Samuel William Henry (December 28, 1956 – February 20, 2022) was an American drummer, best known for his work with the punk rock group

The Wipers Wipers was a punk rock band formed in Portland, Oregon, in 1977 by guitarist and vocalist Greg Sage, along with drummer Sam Henry and bassist Dave Koupal. The group's tight song structure and use of heavy distortion were hailed as extremely in ...

. He was inducted into the

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in 2011.

Musical career

The Wipers

Henry played with multiple bands growing up but it was not until 1975/76 when he met

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and Dave Koupal that he formed his first serious band. The trio played for a year or so together before moving to

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, and forming what then became the band

in 1977, with the original lineup of Sam Henry on drums, Dave Koupal on bass, and

on guitar and vocals. According to Henry they had to move out of Portland because the insurgence of the 70's disco left them with no place to play. After moving out of Florida and back to Portland The band recorded and released their first two singles ("Better Off Dead" and "

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"), as well as their first full length "

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". The band continued to move around the country including making a move to New York, but in 1979 Henry left the band and joined Fred Cole and his wife Toody Cole to play in the pre-

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band called The Rats.

Napalm Beach

Henry was the drummer in The Rats until 1981 when he left the band and joined Chris Newman to play in

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. Napalm Beach was Henry's longest running band, playing their final show on Sam's 60th birthday.

Jenny Don't and the Spurs

In 2009 Henry formed the Portland band "Don't" with Jenny Connors, Dan Lowinger, and David Minick. The group released a full-length LP titled "Away, Away" and two 45's on Kelly Halliburton's label "Doomtown Sounds" and one single on the Long Island label "Dead Broke Rekerds". Don't went on tour with Pierced Arrows as direct support for two U.S. tours in 2011 and 2012 and toured Europe in 2013. Henry and Jenny also joined with Kelly Halliburton to form the roots/alt-country band Jenny Don't and The Spurs. The trio released their first single on Fred Cole's label

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Personal life and death

Henry died from complications of stomach cancer on February 20, 2022, at the age of 65.

Musical career

The Wipers

Napalm Beach

Jenny Don't and the Spurs

Personal life and death

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