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Henry McCullough (born 1943) is a musician, who has played guitar in such bands as Spooky Tooth, Paul McCartney's Wings, and The Grease Band.
Born in Portstewart, Northern Ireland, Henry McCullough is a guitarist, vocalist and songwriter, and is the only Irishman to play the Woodstock festival (backing Joe Cocker). He turns up in many different places as sideman or a performer in his own right. His early career saw stints with The Skyrockets, Eire Apparent, and Sweeney's Men. In the late sixties, he worked with Joe Cocker as a member of his backing group, The Grease Band (also playing on their eponymous LP minus Cocker.)
The next major step was playing alongside Paul McCartney in Wings, as well as work with Ronnie Lane (whose "Kuschty Rye" is a McCullough live favourite), Frankie Miller, Spooky Tooth and others. McCullough has also released some solo material, the latest being "Belfast To Boston" (2001)and "Unfinished Business" (2003). The latter contains his 1998 single "Failed Christian", a powerful song best appreciated in live performance. Musically, he is bluesy and upbeat, with excursions into country and folk. McCullough gigs regularly in Northern Ireland and Scotland, playing with a solid backing band with obvious enthusiasm.
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