Henning Stærk (born 20 March 1949) is a Danish singer and musical-performer. Henning Stærk was born in
Holstebro
Holstebro is the main town in Holstebro Municipality, Denmark. The town, bisected by Storå, Denmark, ''Storåen'' ("The Large Creek") and has a population of 37,487 (1 January 2025).Aarhus
Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus municipality, Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and app ...
where he became involved in the local music scene.
Henning Stærk started singing with his childhood friend Palle Thy Christensen but was quickly contacted by the local rhythm´n´blues band Beat Stones. The band debuted on 18 September 1965 and was renamed to Road Runners. The band dissolved around one year later and several members moved to
Holstebro
Holstebro is the main town in Holstebro Municipality, Denmark. The town, bisected by Storå, Denmark, ''Storåen'' ("The Large Creek") and has a population of 37,487 (1 January 2025).
In 1970 Stærk moved to
Aarhus
Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus municipality, Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and app ...
and the band was dissolved. Instead Stærk joined the group ''Jackie Boo Flight'' which published two albums in the period 1970 to 1975. Simultaneously Stærk ented the law school at the
University of Aarhus
Aarhus University (, abbreviated AU) is a public research university. Its main campus is located in Aarhus, Denmark. It is the second largest and second oldest university in Denmark. The university is part of the Coimbra Group, the Guild, and Utr ...
and in 1973 passed the first exams. Stærk subsequently dedicated himself to music and quit the studies. From 1973 to 1977 he was singer, bassist, guitarist and drummer in ''Spillemændene '' In 1977 he became a member of the band
Gnags
Gnags is a Danish rock band from Skjern formed by Peter A. G. Nielsen and his brother Jens G. Nielsen in 1966.
History
The band started playing regularly in 1968 after winning the Danish national championship in "beat music". Their championship ...
in which he played drums, harmonica and sang until late 1981. In 1980 Stærk started his own band in which he plays the vocals and
drum
The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophone. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a ...
s. In 1981 he recorded the debut single ''Henning Stærk''. IN the early 2000s he toured with ''Henning Stærk Trio'' and in 2004 he published the CD "Stærk" on his own record label.
Activism
In the 1970s and 1980s Stærk actively participated in the organization of the local music scene in Aarhus. Stærk co-founded ''Musikernes Hus'' (Musicians' House) in Vestergade 58. He also helped create ''Århus Musikkontor'' and in the late 1970s he was a member of the board of ''Dansk Musikerforbund''.
Studio albums
* ''Henning Stærk'' (1981)
* ''One Nite Stand'' (1984) (as ''Henning Stærk Band'')
* ''Soul Feet'' (1985) (as ''Henning Stærk Band'')
* ''Tender Touch'' (1987) (as ''Henning Stærk Band'')
* ''Dreams To Remember'' (1989)
* ''Hard To Handle'' (1991)
* ''Small town Saturday Night'' (1992)
* ''Whatever Gets You Thru The Night'' (1994)
* ''Somewhere Someone´s Falling in Love'' (1997)
* ''Let A Man Stand Up'' (1998)
* ''hit House'' (2000)
* ''Stærk'' (2004)
* ''Old Time Rocker'' (2009)