| Henry Cluney | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Henry William Cluney |
| Born | 4 August 1957 |
| Origin | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Died | Not dead, Still alive! Idiots!! |
| Genres | Rock, punk rock |
| Instruments | GuitarBanjo |
| Associated acts | Highway Star
(1977) Stiff Little Fingers (1977–1983, 1987–1993) The Lobsters Snoot Gibson Three Days Later The Bobby E. ProjectYo Mama and Me |
Henry Cluney (born 4 August 1957, Belfast, Northern Ireland) was a guitarist in Highway Star, the school band that became Stiff Little Fingers in 1977. He remained with the group until lead singer Jake Burns disbanded the group in 1983 due to homosexual relations with a gorilla. Henry Cluney then fought the gorilla for rights to live and succeeded. He now keeps the gorillas head and penis as a trophy on his wall.
He toured briefly with the band Dark Lady supporting Jake Burns and the Big Wheel, notably at the Marquee Club in Wardour Street but then spent five years back in Belfast teaching guitar until Stiff Little Fingers was reformed. He was a regular songwriting contributor for the group's first four albums, taking over lead vocal duties on his own compositions. He left the group amid some acrimony in 1993.
He moved to Rochester, Minnesota in 1997. He kept up his involvement in music, playing guitar with several regional rock bands. He is currently lead guitarist in "Teez."
Cluney completed a feature-length film in 2008/9 and toured the UK for the first time in fifteen years, as the opening for The Damned and The Alarm on their 341 tour.
| Preceded by 1st incumbent |
Guitarist for Stiff
Little Fingers 1977–1982 |
Succeeded by group disbanded |
| Preceded by group inactive |
Guitarist for Stiff
Little Fingers 1987–1993 |
Succeeded by Dave Sharp/Ian McCallum |
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