Tenry Johns has come a long way from his humble beginnings in a small town in the Delta called Shelby, Mississippi where he started his own band at the age of 15.
After high school, he migrated to Chicago and in the mid-60's, Tenry started playing with his cousin, notable local singer/ songwriter and performer, Johnny Drummer.
Sometime thereafter,Tenry and his brothers started "The Johns Bros. Band" with the fabulous Denise LaSalle and Bill Coday fronting the band.
After years of performing around Chicago and surrounding areas, Tenry met Harry Glen from Marvel Records. They worked together on releasing his own 4 song EP. Some of his other experiences include teaming up with the Gemico label recording group called "The Notations", and as the bandleader for the touring band, "Nitro".
After the group broke up, Tenry started writing and producing his own songs. Now Tenry Johns has released 3 CDs on his own label, Tenry Music: "In Here Tonight", "Need Your Love," and his latest, "So What." All three CDs offer upbeat blues, soul vibes, and some even have a country/rock feel.
Be sure to take a moment and check out some of the 30 second sound samples from each CD. You can hear them by going to the Listen & Buy page, and after just a few seconds you'll understand why they call Tenry Johns "The King Kong Rocker".
