1. Cory Alexander Henry was born on February 27,1987 and is an American jazz organist, pianist, gospel musician, and producer.
18 Facts About Cory Henry
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Cory Henry was selected by Quincy Jones to headline his curated Soundtrack of America series opening of The Shed in NYC.
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Cory Henry was later credited as a producer and composer for the song "24" from West's tenth studio album, Donda.
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Cory Henry was born in Brooklyn, New York, where he was playing both the piano and B3 organ at two years old.
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Cory Henry played a show at the Apollo Theater when he was six.
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Cory Henry's musical touring began in 2006, and he has since toured with many mainstream artists, including Bruce Springsteen, Michael McDonald, P Diddy, Boyz II Men, Kenny Garrett, and The Roots, and gospel artists, among them Israel Houghton, Donnie McClurkin, Kirk Franklin, and Yolanda Adams.
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Cory Henry released his album First Steps on July 21,2014, with Wild Willis Jones Records.
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In 2018, Cory Henry left Snarky Puppy to launch his solo career.
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Three months later, on July 13,2018, Cory Henry released Art of Love, his first album with The Funk Apostles.
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On October 31,2020, Cory Henry released his sophomore full-length record, called Something to Say.
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In October 2019, Cory Henry taught a songwriting workshop at the Brown Arts Institute at Brown University.
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On September 10,2021, Cory Henry performed the national anthem with Michelle Williams at the National Football League's season opener in Tampa Bay, Florida.
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On September 17,2021, Cory Henry released his third solo album, Best of Me, featuring Cory Henry performing on vocals, Hammond B3 organ, Moog synthesizer, and Harpejji.
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On December 25,2021, Cory Henry was featured on Frank Ocean's 9-minute untitled song release on his Beats 1 radio show Blonded Radio.
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Cory Henry is featured as a credited writer and performer on the song "G3 N15" from Spanish singer Rosalia's 2022 album Motomami.
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On July 2,2022, Cory Henry was featured again with Imagine Dragons in "Continual".
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In 2022, Cory Henry released a studio album, Operation Funk, which he followed up with a live version of the album later in the year.
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On September 6,2022, Cory Henry announced on Twitter that he would be retiring from the music business in the near future so he can concentrate on playing music for his own enjoyment rather than financial reasons.