The album consists of both covers of blues classics, as well as original tracks co-written by Lenny.

It is impossible to praise too highly Henry's courage in taking on so demanding and exposed a role, and then performing it with such authority and feeling. In 2014, Henry appeared in and produced a play based on his radio show Rudy's Rare Records, which played at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre before moving on to a run in London. It was a comedy thriller with John Shea about two DJs with a shared passion for Motown music being chased across Britain. He has appeared in numerous other TV programmes, including children's entertainment show Tiswas, sitcom Chef!On 6 April 2010, French and Henry announced they were "amicably" separating after 25 years of marriage. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libelous. In February 2009, he appeared in the title role in the Northern Broadsides production of Othello at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds. and The Magicians for BBC One, and in his later years has transitioned toward acting roles in stage and screen.

In July 2016, Henry became the chancellor of Birmingham City University citing his passion to give life changing opportunities to young people from a wide range of backgrounds. Tennille Rolingson, Jericho Prize [A] celebration of the vitality of storytelling, The Book of Legends made me laugh, made me teary, left me happy and hopeful.Following the mysterious disappearance four years ago of their father, twelve-year-old twins Bran and Fran are living with their mum in a small Midlands town. Henry appeared in advertisements for butter products in New Zealand, commissioned by the company now known as Fonterra, as well as portraying Saint Peter in the Virgin Mobile advertising campaign in South Africa. In both this and his first children’s book, ‘The Boy With Wings’, Henry focuses upon young black characters, and is consciously addressing the lack of diversity in children’s literature. Across the incarnations, he performed impressions of several iconic American celebrities such as Beyoncé, JAY Z, Tina Turner, Prince, Michael Jackson (both men share a birthday date), Stevie Wonder, Run DMC, Cee Lo Green, Denzel Washington, Idris Elba and Wesley Snipes. Henry's two young adult books were written to address his belief that the lack of non-white characters in fantasy was harmful to young adult non-white readers.

The production was scheduled to transfer to the West End of London from 11 September to 12 December 2009, to be performed at the Trafalgar Studios in Whitehall. Both kids use jokes, humour and storytelling to help them deal with the grief of losing their father the year before. In 2021, Henry appeared as a contestant on the second series of The Masked Singer, masked as "The Blob". He co-hosted the children's programme Tiswas from 1978 until 1981, and subsequently performed and wrote for the show Three of a Kind, with comedians Tracey Ullman and David Copperfield. He worked with a group of musicians including Jakko Jakszyk, lead singer of King Crimson, to produce the album New Millennium Blues.On 6 November 2021, The Guardian published Black British culture matters, curated by Henry and Marcus Ryder for its Saturday Culture Issue No7.

Henry was made a CBE in the New Years Honours list in 1998 for his services to comedy drama and Comic Relief. I’m thrilled that my new children’s book ‘TheBook of Legends’ is out today and I couldn't be prouder - join Bran and Fran on the quest of a lifetime full of magic, jokes and adventure! A story wrapped around legends, a brilliant family dynamic, a hilarious zebracorn and lots of lovely messages. Henry penned Three Little Birds a six part drama series, based on and inspired by his mothers Windrush experience and co-written with Russell T Davies and first broadcast on ITV and ITVX in October/November 2023.But when mum goes missing and her stories turn out to be a portal to another world, they're going to have a huge, magical adventure on their hands. Wildebeeste (a homage to Teddy Pendergrass using the 'TP' initials), Brixton pirate radio disc jockey DJ Delbert Wilkins and Trevor MacDoughnut (a parody of Trevor McDonald). Henry also made guest appearances on television programmes including Celebrity Squares, Seaside Special and The Ronnie Corbett Show. They married on 20 October 1984 in Covent Garden, London [69] and have one child, an adopted daughter named Billie.