Brian Henneman
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Brian Henneman at the Hideout in Chicago, IL
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Brian Henneman |
| Origin | Festus, Missouri, United States of America |
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| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter, producer |
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| Years active | 1985–present |
| Labels | Bloodshot |
| Associated acts | The Bottle Rockets, Wilco, Uncle Tupelo, Marshall Crenshaw, Diesel Island, The Blue Moons, Chicken Truck, Coffee Creek |
| Website | www |
Brian Henneman is an alt-country/roots rock musician best known as the frontman for the Bottle Rockets, as a songwriter, lead singer, and guitarist. Artists such as John Prine, Neil Young and Merle Haggard have influenced his songwriting style. Henneman began his musical career in the mid-1980s forming the bands The Blue Moons and Chicken Truck. He also spent time as the guitar tech/additional musician with peers Uncle Tupelo from 1990 to 1992, prior to forming the Bottle Rockets in late 1992.
Some time in late 1985, Henneman's band The Blue Moons played on a triple bill in Millstadt, Illinois, that included (Uncle Tupelo precursor) The Primitives. A few years later, Jeff Tweedy was instrumental in getting Henneman's next band, Chicken Truck, an original outlaw country rock band, an opening slot for Uncle Tupelo at Cicero's in St. Louis, Missouri. Chicken Truck released several cassettes in the 1980s, including "The 90 Minute Tape" and "Loud Music" that had so many songs that Henneman's bands were still using songs from it for their albums over a dozen years later. Some of the songs from that collection were written by or with Scott Taylor, a friend from Festus, Missouri who still collaborates with Brian. Chicken Truck and Uncle Tupelo remained good friends and a frequent double bill until Chicken Truck broke up in 1990. Chicken Truck was Henneman, Mark Ortmann, and brothers Bob and Tom Parr.
After Chicken Truck (1986–1990) disbanded, Henneman played occasional shows as a solo acoustic act, and sometime in late 1990 he began working as a roadie for Uncle Tupelo, occasionally playing extra guitar or mandolin with them. He became a staple during their encores, coming out to play lead guitar on "Cortez the Killer," "Moonshiner," and many other covers. He played on Still Feel Gone, extensively on March 16–20, 1992, and also on a couple of the Uncle Tupelo tracks that ended up on various compilations ("Blue Eyes," "Movin' On").
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