Henry Farag, Crown Point, IN, AB-Bachelor of Arts, Indiana University.

Producer, author, playwright, curator, performer, and administrator, as well as owner of Canterbury Productions, Farag Music Publishing, and Street Gold Records. 

Mr. Farag has co-produced four nationally syndicated TV specials: “A Street Carol”, “40th Anniversary of Rock ‘n Roll”, “Magic Moments”, “Original Leads of the Temptations”.

Henry Farag is a voting member of NARAS (the Grammies) and has produced 17 albums, countless singles, and numerous videos, which have been highly reviewed by national and regional media, including classic Christmas CDs, “Street Carols” and “Doo Wop Yule Pop”.

He has written and produced for Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Famers, Jerry Butler, Bill Pinkney, and Hank Ballard, as well as other notables, such as Ronnie Spector, the Chi-Lites, the Skyliners, the Spaniels, the Drifters, et al.  Mr. Farag has produced thousands of concerts, including special productions at the White House, Voice of America, the 100^th Olympiad, and events overseas.

As producer and curator of “The Ultimate Doo-Wop Show”, Henry Farag has produced this concept at most major theatres across the country, becoming one of the top live oldies shows in the Nation, as well as the longest running.  CBS News Magazine, Sunday Morning featured this production.

Indiana University Northwest published Mr. Farag’s book dealing with the cultural ramifications of Doo-Wop music in Gary, Chicago, and environs entitled, The Signal – A Doo Wop Rhapsody.  The book is in digital format on Kindle, an Amazon Goodreads selection.

His material has been licensed by Rhino Records, Time Life, EMI, Sony, Warner Bros., John Waters, New Line Cinema, and broadcast on The Today Show, CBS, Extra!, VH-1’s “Behind the Music” and the Independent movie, Jingle Bell Rock.

As an avocation, he sings lead in the a cappella group, Stormy Weather which has entertained at theatres around the country, as well as the troops in Bosnia, Kosovo, Sarajevo, and throughout the Balkans.

Mr. Farag’s latest endeavor is writing, directing and performing in his original theatrical: The Signal – A Doo Wop Rhapsody culled from his book.  An audio version of this play, as well as other recorded productions of his are available on most streaming platforms.