What joyous occasions have been had with a "Sunday night's KMOD radio" in the background and good friends winding down from the weekend activities. We can only remember... and embrace those moments. Here is to a great man, a great D J, a great student of the blues and to a great treasure of this part of our country. THE MAN who knows BLUES, Rockin’ John Henry. Cue the next song.
-Bob White

      He was the nicest and most knowledgeable guy in radio. Ever, period. The last of a breed of "personalities" that radio is sadly without now, djs that actually played music because of its merit.
-Bugs Henderson

      He touched the hearts of people he never even met. There is no one to take his place and he will be talked about as long as there are people in Tulsa who love Rock and Roll. He has now become a legend, like those he helped us remember. You don't miss your water, 'til your well runs dry.
-Jim Downing

      We stayed in touch over the years and miles, and Johnny summed it up best this spring, after I'd written a teasing e-mail to the "old man" (18 days older than me) on his 60th birthday. In his reply, he pointed out something I'll never forget: In 57 years of friendship there was never a cross word between us. Like thousands of others, I'll miss Johnny for the rest of my life.
-Virgil Wildey

      I remember how proudly his mom would watch the Bopcats when they performed, how his wife adored him…waited on him hand and foot, the love that his sister and brother had for him and how loyal they were to each other, and how proud he was to be a dad. He had heaven on earth and if you look into the heavens I know he's up there hanging among the “stars”.
-Wanda Thomas

      An "absolute monster gentleman", John never said a bad word about anyone, and always took time to talk to any of his fans. Nowhere else could I have learned so much about blues, R&B, Rock N Roll, rockabilly, etc. In this day of corporate radio, I especially feel privilaged to have heard John in his free format.
-Steve White

      How Johnny would leave the gig with the "Bopcats" at 2 a.m from Springfield, Mo, drive back to Tulsa and be on time to do his show on Saturday was unreal to me. He was the Kasey Kason of this part of the world and probably knew more than Kasey did of the industry. Truly the last dj
-Tim Belford

      The last song played on the Smokehouse Blues tribute show for John in August of last year was Tom Petty's "The Last DJ"…a perfect choice because he was the last dj ... there's no one else like him…. John Henry is irreplaceable.
-Patti Houser Johnson

      He did a taped show that was played in Houston…he used to get a lot of mail from the state prison in Huntsville, so he would dedicate songs to the "Ellis" unit and other units at the prison to personalize it for the inmates.
-Steve Todoroff

      When our cat Maverick was near death, the vet's office played Rockin' John's show for him…he heard it every day at home and it was familiar. Maverick recovered…we always said Rockin' John saved his life. Rockin' John always asked about Mav, and for a brief time his picture was on John's website.
-Traci Heck