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Sonny Henry

real name Clarence Arthur Henry

Sonny Henry is credited on 1,022 releases across 172 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1965–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,022

Credits

172

Albums

7

Decades active

276

In collections

Biography

American jazz guitarist, sideman and songwriter, born May 20, 1932 in New York City, and died May 10, 1997. Best remembered for the composition “Evil Ways”, originally performed by Willie Bobo but made famous by Cal Tjader and Santana.
"Evil Ways" is often miscredited to Jimmie Zack, a rockabilly singer who co-wrote and recorded a different song with the same name. In these instances, please use the unlinked "Written By" entry for Zack, and use "Written-By [Uncredited]" to credit Henry.
Do not confuse with the New Orleans R&B singer Clarence "Frogman" Henry.

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Credited work

1,022 releases · 172 albums · active 1965–2024

  • Performance · 1,089
  • Other credits · 4

Studios: Pacific Recording Studios · Diamond Head Crater · Wally Heider Studios · Funky Features

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