Joe Henry

Joe Henry (born December 2, 1960) is a three-time Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. Henry, "a modest-selling 'critic’s darling' with a reputation for pushing the envelope" writes "songs [that] don’t fit into an easily defined box", instead drawing influence from a wide array of music including folk, blues, jazz, rock, country, and alternative forms alike. He has released 12 full-length studio albums under his own name, and has produced dozens more records for others as well.. Henry is married, since 1987, to Melanie Ciccone, sister of Madonna. Henry's wife talked him into letting her send Madonna a demo of his song "Stop", which was reworked and recorded as "Don't Tell Me" (from Madonna's 2000 album Music). Henry's own tango-tinged version of the song appeared on Scar and was featured in an episode of "The Sopranos". Henry and his sister-in-law recorded a duet, "Guilty By Association", on the charity album Sweet Relief II: Gravity of the Situation, and collaborated on the songs "Jump" on Confessions on a Dance Floor, "Devil Wouldn't Recognize You" on Hard Candy, and "Falling Free" on MDNA.. Currently, in addition to recording, writing songs, performing, and producing, Henry is working on a biography of Richard Pryor along with his brother Dave Henry, who is a writer based in Louisville, Kentucky. Joe also maintains an online journal through his website (http://www.joehenrylovesyoumadly.com/category/journal/) through which he publishes essays on a semi-regular basis....
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