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{{Infobox musical artist {{Infobox musical artist
| name = Duke Henderson | name = Duke Henderson
| image = | image =
| caption = | caption =
| birth_name = Sylvester C. Henderson<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.secondhandsongs.com/artist/39022 |title=Duke Henderson |publisher=SecondHandSongs |date= |accessdate=2015-10-02}}</ref><ref name="Goof">{{cite web |url=http://www.goofinrecords.com/shop/index.php?topic=45 |publisher=Goofin Records |title=Al 'Cake' Wichard Sextette, ''Cake Walkin': The Modern Recordings 1947–1948'' |last=Rounce |first=Tony |accessdate=9 November 2010}}</ref> | birth_name = Sylvester C. Henderson<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.secondhandsongs.com/artist/39022 |title=Duke Henderson |website=Secondhandsongs.com |date= |access-date=2015-10-02}}</ref><ref name="Goof">{{cite web |url=http://www.goofinrecords.com/shop/index.php?topic=45 |website=Goofinrecords.com |title=Al 'Cake' Wichard Sextette, ''Cake Walkin': The Modern Recordings 1947–1948'' |last=Rounce |first=Tony |access-date=9 November 2010}}</ref>
| alias = | alias =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1925|4|5}} | birth_date = {{birth date|1925|4|5}}
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| genre = ], ]<ref name="AMG"/> | genre = ], ]<ref name="AMG"/>
| occupation = | occupation =
| years_active = 1945&ndash;1953<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lordisco.com/musicians/H11.html |publisher=Lordisco.com |title=Musician List |accessdate=9 November 2010}}</ref> | years_active = 1945&ndash;1953<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lordisco.com/musicians/H11.html |website=Lordisco.com |title=Musician List |access-date=9 November 2010}}</ref>
| label = Various including ] | label = Various including ]
| associated_acts = | associated_acts =
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Apparently born in ], Henderson lived in ], California, from the 1940s onward.<ref name="bare"/> In 1945, he made his debut recordings with the New York–based ] record label. ] recommended Henderson to the label, and he was backed on the recording dates by several notable Los Angeles ]s, including McVea, ] and ] (saxophones), ] (guitar), ] and ] (bass), and ] and ] (drums). The recordings were not a commercial success and Henderson lost his recording contract with Apollo.<ref name="AMG" /> Apparently born in ], Henderson lived in ], California, from the 1940s onward.<ref name="bare"/> In 1945, he made his debut recordings with the New York–based ] record label. ] recommended Henderson to the label, and he was backed on the recording dates by several notable Los Angeles ]s, including McVea, ] and ] (saxophones), ] (guitar), ] and ] (bass), and ] and ] (drums). The recordings were not a commercial success and Henderson lost his recording contract with Apollo.<ref name="AMG" />


In 1947, ] recorded for ] billed as the Al Wichard Sextette, with vocals by Henderson.<ref name="Goof" /> Henderson subsequently recorded material for a number of labels over several years. His work was released by Globe, Down Beat, ], ] ("Country Girl" b/w "Lucy Brown", October 1952),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.globaldogproductions.info/s/specialty.html |publisher=Global Dog Productions |accessdate=9 November 2010 |title=Discography for Specialty Records |year=2006}}</ref> Modern, and ].<ref name="AMG" /> Henderson ended up at ], where his 1953 release, "Hey Mr. Kinsey", was billed as recorded by Big Duke, and displayed a knowledge of the then ] on human sexual activity.<ref name="AMG" /> In 1947, ] recorded for ] billed as the Al Wichard Sextette, with vocals by Henderson.<ref name="Goof" /> Henderson subsequently recorded material for a number of labels over several years. His work was released by Globe, Down Beat, ], ] ("Country Girl" b/w "Lucy Brown", October 1952),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.globaldogproductions.info/s/specialty.html |website=Globaldogproductions.info |access-date=9 November 2010 |title=Discography for Specialty Records |year=2006}}</ref> Modern, and ].<ref name="AMG" /> Henderson ended up at ], where his 1953 release, "Hey Mr. Kinsey", was billed as recorded by Big Duke, and displayed a knowledge of the then ] on human sexual activity.<ref name="AMG" />


Later in the decade, Henderson renounced his past and, billed as Brother Henderson, commenced broadcasting on ] (the radio station that later broadcast ]). His ] career there as a gospel music DJ career was short-lived.<ref name="AMG">{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=duke-henderson-p142904/biography|pure_url=yes}} |title=Duke Henderson: Biography |last=Dahl |first=Bill |year=2010|publisher=].com |accessdate=2 November 2010}}</ref> In the late 1950s Henderson broadcast on ] in Los Angeles.<ref name="Just"/> After his DJ career, he became a preacher at Bethany Apostle Community Church.<ref name="bare"/><ref name="Roots">{{cite web |url=http://www.rootsandrhythm.com/roots/BLUES%20&%20GOSPEL/blues_h2.htm |title=Duke Henderson, ''Get Your Kicks'' |publisher=Roots and Rhythm|year=2010|accessdate=2 November 2010}}</ref> Later in the decade, Henderson renounced his past and, billed as Brother Henderson, commenced broadcasting on ] (the radio station that later broadcast ]). His ] career there as a gospel music DJ career was short-lived.<ref name="AMG">{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=duke-henderson-p142904/biography|pure_url=yes}} |title=Duke Henderson: Biography |last=Dahl |first=Bill |year=2010|website=].com |access-date=2 November 2010}}</ref> In the late 1950s Henderson broadcast on ] in Los Angeles.<ref name="Just"/> After his DJ career, he became a preacher at Bethany Apostle Community Church.<ref name="bare"/><ref name="Roots">{{cite web |url=http://www.rootsandrhythm.com/roots/BLUES%20&%20GOSPEL/blues_h2.htm |title=Duke Henderson, ''Get Your Kicks'' |publisher=Roots and Rhythm|year=2010|access-date=2 November 2010}}</ref>


In February 1959, '']'' reported that Proverb Records was being jointly formed by Brother Henderson. By 1964 its subsidiary label, Gospel Corner, was initiated.<ref name="Just">{{cite web|url=http://www.justmovingon.info/LABELS/Proverb.html|title=Proverb|publisher=Justmovingon.info|accessdate=2 November 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721215352/http://www.justmovingon.info/LABELS/Proverb.html|archivedate=21 July 2011}}</ref> In February 1959, '']'' reported that Proverb Records was being jointly formed by Brother Henderson. By 1964 its subsidiary label, Gospel Corner, was initiated.<ref name="Just">{{cite web|url=http://www.justmovingon.info/LABELS/Proverb.html|title=Proverb|website=Justmovingon.info|access-date=2 November 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721215352/http://www.justmovingon.info/LABELS/Proverb.html|archive-date=21 July 2011}}</ref>


Henderson died in Los Angeles in 1973,<ref name="bare"/> although some sources state 1972.<ref name="AMG"/><ref name="Just" /> Henderson died in Los Angeles in 1973,<ref name="bare"/> although some sources state 1972.<ref name="AMG"/><ref name="Just" />
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|}<ref name="Album">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=get-your-kicks-r205861|pure_url=yes}} |title=Get Your Kicks: Review |last=Dahl |first=Bill |year=2010 |accessdate=9 November 2010 |publisher=]}}</ref> |}<ref name="Album">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=get-your-kicks-r205861|pure_url=yes}} |title=Get Your Kicks: Review |last=Dahl |first=Bill |year=2010 |access-date=9 November 2010 |website=]}}</ref>


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American singer
Duke Henderson
Birth nameSylvester C. Henderson
Born(1925-04-05)April 5, 1925
probably Liberty, Missouri, U.S.
DiedApril 9, 1973(1973-04-09) (aged 48)
Pacoima, Los Angeles, California
GenresBlues, jazz
InstrumentVocals
Years active1945–1953
LabelsVarious including Apollo
Musical artist

Sylvester C. Henderson (April 5, 1925 – April 9, 1973), known as Duke Henderson, was an American blues shouter and jazz singer in the West Coast blues and jump blues styles in the mid-1940s. In the late 1940s he renounced his past and began broadcasting as a minister and gospel music disc jockey. He eventually became a preacher.

Music career

Apparently born in Liberty, Missouri, Henderson lived in Los Angeles, California, from the 1940s onward. In 1945, he made his debut recordings with the New York–based Apollo record label. Jack McVea recommended Henderson to the label, and he was backed on the recording dates by several notable Los Angeles session musicians, including McVea, Wild Bill Moore and Lucky Thompson (saxophones), Gene Phillips (guitar), Shifty Henry and Charles Mingus (bass), and Lee Young and Rabon Tarrant (drums). The recordings were not a commercial success and Henderson lost his recording contract with Apollo.

In 1947, Al "Cake" Wichard recorded for Modern Records billed as the Al Wichard Sextette, with vocals by Henderson. Henderson subsequently recorded material for a number of labels over several years. His work was released by Globe, Down Beat, Swing Time, Specialty ("Country Girl" b/w "Lucy Brown", October 1952), Modern, and Imperial. Henderson ended up at Flair Records, where his 1953 release, "Hey Mr. Kinsey", was billed as recorded by Big Duke, and displayed a knowledge of the then current thinking on human sexual activity.

Later in the decade, Henderson renounced his past and, billed as Brother Henderson, commenced broadcasting on XERB (the radio station that later broadcast Wolfman Jack). His ministerial career there as a gospel music DJ career was short-lived. In the late 1950s Henderson broadcast on KPOP in Los Angeles. After his DJ career, he became a preacher at Bethany Apostle Community Church.

In February 1959, Billboard reported that Proverb Records was being jointly formed by Brother Henderson. By 1964 its subsidiary label, Gospel Corner, was initiated.

Henderson died in Los Angeles in 1973, although some sources state 1972.

In 1994, Delmark issued a compilation CD containing 20 tracks from Henderson's recordings for Apollo in late 1945.

Compilation album

Album title Record label Year of release
Get Your Kicks Delmark Records 1994

See also

References

  1. "Duke Henderson". Secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 2015-10-02.
  2. ^ Rounce, Tony. "Al 'Cake' Wichard Sextette, Cake Walkin': The Modern Recordings 1947–1948". Goofinrecords.com. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
  3. ^ Dahl, Bill (2010). "Duke Henderson: Biography". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
  4. "Musician List". Lordisco.com. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
  5. ^ Eagle, Bob; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013). Blues: A Regional Experience. Santa Barbara, California: Praeger. p. 348. ISBN 978-0313344237.
  6. ^ Dahl, Bill (2010). "Get Your Kicks: Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
  7. ^ "Duke Henderson, Get Your Kicks". Roots and Rhythm. 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
  8. "Discography for Specialty Records". Globaldogproductions.info. 2006. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
  9. ^ "Proverb". Justmovingon.info. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
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