Bill Henderson interview, 2000

Bill Henderson has been part of my musical background since the early days, as part of Vancouver bands The Collectors and Chilliwack. Three members of The C-FUN Classics - Howie Vickberg, Claire Lawrence and Glenn Miller - along with Bill and the late Ross Turney - formed The Collectors in 1966. Howie left the group in 1969, and Chilliwack was born the next year.

The group played together for more than 30 years, and produced some of my favourite hits: "Lonesome Mary", "California Girl", and "My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)". Bill and Chilliwack were inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2019. Lots more Collectors and Chillwack lore (and some amazing photos) at gonegonegone.com

It was a thrill to have Bill as a guest during my final week of day-to-day radio on CISL's Wakeup Club, and so great to have him at Red's Rockin' Gala! We had a great time comparing notes on our kids and talking about the musical memories we shared. Hope you enjoy it too!