HENDERSON, (JAMES) FLETCHER


Meaning of HENDERSON, (JAMES) FLETCHER in English

born Dec. 18, 1898, Cuthbert, Ga., U.S.

died Dec. 29, 1952, New York, N.Y.

U.S. pianist, arranger, and leader of one of the most influential big bands in jazz .

Henderson formed a dance band in New York in 1923. The band soon distinguished itself in two ways: the engagement of Benny Goodman in the late 1930s and provided a template for much of the music of the {{link=swing">swing era.

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