Given only a few months to live because of stage 4 prostate cancer in late 2018, this poetic singer-songwriter/Grammy-winning producer experienced a songwriting burst and then cut some stripped down demos that he released as a brave, penetrating album about faith and love, “The Gospel According to Water,” one of the most remarkable records of 2019. He’s in remission and on tour again. Read an interview with Henry in Tuesday’s Variety. Birds of Chicago open.
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In late 2018 Joe Henry received a dire cancer diagnosis, followed by treatment, eventual remission, and a starkly beautiful new album reflecting on it all, The Gospel According to Water. A renowned producer coveted by cutting edge artists, Henry has had a longer, idiosyncratic singer-songwriter career marked by eclectic roots music and poetic, philosophical musings. Water’s tracks, initially meant as demos, are spare but warmly intimate and rich in nuance. The lyrics allude to illness, but focus more on love, life, hope, survival, and enlightened spirituality. Birds of Chicago, who contribute vocals on Water, open.
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