Fletcher Henderson · Spotify · Courtesy of Spotify
Fletcher Henderson
Sign in to saveAlso known as James Fletcher Hamilton Henderson, Jr., Smack, James Fletcher Hamilton Henderson, Fletcher H. Henderson
American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer (1897–1952)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Yeah man!
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Known for
- The Harlem Renaissance — Self (archive footage)2004
- The Ed Sullivan Show — Self1948
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 127,879
- Total plays
- 802,455
Tags
Born James Fletcher Henderson December 18th, 1897, in Cuthbert, Georgia and died December 28th, 1952 due to a stroke. Fletcher Henderson was very important to early jazz as leader of the first great jazz big band, as an arranger and composer in the 1930s, and as a masterful talent scout. Between 1923-1939, quite an all-star cast of top young black jazz musicians passed through his orchestra, including trumpeters Louis Armstrong, Joe Smith, Tommy Ladnier <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Fletc
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Fletcher
- Family name
- Henderson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Cuthbert
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- jazz musician
- Educated at
- Clark Atlanta University
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- piano
- Record label
- Columbia Records
- Image
- Fletcher Henderson (1943 publicity photo).jpg
Show 7 more facts
- date of birth
- 1897-12-18
- date of death
- 1952-12-29
- start of work period
- 1921-00-00
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- Commons category
- Fletcher Henderson
- end of work period
- 1952-00-00
- name in native language
- Fletcher Henderson
via Wikidata · CC0