Christie Hennessy

Christie Hennessy
Hennessy's statue in Tralee
Background information
Birth nameEdward Christopher Ross
Born(1945-11-19)19 November 1945
OriginTralee, Ireland
Died11 December 2007(2007-12-11) (aged 62)
London, United Kingdom
GenresFolk, singer-songwriter
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, producer
InstrumentGuitar

Christie Hennessy (born Edward Christopher Ross; 19 November 1945 – 11 December 2007) was an Irish folk singer-songwriter. Although Hennessy was unable to read or write due to severe dyslexia, he still wrote his own songs such as "Roll Back the Clouds" and "All the Lies That You Told Me".