Comments on: Ricky Skaggs is ICM Entertainer of the Year; Pistol Annies Work with T-Bone Burnett; New Music Videos

By: Barry Mazor

Barry Mazor — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 21:47:34 +0000

There are probably a lot of people named Joe Henry who are not the one we’ve been talking about, Bob-but, to avoid any confusion, the novel is by the one we’ve been discussing. (You know–the one who invented recording old style )

By: bob

bob — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 21:13:03 +0000

There’s another Joe Henry who may be best known as a lyricist for John Denver. While Denver was the sole writer for most of his best songs, Henry was his most frequent collaborator.

Henry’s first novel, “Lime Creek”, was published earlier this year.

By: Mike McCall

Mike McCall — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:45:06 +0000

Joe Henry produced the Rodney Crowell album “Sex and Gasoline” too, just to add a name familiar in these parts. I love the Over the Rhine album Juli mentioned, and his Solomon Burke record too–although I like the one Buddy Miller did even more.
I liked his solo albums up through “Trampoline,” but since then he seems to over-reach a bit, and I don’t quite connect with them as much. But if his name is on a project, I usually want to at least check it out.

By: luckyoldsun

luckyoldsun — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 02:46:42 +0000

Ya can’t make this stuff up!

By: Jon

Jon — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 20:00:47 +0000

Your answer was fine, Barry – and really, Joe Henry’s heretofore been just an occasionally-floating-by name to me. So my comment was directed more toward’s Jeremy’s and Rick’s posts.

By: Barry Mazor

Barry Mazor — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:52:22 +0000

If the question is, is ALL production done using that equipment a result of T-Bone Burnett influence (Or Henry’s) –then the answer is obviously no.

Somebody seems to have asked who Joe Henry is, though, and I (mistakenly?) thought the question deserved an answer. Next time, maybe I’ll just try to ignore that guy’s questions.

By: Jon

Jon — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:10:39 +0000

Well, that’s all well and good, but indie rock and Americana producers and engineers don’t exactly have a corner on using vintage gear and techniques, which was kind of what I was trying to get at, and swapping out the name of one for the name of another doesn’t really address that.

By: Juli Thanki

Juli Thanki — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:37:13 +0000

Joe Henry did a really nice job on the Over the Rhine record that came out earlier this year, too.

By: Barry Mazor

Barry Mazor — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:03:01 +0000

Seriously–or you just want Jeremy to fill in the blanks on the reference?

Joe Henry’s out of indy rock, and for quite a while there, alternative country, and he made some quite good, quirky records in those areas himself (Kindness in the World, Trampoline) in the 90s and since–and has a new one of his own just coming out at the moment. He also became a turn-to producer, particularly of known R&B artists (Betty LaVette, Allen Toussaint) “revived” for the Americana market. Others he’s produced–Carolina Chocolate Drops, Mose Alliosn, Mary Gautier, and that Hugh Laurie jazz blues record. Jeremy’s comparison to T-Bone makes sense; Henry has much to do with the sound on all of those records he produces, and the records seem to target and score with similar audiences.

By: Jon

Jon — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:51:34 +0000

Who is Joe Henry?