Henry Small

Henry Small was born on February 29 th 1948, which is why he presently feels immensely fatigued, even though as a leap year baby he is only 13 years old. His story is a psychological thrillerAt an early age, young Henry picked up the violin and instantly became a child prodigy in his home town, Beacon, New York. In high school, being a violin player and suffering from a height deficiency, he was the victim of cruel bullying, until he discovered his violin case made an excellent weapon. From that day forward, Henry Small had the respect of his classmates.
A child of the 60’s, he soon discovered drugs, alcohol, sex and music. His ability to sing was a surprise to him...he would sing with his back to the crowd, until he discovered the affect his voice had on women….or was it his ass……that’s really a matter of opinion. Soon he was the lead singer, writer and arranger for Scrubbaloe Caine formed with Paul Dean (Loverboy) and produced by David Kershenbaum from RCA Records. Small Wonder came next, which brought him a three year writers deal with Irving Almo Music. What followed was more writing, singing and unique violin playing, this time with Burton Cummings. His fond memories of Burton still bring tears to his eyes, if you spent 28 hours on a bus with Burt…well, never mind. He toured with Burt throughout North America. Later he appeared on several national television shows, which included Midnight Special and Solid Gold while with Prism. From there he released two albums – Small Change and Beat Street. Both of these albums had Top 40 hits in Canada and the United States. His writing abilities brought him together with Tommy Whitlock (Take My Breath Away) to write “Stranger in a Strange Land” on the Eddie Money album Can’t Hold Back which had over two million sales and wrote, arranged and produced an album with John Entwistle of The Who called The Rock. He’s had numerous writing and publishing contracts, which include Warner Bros. and Sony, that have brought him funds he now puts towards his retirement. He figures by the year 2030 he should be able to retire if he’s not dead by then.

Henry newest CD is also his first 'solo' project, appropriately titled Time. Time to live, time to love, time to get glasses, time to go to the bathroom, time to have a rest….He lives in Kamloops, BC co-hosting a morning radio show. If you know Henry at all, you will see the humour in him doing a MORNING show. He has created and coordinated numerous events and celebrations, bringing talent and style to what he fondly refers to as “this backwater shit hole”. He produces a dinner theatre for Rocky Mountaineer Railtours, which has been enjoyed by over 100,000 international guests. He spends most of his time, however, in his studio creating, writing, recording and nagging at his engineer, Mike Braniff, and any other poor soul who turns their back on him. He has produced, and helped arrange numerous albums in his studio which are getting international recognition. As Henry likes to say, “I’ve got minutes to live”, he is making every minute count.

But seriously folks, here are some of the people that Henry has worked with: