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Country cd available www.cdbaby.com Trey Hensley, despite his young age, has already forged his own style. What started seven years ago as a kid singing traditional bluegrass has become the mature-beyond-its-years sound of a 17-year old country performer and vocalist who has already found his voice. While you'll hear some of his idols and influences around the edges, more than anything, when you hear him sing, you'll hear Trey Hensley. With a guitar in his hands, his talent expands beyond the reason of his 17 years. This guitar aficionado will blow your mind. His own style of picking -- whether on acoustic or Telecaster -- bears the influence of some of his guitar heroes. You'll hear traces of Merle Haggard's Roy Nichols; genre-smashing super-picker James Burton; bluegrass royalty Doc Watson and Tony Rice, and country stylists, Marty Stuart and Buck Owens. He's befriended Kings, Queens and Earls: Johnny, June and Scruggs. He's picked with Tom T. Hall, The Oak Ridge Boys, Steve Wariner, Charlie Daniels and Ricky Skaggs. He first stepped into the Grand Ole Opry's spotlight, performing on the hallowed Ryman stage in 2002 -- at the age of 11, and even before that, onstage at the Carter Fold, the birthplace of country music. Hensley's latest project, titled "Looking At My Future" features several songs penned by Trey including the island-inspired "I Wish I Was There," the Brad Paisley influenced "Bare Wires," the tearjerker title ballad "Looking At My Future," as well as the patriotic "Some Things You Need to Know" that he co-wrote specifically for the soldiers for whom he performed at Vice President Cheney's residence. Additionally, Trey has recorded covers of the great Johnny Rodriguez song "Riding My Thumb to Mexico" and the Elvis/Jerry Reed rocker, "Guitar Man." Listening to Trey on CD is almost like having him stand in front of you. You hear his voice and can almost see his fingers, and come away a fan. And just when you think you can't like him more, you'll realize that the humility in this young man is every bit as impressive as his talent. It won't take long to recognize that he's simply happiest when he's playing his music.