A bonus blog entry for this Thursday. Happy Birthday to legendary jazz composer and bandleader, Fletcher Henderson... a pianist. Henderson wanted to be a chemist and do work in that field. But, he became a musician after being hired to play piano on a riverboat on the Hudson river in New York City. Henderson, was originally, from Georgia. He founded the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra in 1924. Here is a Henderson composition, entitled "Sugarfoot Stomp".
Thursday, December 18, 2014
Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra "Sugarfoot Stomp"
A bonus blog entry for this Thursday. Happy Birthday to legendary jazz composer and bandleader, Fletcher Henderson... a pianist. Henderson wanted to be a chemist and do work in that field. But, he became a musician after being hired to play piano on a riverboat on the Hudson river in New York City. Henderson, was originally, from Georgia. He founded the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra in 1924. Here is a Henderson composition, entitled "Sugarfoot Stomp".
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