Monday. According to the group, he died on Friday, May 10 – “just 1 day before he was to watch his daughter Brooklyn graduate from TSU.”
As a DJ, producer, and music curator, Chicken George championed all aspects of Black music. Third Root enlisted the likes of Black Pumas and Grupo Fantasma on their last album, 2020’s– which laid Charles Peters and Marco Cervantes’ flow atop Henry’s funky, electronic-tinged beats. Meanwhile, his label, Austin Boogie Crew, self-described its roster as boasting the
“At this point up until now, everything is heavy. I’m unable to lift more than 15 to 20 pounds comfortably, so sadly, forget about lifting a turntable or a crate of records,”to raise funds for Henry while he stopped taking DJ gigs. To date, the fundraiser has amassed $88,045 in donations.