12 Selections From The Early Dameans (1979) (Keys)
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Rex Putnam High School Band – Rex Putnam High School Bands In Concert (1975) (Drums)
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with Sam Henry on drums. The trio released their first single on Fred Cole's label
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Photo of the drummer, Sam Henry, sitting at his drum set before a performance.
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Michael Dean Damron & Thee Loyal Bastards – Bad Days Ahead (2008) (Drums)
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Wardell Quezergue's Slammin' Big Band – Maestropiece (2000) (Piano)
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Wipers Box Set (Is This Real? - Youth Of America - Over The Edge)
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In addition to the Wipers, other bands that Sam appeared in were
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Adam Parfrey – A Sordid Evening Of Sonic Sorrows (1997) (Organ)
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Desolate Rose – Night Zero b/w Complicated Now (2022) (Piano)
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Drunken Prayer – Drunken Prayer with Sam Henry (2009) (Drums)
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Morgan Grace – The Sound Of Something Breaking (2005) (Drums)
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Fathoms – Dead Man's Cove / Surfin' The Fear (2021) (Drums)
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Jerry A. Lang – From The Fire Into The Water (2022) (Drums)
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P.R.O.B.L.E.M.S. – Make It Through The Night (2012) (Keys)
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The Stolen Sweets – Shuffle Off To Buffalo (2006) (Drums)
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and Kelly Halliburton formed the roots/alt-country band
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The Boyd Rice Experience – Hatesville! (1995) (Keys)
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In 2009 Henry formed the Portland band "Don't" with
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Kill For My Bitch Live: Portland & Seattle 2008
736:The Tards – Pissed You In The River (1995) (Organ) 733:S.W.A.T. – Deep Inside A Cop's Mind (1994) (Organ) 534:Jeff Dahl And Poison Idea – Dead Boy (1992) (Keys) 727:Aaron Neville – Orchid In The Storm (1985) (Keys) 1162: 980:"Portland Mercury BLOGTOWN Things To Do Tonight" 778:Witch Mountain – Mobile Of Angels (2014) (Organ) 754:Gothic Outhouse – Gothic Outhouse (2004) (Drums) 730:The Fingers Of Doom – White Gods (1988) (Drums) 264:After some time, Hard Road would turn into the 252:Around age 19, Henry met Portland punk pioneer 998:"Jenny Don't and the Spurs - Feature Stories" 688:"Trouble With The Law / My Blue Heart" (2014) 1024:"Catching up with Jenny Don't and the Spurs" 583:Bonghit / Cryin' Time Is Over (1992) (Organ) 573:Snow Bud And The Flower People (1986) (Bass) 354: 331:until 1981 when he left the band and joined 280:, and forming what then became the band the 890:"Portland Punk Lifer Sam Henry Looks at 60" 816:"Portland Punk Lifer Sam Henry Looks at 60" 787:The Misery Men – Devillusion (2021) (Drums) 763:Heidi Hellbender – Come Home (2006) (Drums) 694:"What Can I Do / Still As The Night" (2018) 311:and his wife Toody Cole to play in the pre- 1048:"Sam Henry: A remembrance from a bandmate" 706:"California Cowboy / Mr. Fire Eyes" (2022) 578:The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter (1990) (Bass) 567:Snow Bud And The Flower People Discography 26: 887: 700:"Paso Del Norte / Honky Tonk Fool" (2019) 307:In 1979 Henry left the Wipers and joined 1146:2011 Inductees Oregon Music Hall of Fame 833: 769:Morgan Grace – Valentine (2008) (Drums) 742:Cheralee Dillon – Citron (1995) (Drums) 289:"), as well as their first full length 1163: 1021: 641:"Enough Is Enough / How It's Gonna Be" 554:Blank, Blackout, Vacant (2020) (Organ) 379:After completing a two week tour with 1103: 1101: 1099: 1097: 1095: 1093: 1091: 1089: 934: 650:Jenny Don't And The Spurs Discography 1186:20th-century American male musicians 810: 808: 806: 804: 216:, Snow Bud & The Flower People, 781:Fetish – World Eater (2019) (Piano) 13: 1086: 745:Tards – Rubber Room (1996) (Organ) 14: 1212: 1125: 801: 199: 685:"No Good / You Win Again" (2013) 588:Ripped Van Stinkle (1994) (Keys) 293:. 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He was inducted into the 10: 1217: 937:"Introducing Napalm Beach" 691:"A Western Holiday" (2017) 635:"Fire Of Love / Too Young" 544:We Must Burn (1993) (Keys) 539:Pajama Party (1992) (Keys) 869:Oregon Music Hall of Fame 845:Oregon Music Hall of Fame 593:Holy Smoke (2002) (Piano) 381:Jenny Don't and the Spurs 365:Jenny Don't and the Spurs 355:Jenny Don't and the Spurs 327:Henry was the drummer in 218:Jenny Don't and the Spurs 194:Oregon Music Hall of Fame 172:Jenny Don't and the Spurs 151: 141: 115: 89: 72: 52: 42: 37: 25: 18: 1152:Introducing Napalm Beach 911:"Wipers - Is This Real?" 623:You Keep Cutting Through 453:Napalm Beach Discography 374: 342: 1052:www.oregonmusicnews.com 528:Poison Idea Discography 1191:American male drummers 617:Love Lost / Killing Me 262: 38:Background information 1022:RadATL (2023-02-22). 709:"Live In Bonn" (2017) 703:"Mr. Fire Eyes (2020) 629:"89 / Dead End Drive" 258: 105:Multi-Instrumentalist 1155:skullmanrecords.com. 986:. 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Index

Photo of the drummer, Sam Henry, sitting at his drum set before a performance.
Oregon City
Portland
Wipers
Napalm Beach
Jenny Don't and the Spurs
Wipers
Oregon Music Hall of Fame
The Rats
Napalm Beach
Poison Idea
Jenny Don't and the Spurs
Morgan Grace
Satyricon
funk
swing jazz
the Stolen Sweets
roots music
Greg Sage
Wipers
Nirvana
Melvins
Cape Coral, Florida
Wipers
Alien Boy
Is This Real?
Is This Real?
Fred Cole
Dead Moon
The Rats

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