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William Allen "Bill" Henderson (born November 6, 1944, in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian singer/songwriter. He first appeared on the Canadian music scene as a member of the group The Collectors. While the Collectors were forming, he was guitarist in the Panorama Trio at the Vancouver Hilton Hotel's Panorama Roof restaurant. He is best known for his work with the group Chilliwack in the 1970s and 1980s, who produced such hits as "Lonesome Mary", "California Girl", and "My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)". He has produced numerous recordings, and won the 1983 Juno Award for "Producer of the Year", with Brian MacLeod. He is part of the folk music supergroup UHF. He has put his talents to work in several media endeavors, winning a Genie Award for best original song in a movie ("When I Sing", from ''Bye Bye Blues''), and musical director for the Canadian edition of ''Sesame Street'' from 1989 to 1995. Most recently, Henderson has acted as director of the Canadian Association of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) and as president of the Songwriters Association of Canada (SOCAN). His daughter Camille Henderson is a singer, who gained fame in the early 1990s as a member of the pop trio West End Girls. She has appeared as a guest vocalist on albums by Sarah McLachlan and Delerium. Another daughter, Saffron Henderson is a singer and voice actor. Henderson continues to tour Canada with Chilliwack. He was named a Member of the Order of Canada in 2015.〔("Four Nova Scotians among Order of Canada honourees" ). ''The Chronicle-Herald'', July 1, 2015.〕 Henderson was a founding inductee to the BC Entertainment Hall of Fame in 1994. ==Discography== Pre-Chilliwack * 1967 – ''The Collectors'' * 1968 – ''Grass & Wild Strawberries'' Chilliwack * 1970 – ''Chilliwack'' * 1971 – ''Chilliwack'' * 1972 – ''All Over You'' * 1974 – ''Riding High'' * 1975 – ''Rockerbox'' * 1977 – ''Dreams, Dreams, Dreams'' * 1978 – ''Lights from the Valley'' * 1980 – ''Breakdown in Paradise'' * 1981 – ''Wanna Be a Star'' * 1982 – ''Opus X'' * 1983 – ''Segue (compilation)'' * 1984 – ''Look In Look Out'' * 1994 – ''Greatest Hits (compilation)'' * 2003 – ''There and Back - Live'' Post-Chilliwack * 1990 – ''UHF'' * 1994 – ''UHF II'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bill Henderson (Canadian singer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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