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Fletcher Henderson

Real name: Fletcher Hamilton Henderson, Jr.

Effective period / Period of releases: 1921 - 2005

American arranger, composer, & pianist.

Born: 18 December 1897 in Cuthbert, Georgia, USA.
Died: 28 December 1952 in New York City, New York, USA.

Also known as Fletcher "Smack" Henderson.
Very important to early jazz as leader of the first great jazz big band in the post Ragtime, pre-Swing era of the 1920s. Continued success during the 1930s as an arranger and composer, and as a masterful talent scout.

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External Pages

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fletcher_Henderson

britannica.com/biography/Fletcher-Henderson

ejazzlines.com/big-band-arrangements/by-arranger/fletcher-henderson-benny-goodman-charts/

npr.org/2007/12/19/17370123/fletcher-henderson-architect-of-swing?t=1629449742826

experts.illinois.edu/en/publications/the-uncrowned-king-of-swing-fletcher-henderson-and-big-band-jazz

treccani.it/enciclopedia/fletcher-henderson/#:~:text=Henderson%2C%20Fletcher.,%2C%20tra%20gli%20altri%2C%20L.

encyclopedia.com/people/literature-and-arts/music-popular-and-jazz-biographies/fletcher-henderson

adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103284