Gray, Henry

Gray, Henry 19 January 1925; Kenner, LA Blues piano player Henry Gray was raised in Alsen, Louisiana, just north of Baton Rouge. He began teaching himself piano at age ten, and within a few years was playing music professionally in local clubs. After being discharged from the army in 1946, Gray moved to Chicago to become a full-time musician. He quickly befriended Big Bill Broonzy, Tampa Red, and Sonny Boy Williamson I, and developed his hard-driving piano style from mentor Big Maceo…