Biography:
Hank was born in North Carolina, and migrated to Michigan where he first attended Central Michigan Universit  and received a Bachelor's of Music in string bass performance. Next, he attended Michigan State University and earned a Master's of Music in string bass performance. Over the years he has performed in myriad venues, with a wide variety of artists, spanning numerous styles. Being schooled, both academically and in the real world, in wide ranging types of music, has been one key to success....rock, pop, jazz, country, classical, blues, latin...and anything else you can put in front of him. Needless to say, he is a great reader. Currently he is based in Chicago where he performs and records with various artists, as well as keeping a touring schedule through the US, Canada and Mexico.

Partial list of Credits: Hank Horton has performed and/or recorded with: Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, Styx, Dennis Deyoung, James Young, Todd Sucherman, Peter Noone, Michael Ingersoll, Mark Colby, Kalii Palmer, The Brass Tracks Jazz Orchestra, The New York Pops Orchestra,The Saginaw Symphony,
Bill Watrous, the College of Dupage Jazz Band,Peter Graves,Epicycle, Mark Vickery, Due West, TNT, the Jacksonville Symphony, the Grand Rapids Symphony, the Omaha Symphony, Bob Newhart, Joan Rivers, Don Rickles...and on and on...truly a variety.