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SMILIN' MAX HENDERSON

Max Henderson was born in Oregon and moved with his family to Michigan when he was a boy. The Henderson family was musical and played and sang together.

Max became a music teacher in Lapeer and then formed his own band called "Walter's Michigan Cowboys". As a disc jockey he worked for WTAC and WFDF in Flint. Fow two and a half years he hosted "Michigan Barn Dance" which aired on WWJ, Channel 4 our of Detroit.

Max and his wife, Vera, had 4 children: Carol, Greg, Kim and Larry. Smilin' Max Henderson was inducted into the Michigan Country Music Hall of Fame on September 9, 1994 at the Saginaw County Fair Grounds in Saginaw Michigan.

Smilin' Max's induction was featured on a MICHIGAN MAGAZINE Television segment. For more information go to the official Michigan Magazine web site!

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MICHIGAN COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME!

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