Ken Hensley

Ken Hensley
Ken Hensley på Tavastia Club, Helsinki, i 2019
Information
FødtKenneth William David Hensley
24. august 1945(1945-08-24), Plumstead, London, England
Plumstead, Storbritannien Rediger på Wikidata
OprindelseStevenage, Hertfordshire, England
Død4. november 2020(2020-11-04) (alder 75), Agost, Alicante, Spanien
Agost[1], Spanien Rediger på Wikidata
Genre
Beskæftigelsemusiker, sangskriver, producer
Aktive år1960'erne-nu
Associeret med
Instrumenter
Keyboard, vokal, guitar
Eksterne henvisninger
ken-hensley.com

Kenneth William David Hensley (24. august 1945[3] – 4. november 2020)[4] var en engelsk musiker, sanger, sangskriver og producer, der er bedst kendt for sit arbejde med Uriah Heep i 1970'erne.[5]

Han skrev eller var med til at skrive størstedelen af Uriah Heeps sange i denne periode inklusive singlerne "Lady in Black" (hvor han selv var forsanger), "Easy Livin'" og "Stealin'", samt "Look at Yourself" og "Free Me".

Diskografi

Soloalbums

  • Proud Words on a Dusty Shelf (1973) - AUS #57[6]
  • Eager to Please (1975)
  • Free Spirit (1980)
  • The Best of Ken Hensley (compilation, 1990)
  • From Time to Time (1994)
  • A Glimpse of Glory (1999)
  • Ken Hensley Anthology (compilation, 2000)
  • Running Blind (2002)
  • The Last Dance (2003)
  • The Wizard's Diary Vol. 1 (compilation, CD/DVD, 2004)
  • Cold Autumn Sunday (2005)
  • Elements – Anthology 1968 to 2005 (compilation, 2006)
  • Inside the Mystery (compilation, 2006)
  • Blood on the Highway (The Ken Hensley Story - When Too Many Dreams Come True) (2006)
  • Ken Hensley with Live Fire In Concert / Norway (live at Folkets Hus, Gressvik, Norway, 28 November 2005; DVD, 2007)
  • Blood on the Highway (live at the Fabrik, Hamburg, Germany, 22 May 2007; DVD, 2008)
  • Love & Other Mysteries (2012)[7]
  • Live Tales (live, 2013)
  • Rare & Timeless (compilation, 2018)
  • My Book of Answers (2021)

Med Uriah Heep

  • ...Very 'Eavy ...Very 'Umble (1970)
  • Salisbury (1971)
  • Look at Yourself (1971)
  • Demons and Wizards (1972)
  • The Magician's Birthday (1972)
  • Uriah Heep Live (live, 1973)
  • Sweet Freedom (1973)
  • Wonderworld (1974)
  • Return to Fantasy (1975)
  • The Best of Uriah Heep (compilation, 1975)
  • High and Mighty (1976)
  • Firefly (1977)
  • Innocent Victim (1977)
  • Fallen Angel (1978)
  • Conquest (1980)
  • Live at Shepperton '74 (live, 1986)
  • Live in Europe 1979 (live, 1986)
  • Still 'Eavy Still Proud (compilation, 1990)
  • Rarities From The Bronze Age (compilation, 1991)
  • The Lansdowne Tapes (1993)
  • A Time of Revelation (1996)
  • Live in San Diego 1974 (live, 1997)
  • The Magician's Birthday Party (live, recorded 2001, released 2002)
  • Chapter & Verse – The Uriah Heep Story (compilation, 2005)

Med The Gods

  • Genesis (1968)
  • To Samuel A Son (1969)
  • The Gods Featuring Ken Hensley (1976)

Med Head Machine

  • Orgasm (1969)

Med Toe Fat

  • Toe Fat (1970)

Med Weed

  • Weed...! (1971)

Med Blackfoot

  • Siogo (1983)
  • Vertical Smiles (1984)
  • KBFH Presents Blackfoot Live 1983 (live, 1998)

Med John Lawton

  • The Return (live, 2001)
  • Salisbury Live (live, 2001)

Med John Wetton

  • More Than Conquerors (live, 2002)
  • One Way Or Another (live, 2002)

Med Ken Hensley & Live Fire

  • Faster (2011)
  • Live Fire LIVE (live, 2013)
  • Trouble (2013)
  • Live in Russia (live, 2019)

Bøger

  • Uriah Heep – 10 Jahre Rockmusik, Markus Ott and Ken Hensley (1980)
  • When Too Many Dreams Come True – The Ken Hensley Story (2006)
  • Easy Livin' Ken Hensleyn vuodet 1970-1980, Mika Järvinen (2013)

Referencer

  1. ^ Navnet er anført på bokmål og stammer fra Wikidata hvor navnet endnu ikke findes på dansk.
  2. ^ "Ken Hensley". Oocities. Hentet 17. marts 2023.
  3. ^ Colin Larkin, red. (1999). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Heavy Rock (First udgave). Virgin Books. s. 218. ISBN 0-7535-0257-7.
  4. ^ "Uriah Heep: Former keyboard player Ken Hensley dies aged 75". BBC News. BBC. 5. november 2020.
  5. ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Biography: Ken Hensley". AllMusic. Hentet 11. maj 2010.
  6. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated udgave). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. s. 138. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  7. ^ "Cherry Red Records – Ken Hensley, Love & Other Mysteries, Antenna/Esoteric Records". Cherryred.co.uk. Arkiveret fra originalen 29. juli 2014. Hentet 23. juli 2014.

Eksterne henvisninger

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Ken Hensley at Tavastia 2019.jpg
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Ken Hensley Tavastia-klubilla vuonna 2019.