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鈥楾oday in BC鈥�, host Peter McCully chats with Bill Henderson, best known for being the founder of the popular rock band Chilliwack.
In the 1960鈥檚, Henderson helped formed the psychedelic rock band The Collectors, which went on to release three albums before disbanding in 1970. Henderson then went on to form Chilliwack, which became one of the most successful Canadian rock bands of the 1970s and 1980s, with hits such as 鈥楳y Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)鈥� and 鈥榃hatcha Gonna Do (When I鈥檓 Gone)鈥�.
Throughout his career, Henderson has continued to perform and record music both as a solo artist and with Chilliwack, as well as being a member of UHF, with Shari Ulrich and Roy Forbes. The trio recorded two albums.
Henderson has also been an advocate for Canadian music and served as the President of the Canadian Independent Record Production Association (CIRPA) and has served as a director of the Canadian Association of Recording Arts and Sciences. (CARAS)
鈥業 was concerned about the industry, the way that I felt it manipulated artists and their careers. I was mystified by some of the attitudes I met around the boardroom tables鈥�, said Henderson. 鈥業 got an opportunity and the first one was CARAS. Someone asked if I would like to do it and I thought about it and I came back with what is it you want me to do? They said we鈥檇 like you to represent the artist鈥檚 viewpoint. I think I caused them a little more trouble than they were hoping to, because I pushed for some things that were, in my opinion, from the artist鈥檚 viewpoint鈥�.
In 1989, Henderson had new gig, musical director for the Canadian edition of Sesame Street.
Henderson鈥檚 two daughters are also singers. Camille Henderson was a member in the early 1990s of the pop trio West End Girls. Saffron Henderson is a singer and voice actress.
In 2019, Chilliwack was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame by Henderson鈥檚 good friend Randy Bachman.
鈥楾he Hall of Fame said to me on the phone, this is not for you. This is for Chilliwack. It made me think, wow, how many guys have been in the band? I worked it all out to 26. So, I thanked every one of them in my speech鈥�, says Henderson.
鈥業 also told them what the word Chilliwack means - as far as your canoe can go. I said, here we are. Our canoe still floats鈥�!
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