Joe Henry

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Joe Henry's Emmy-nominated lyrics have been performed in nearly eighty recordings, in films and television specials and series, and provided the text for One World/One Child, a book of international photography. His works for the stage were devised from his novel-in-progress, Lime Creek, and his poetry and lyrics performed by distinguished actor Anthony Zerbe.

In 1992, Henry received a Creative Fellowship Award in Fiction from the Colorado Council on the Arts; in 1993, the Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts; and in 1994, a National Conservation Achievement Award from the National Wildlife Federation, for "the celebration of the natural world in his work."

Recent Performances:

Prelude to Lime Creek
Parts of a novel and a poem by Joe Henry, songs by Joe Henry and Gary Burr, performed by Anthony Zerbe and Greg Barnhill at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, May-June 1996.

The Flame
Lyrics by Joe Henry, music by John Jarvis, performed by Trisha Yearwood to close the Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, August 1996.

Recent Recordings:

Say Goodnight
By Joe Henry and Beth Nielsen Chapman, recorded by Beth Nielsen Chapman on Reprise Records, September 1997

Belleau Wood
By Joe Henry and Garth Brooks, recorded by Garth Brooks on Capitol Records, November 1997

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