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Bill Henderson sings blues, ballads, and swing tunes in the tradition of Joe Williams and Ernie Andrews, but with his own personality. He started singing professionally in 1952, performed in Chicago with Ramsey Lewis, moved to New York, and started recording as a leader in 1958. He had a hit with "Senor Blues" (recorded with Horace Silver), and Jimmy Smith's trio backed Henderson on one date. During his period on Vee-Jay (1959-1961), his sidemen included Ramsey Lewis, Booker Little, Yusef Lateef, and Eddie Harris and, in 1963, Henderson was featured on a full album (for MGM) accompanied by the Oscar Peterson Trio. Although he made one further record in 1965 (for Verve) and was with Count Basie during 1965-1966, Bill Henderson never really received the fame that his talents deserved. He settled in Los Angeles, worked as an actor, and occasionally led a group containing both pianist Dave MacKay and pianist/vocalist Joyce Collins. Henderson (who recorded a couple of albums for Discovery in the 1970s, but very little since) performs regularly in the Los Angeles area and remains in prime form.
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Bill Henderson (novelist) (born 1943), American authorBill Henderson (performer) (born 1926) Jazz vocalist and actorBill Henderson (Canadian singer) (born 1944), Canadian singer, songwriter and music producerBill Henderson (guitarist) (born 1977) American rock musicianBill Henderson (Northern Ireland) (born 1924), Ulster journalist, television executive, politicianBill Henderson (politician) (born 1961), Isle of Man politicianBill Henderson (Australian footballer) (born 1929) Former Australian football (soccer) playerBill Henderson (pitcher) (1901–1966) American baseball pitcher, former New York YankeeBill Henderson (footballer born 1878) (1878–1945), Scottish fullback (1894–1910)Bill Henderson (footballer born 1898) (1898–1964), Scottish forward (1921–1925)Bill Henderson (footballer born 1899) (1899–1934), English outside right, late 1910s to 1930
