Bill Henderson (performer)

William Randall Bill Henderson was an American jazz singer and actor in television and film.

Henderson was born in Chicago, Illinois. Henderson began his professional music career in 1952, performing in Chicago with Ramsey Lewis, and began recording as a leader after a move to New York in 1958. He subsequently recorded with jazz pianist Horace Silver on a a vocal version of Silvers Seor Blues which was a jukebox hit , and remains one of jazz label Blue Notes topselling singles. Additionally, Henderson performed and recorded with Oscar Peterson , Jimmy Smith, Count Basie, Yusef Lateef, and Eddie Harris. He was under contract to the Vee Jay label between 1958 and 1961, who recorded his first album as leader, Bill Henderson Sings , which features trumpeter Booker Little among the sidemen.

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