Pour One Out for Henry
Friday, June 28, 2024
I’m saddened to learn of the passing of Henry Carvajal yesterday after battling cancer for a year and a half.
I can’t say he and I were close friends, but when I was active in the Long Beach Blues scene, I was privileged to have shared the stage with him more than a dozen times.
Henry had chops and a great voice. He had style too. And to top it off, he was one of the more gracious musicians I’ve known.
The photo above is the last time I got to play with him on New Year’s Eve, 2017. Henry’s on guitar, I’m on bass.
My wife and I went to support the band I used to play with and the evening turned into a jam session, as they always seemed to. Though I may not be part of that scene anymore, we have good memories of that night.
🥃 This one’s for you Henry. Thanks for being an awesome human. Rest in peace. We’ll catch you at the big jam in the sky one day…