|
A musician for over 45
years, Wes Henley plays electric, acoustic and slide guitar as well
as mandolin. Wes grew up in Chicago but spent most summers in West
Tennessee visiting with his family. Heavily influenced by artists
like Carl Perkins as a child, Wes began playing guitar at around the
age of five.
From 1981 till 1989 Wes
played and toured with his music hero and was a part of the Carl
Perkins Band. During that time he had the opportunity to play on
stage and/or in the studio with many of rock's legendary artists
such as Beatle George
| Harrison, Brian Setzer,
Jimi Jamison and Survivor, Roger Daltry, Steven Tyler of Aerosmith,
Graham Nash, Stephen Stills, Brett Scallions of Fuel Mac McAnally
and Steve Cropper. As an independent recording engineer and
producer Wes has recorded
over a hundred CD's. His studio, Highland
House Recording Studio has worked with many of the
area's finest artists and continues |
Wes and George Harrison |
to be one of the premier
state-of-the-art studios in the Mid-South. Wes
is a boardmember of The Exchange Club Carl Perkins Center for the
Prevention of Child Abuse and is currently co-producing artist
Alyson Gilbert with Mac McAnally.
He lists his favorite quote as:
"I Know you believe you think you understand what you thought I
said but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I
meant"
|
|
Ron grew up in Jackson,
TN in the 1950's and 60's. Influenced heavily by the native artists
of the area, Ron began playing guitar at the age of 13. He relates
one of
the single most influential events of his early music years as the
appearance of the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show in the
early 60's.
Through high school Ron
played with various cover bands made up largely of friends like Alan
Wheeler, Jimmy Reece and others in his circle of friends from the
era. Today, Ron, Alan, and Jimmy play together, along with Julie
Rhodes and Gary McClellan, once again in a
classic rock, rhythm & blues band called FlashBack.
| Though music has, and
is, the great passion of Ron's life, another calling seemed
to be beckoning him in the mid-70's. "Broadcasting was a field," Ron
once said, "always appealed to me as a youngster for some
reason. I don't know if it was because of the music involvement or
the sheer excitement of what the DJ's of the day were doing". |
Ron Haney |
After traveling on the
road playing and recording with various bands during the early
1970's Ron moved back to Jackson from Nashville, got married and
settled into life in his hometown of Jackson. |
Staying active in music
for the next several years he organized and traveled in the gospel
music field. During those years Ron continued to write songs,
produce and record projects for his own group and others as well.
During the 1970's he
entered the broadcasting field and remains in that career today as a
news director and program director with Forever Communications, Inc.
in Jackson.
Returning to his Rock
& Roll and Rhythm & Blues roots in 2001 by
organizing FlashBack, Ron continues to indulge his passion for
music, songwriting, and broadcasting.
|
