About Bugs Henderson
Lived 1943 – 2012 (aged 68). Bugs Henderson was an American musician, guitarist and composer.
Buddy Henderson (né Harry Fisher Henderson; October 20, 1943 – March 9, 2012), better known as "Bugs" Henderson, was an American blues guitarist. He was popular in Europe and from the 1970s, was based in Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas, where he was known as a local blues guitar legend.
Henderson was born in Palm Springs, California, and spent his early life in Tyler, Texas, where he formed a band called the Sensores at age 16, and later joined Mouse and the Traps. In Dallas–Fort Worth during the early 1970s, he was lead guitarist for the blues/rock band Nitzinger before forming the Shuffle Kings and later a band that was eponymously named.
Henderson died just four days after a benefit concert in his name from complications of liver cancer, aged 68, in March 2012. The performers at the 11-hour "Benefit Bugs" event included Ray Wylie Hubbard, Smokin' Joe Kubek & Bnois King, and Mouse and the Traps, the band from early in his career with the hit songs, "A Public Execution" and "Maid of Sugar – Maid of Spice" that featured his guitar solos.
Discography with Nitzinger 1972 – One Foot in History
as The Bugs Henderson Group 1978 – At Last-Live 1981 – Still Flyin1989 – Backbop
as Bugs Henderson1982 – Back Bop! The Unreleased '82 Sessions 1993 – Years in the Jungle 1995 – Daredevils of the Red Guitar
with The Stratoblasters1986 – Texan Eagles
as Bugs Henderson & The Shuffle Kings1992 – Gitarbazndrumz (Live) 1993 – American Music 1995 – That's the Truth (Live) 1996 – Four Tens Strike Again 1997 – Henderson & Jones (Live) 1998 – Have Blues...Must Rock 2000 – Call of the Wild (Live at the Meisenfrei) 2001 – Adventures of the Shuffle Kings 2003 – We're a Texas Band – Live in Germany 2004 – Stormy Love 2008 – Blue Music 2009 - Vienna Calling
with R. Buchanan, F. King, T. Nugent, J. Winter''' 1997 – Legendary Jams 1976–1980 Compilations 1998 – Heartbroke Again, Blue Flame, BFBL001 2006 – Electric Snow "The Best Of"''
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Bugs Henderson?
blues guitarist
When was Bugs Henderson born?
Bugs Henderson was born on 20 October 1943 in Palm Springs.
When did Bugs Henderson die?
Bugs Henderson died on 8 March 2012 in Jefferson.
What was Bugs Henderson's occupation?
Bugs Henderson was a musician, guitarist and composer.
What nationality was Bugs Henderson?
Bugs Henderson was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Bugs Henderson. https://biography.guide/bugs-henderson/
MLA: "Bugs Henderson." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/bugs-henderson/.
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