Speaking of Stories

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JOE HENRY

Joe Henry lives in the mountains of Colorado , writes country songs and continues work on his 1000 page novel, Lime Creek.  His lyrics have been performed in over 80 recordings, in films and television specials and have been recorded by artists such as Garth Brooks, Wynnona Judd, Emmylou Harris, Tricia Yearwood, Kenny Rodgers, John Denver, Frank Sinatra and others. The Flame, lyrics by Henry and music by John Jarvis was sung  by Trisha Yearwood in the closing ceremonies for the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta .  His awards include a Creative Fellowship Award in Fiction from the Colorado Council of the Arts; the Colorado Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts and the Conservation Achievement Award from the National Wildlife Federation for “the celebration of the natural word in his prose, poetry and song.”

 

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