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Celebrate Black History: Blues man Henry Gray reflects on his career, the blues

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - When our 9News car pulls up to a small house in North Baton Rouge, there's a very large, long-hair gray striped cat, glowering at us. "His name is Smokey," said Wanda Smith, a ...
The Advocate

After heart attack, blues legend Henry Gray says, 'I’m going to stay playing my piano'

Despite a recent double health scare, artist Henry Gray has vowed to keep playing the blues music he’s loved since he was a child in north Baton Rouge. Following surgery for a collapsed lung, Gray, 92 ...
The Advocate

'The world needs to hear Henry': Baton Rouge bluesman Henry Gray releases new album, '92'

Nothing can stop 92-year-old Henry Gray from playing the blues. Not time. Not illness. Not the flood that engulfed his north Baton Rouge home last year. Following his second hospitalization this year, ...
WAFB

Henry Gray, legendary blues musician, dies at 95

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Henry Gray, a beloved Baton Rouge blues singer and pianist has passed away, according to his family and friends. He was 95. Henry Gray died around 9 p.m. on Feb. 17. A post ...