Fletcher Henderson

Fletcher Henderson was born on Dec 18, 1897 in USA. Fletcher Henderson's big-screen debut came with Sunrise directed by F.W. Murnau in 1927, strarring Performer - Song: 'Tozo' (uncredited). Fletcher Henderson is known for Vince Giordano: There's a Future in the Past directed by Dave Davidson, Vince Giordano stars as Self - Band leader and Garrison Keillor as Self. The upcoming new movie Fletcher Henderson plays is Vince Giordano: There's a Future in the Past which will be released on Jun 03, 2018.

Legendary composer ("Down South Camp Meeting"), pianist, conductor, accompanist and arranger, educated at Atlanta University. He came to New York in 1920, was pianist with the W.C. Handy orchestra, and then joined Black Swan Records. He toured as accompanist to Ethel Waters, and led his own band in night clubs and theaters and made many records. His arranging duties included the orchestras of Isham Jones, the Dorsey Brothers, and Benny Goodman. He joined the Goodman band as pianist in 1939 and re-formed the orchestra in 1944, then began arranging in 1946. He composed the stage score for "The Jazz Train" (Bop City, New York), and also led the orchestra, and later his own sextet (from 1950). Joining ASCAP in 1948, his other popular-song and instrumental compositions include "Stampede", "It's Wearing Me Down", "No, Baby, No", "Wrapping It Up'', and "Bumble Bee Stomp".