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Ken Hensley
Ken Hensley
	Ken Hensley på Tavastia Club, Helsinki, i 2019
Information
Født	Kenneth William David Hensley; 24. august 1945, Plumstead, London, England; Plumstead, Storbritannien
Oprindelse	Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England
Død	4. november 2020 (alder 75), Agost, Alicante, Spanien; Agost, Spanien
Genre	Hård rock; progressiv rock; soft rock; heavy metal; southern rock;
Beskæftigelse	musiker, sangskriver, producer
Aktive år	1960'erne-nu
Associeret med	Uriah Heep; Blackfoot; The Gods; Toe Fat; W.A.S.P.;
Instrumenter
	Keyboard, vokal, guitar
Eksterne henvisninger
	ken-hensley.com

Kenneth William David Hensley (24. august 1945^[3] – 4. november 2020)^[4] var en engelsk musiker, sanger, sangskriver og producer, der er bedst kendt for sit arbejde med Uriah Heep i 1970'erne.^[5]

Han skrev eller var med til at skrive størstedelen af Uriah Heeps sange i denne periode inklusive singlerne "Lady in Black" (hvor han selv var forsanger), "Easy Livin'" og "Stealin'", samt "Look at Yourself" og "Free Me".

Diskografi

Soloalbums

Proud Words on a Dusty Shelf (1973) - AUS #57^[6]
Eager to Please (1975)
Free Spirit (1980)
The Best of Ken Hensley (compilation, 1990)
From Time to Time (1994)
A Glimpse of Glory (1999)
Ken Hensley Anthology (compilation, 2000)
Running Blind (2002)
The Last Dance (2003)
The Wizard's Diary Vol. 1 (compilation, CD/DVD, 2004)
Cold Autumn Sunday (2005)
Elements – Anthology 1968 to 2005 (compilation, 2006)
Inside the Mystery (compilation, 2006)
Blood on the Highway (The Ken Hensley Story - When Too Many Dreams Come True) (2006)
Ken Hensley with Live Fire In Concert / Norway (live at Folkets Hus, Gressvik, Norway, 28 November 2005; DVD, 2007)
Blood on the Highway (live at the Fabrik, Hamburg, Germany, 22 May 2007; DVD, 2008)
Love & Other Mysteries (2012)^[7]
Live Tales (live, 2013)
Rare & Timeless (compilation, 2018)
My Book of Answers (2021)

Med Uriah Heep

...Very 'Eavy ...Very 'Umble (1970)
Salisbury (1971)
Look at Yourself (1971)
Demons and Wizards (1972)
The Magician's Birthday (1972)
Uriah Heep Live (live, 1973)
Sweet Freedom (1973)
Wonderworld (1974)
Return to Fantasy (1975)
The Best of Uriah Heep (compilation, 1975)
High and Mighty (1976)
Firefly (1977)
Innocent Victim (1977)
Fallen Angel (1978)
Conquest (1980)
Live at Shepperton '74 (live, 1986)
Live in Europe 1979 (live, 1986)
Still 'Eavy Still Proud (compilation, 1990)
Rarities From The Bronze Age (compilation, 1991)
The Lansdowne Tapes (1993)
A Time of Revelation (1996)
Live in San Diego 1974 (live, 1997)
The Magician's Birthday Party (live, recorded 2001, released 2002)
Chapter & Verse – The Uriah Heep Story (compilation, 2005)

Med The Gods

Genesis (1968)
To Samuel A Son (1969)
The Gods Featuring Ken Hensley (1976)

Med Head Machine

Orgasm (1969)

Med Toe Fat

Toe Fat (1970)

Med Weed

Weed...! (1971)

Med Blackfoot

Siogo (1983)
Vertical Smiles (1984)
KBFH Presents Blackfoot Live 1983 (live, 1998)

Med John Lawton

The Return (live, 2001)
Salisbury Live (live, 2001)

Med John Wetton

More Than Conquerors (live, 2002)
One Way Or Another (live, 2002)

Med Ken Hensley & Live Fire

Faster (2011)
Live Fire LIVE (live, 2013)
Trouble (2013)
Live in Russia (live, 2019)

Bøger

Uriah Heep – 10 Jahre Rockmusik, Markus Ott and Ken Hensley (1980)
When Too Many Dreams Come True – The Ken Hensley Story (2006)
Easy Livin' Ken Hensleyn vuodet 1970-1980, Mika Järvinen (2013)

Referencer

^ Navnet er anført på bokmål og stammer fra Wikidata hvor navnet endnu ikke findes på dansk.
^ "Ken Hensley". Oocities. Hentet 17. marts 2023.
^ Colin Larkin, red. (1999). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Heavy Rock (First udgave). Virgin Books. s. 218. ISBN 0-7535-0257-7.
^ "Uriah Heep: Former keyboard player Ken Hensley dies aged 75". BBC News. BBC. 5. november 2020.
^ Ankeny, Jason. "Biography: Ken Hensley". AllMusic. Hentet 11. maj 2010.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated udgave). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. s. 138. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Cherry Red Records – Ken Hensley, Love & Other Mysteries, Antenna/Esoteric Records". Cherryred.co.uk. Arkiveret fra originalen 29. juli 2014. Hentet 23. juli 2014.

Eksterne henvisninger

Wikimedia Commons har flere filer relateret til Ken Hensley
Ken Hensley på Allmusic
Ken Hensley på Discogs
Ken Hensley på MusicBrainz
Ken Hensley på Encyclopaedia Metallum

[sprog_nbQ1228383-1] Navnet er anført på bokmål og stammer fra Wikidata hvor navnet endnu ikke findes på dansk.

[2] "Ken Hensley". Oocities. Hentet 17. marts 2023.

[LarkinHR-3] Colin Larkin, red. (1999). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Heavy Rock (First udgave). Virgin Books. s. 218. ISBN 0-7535-0257-7.

[4] "Uriah Heep: Former keyboard player Ken Hensley dies aged 75". BBC News. BBC. 5. november 2020.

[5] Ankeny, Jason. "Biography: Ken Hensley". AllMusic. Hentet 11. maj 2010.

[aus-6] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated udgave). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. s. 138. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[7] "Cherry Red Records – Ken Hensley, Love & Other Mysteries, Antenna/Esoteric Records". Cherryred.co.uk. Arkiveret fra originalen 29. juli 2014. Hentet 23. juli 2014.

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