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Duke Henderson (born Sylvester C. Henderson, unknown – 1972) was an American blues shouter and jazz singer. His styles included West Coast blues and jump blues. Little is known of his life prior to his time in the music industry, although he latterly broadcast as a minister and gospel DJ.
Biography
In 1945, Henderson made his debut recordings with the New York based Apollo label. Jack McVea recommended Henderson to the label, and he was backed on the recording dates by several notable Los Angeles session musicians. These included McVea, Wild Bill Moore and Lucky Thompson (saxophones), Gene Phillips (guitar), Shifty Henry and Charlie Mingus (bass guitar), plus Lee Young and Rabon Tarrant (drums). The recordings were not a commerical success and Henderson lost his recording conmtract with Apollo.
In 1947, Al "Cake" Wichard recorded for Modern Records billed as the Al Wichard Sextette, and featured 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 commenced broadcasting on XERB billed as Brother Henderson. His ministrial gospel DJ career there was short-lived, although the radio station was later utilised by Wolfman Jack. In the late 1950s Henderson broadcast with KPOP in Los Angeles. After his DJ career, Henderson went on to become a preacher.
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 1972.
In 1994, Delmark issued a compilation CD, containing twenty tracks from Henderson's late 1945 Apollo recordings.
Compilation album
| Album title | Record label | Year of release |
|---|---|---|
| Get Your Kicks | Delmark Records | 1994 |
See also
References
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- ^ "Allmusic ((( Get Your Kicks > Duke Henderson > Overview )))".
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