Rock Hendricks
Rock Hendricks (born August 10, 1954) is an American saxophonist. He has collaborated with Paul Hardcastle, the British musician and music producer, and recorded a solo album "Can't Let Go".
Career
Rock Hendricks was born in California on August 10, 1954. He was born clinically blind, but gained partial sight at the age of seven, and at nine was gifted his first saxophone by his father. He learned and played symphonic music (Mozart), gospel music and then discovered the music of Little Richard and Fats Domino. Aged 15 (1969), Hendricks began performing soul music in front of audiences near his home in Danville, east of the Bay Area of San Francisco. Those experiences laid the groundwork for a career in rock, soul, jazz and eventually smooth jazz.[citation needed]
In his early career he played and recorded with artists including Michael Jackson,[citation needed] John Lee Hooker,[citation needed] Lydia Pense & Cold Blood, The Funkadelics, Michael Bublé, Marvin Gaye Jr., Marvin Gaye Jr. III, The Temptations, Bobby Womack, Coke Escovedo, Walter Becker and Don Fagen, Steve Arrington, The Family Stone, Bonnie Raitt, Leon Russell, Dave Mason, Sammy Hagar, Motown Records, Gabriel Hasselbach, Jeff Lorber,[citation needed] and more recently Paul Hardcastle.[1]
Hendricks wrote and produced music for Electronic Arts in a successful game, The Sims,[2] selling over 150 million copies.
He has spent 20+ years in Hawaii, performing and recording with Hawaiian artists such as Cecilio & Kapono, The Cazimero Brothers, Music Magic, Nohelani Cypriano, Azure McCall, Kalapana, Tenyson, Stevons[citation needed] and with Mick Fleetwood at Mick's Maui venue, "Fleetwood's".[3]
In 2009, Hendricks began collaborating and recording with Paul Hardcastle, British music producer, composer in the smooth jazz genre, creating eighteen #1 Billboard smooth jazz hits.[4] In 2016 Hendricks debuted his first solo album, "Can’t Let Go"[5] with Trippin ‘n Rhythm Records, to critical acclaim.[citation needed]
Personal
Hendricks lives on Maui in the Hawaiian Islands with his wife Shelley, where he continues to perform, create and record sax music.
References
- ↑ "Top 40 Charts". Top40-Charts.com. top40-charts.
- ↑ "The Sims 3000". IMDb Listing. Electronic Arts.
- ↑ "Fleetwood's on First St". The Houseshakers with Rock Hendricks on Sax.
- ↑ "Smooth Jazz Hits". Smooth Jazz Therapy.
- ↑ "Can't Let Go". Spotify Listing. Trippin ‘n Rhythm Records.
External links
- Rock Hendricks Official website
- Paul Hardcastle Nine Album Credit
- VIMEO Rock Hendricks - PMH-30- Featuring the SuperGroup
- San Francisco Records: Rock Hendricks, sax man extraordinaire
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