Casey Hensley is an American female blues, swing, and rock and roll singer, songwriter and record producer.
17 Facts About Casey Hensley
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Casey Hensley was named 'Best Blues Artist' at the 2019 San Diego Music Awards.
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Casey Hensley's work includes a mixture of Chicago and jump blues, plus swing and rock and roll.
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Casey Hensley is a distant relative of the late Patsy Cline.
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Casey Hensley was born in Los Gatos, California, United States, before relocating with her family to San Diego.
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Casey Hensley grew up listening to Etta James, Aretha Franklin, Ella Fitzgerald, Janis Joplin, Otis Redding, Ray Charles, The Allman Brothers, Led Zeppelin, The Temptations and Freddie Mercury among others.
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Casey Hensley first performed on stage at the age of five.
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Around this time, the family moved to Huntington Beach, California, and Casey Hensley got involved in acting for around five years.
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Casey Hensley performed in independent films and undertook Disney shows.
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Casey Hensley later did some movie trailer and film studio work, starting to use her background in music and acting.
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Casey Hensley formed and fronted a band called Chasing Norman, before deciding in her early twenties to branch out as a solo performer.
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Casey Hensley met Candye Kane in 2009, and through her connected with Kane's former husband, Thomas Yearsley, the bassist in the Paladins.
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Casey Hensley owned a recording studio and needed backing singers for one of his songs, and Hensley and Kane sang together on the recording.
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Casey Hensley stated "I couldn't believe how the blues community just accepted me with open arms".
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Casey Hensley contacted VizzTone Records, and Her debut album, Live, was recorded in one continuous take in the recording studio, in front of an invited audience.
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The album saw Casey Hensley receiving nominations for several San Diego Music Awards.
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Casey Hensley was named 'Best Blues Artist' at the 2019 San Diego Music Awards.