[1] Henning Stærk started singing with his childhood friend Palle Thy Christensen but was quickly contacted by the local rhythm´n´blues band Beat Stones.

Instead Stærk joined the group Jackie Boo Flight which published two albums in the period 1970 to 1975.

Simultaneously Stærk ented the law school at the University of Aarhus and in 1973 passed the first exams.

From 1973 to 1977 he was singer, bassist, guitarist and drummer in Spillemændene In 1977 he became a member of the band Gnags in which he played drums, harmonica and sang until late 1981.

He also helped create Århus Musikkontor and in the late 1970s he was a member of the board of Dansk Musikerforbund.