Fletcher Henderson Biography

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NAME: Fletcher Henderson
OCCUPATION: Songwriter, Pianist
BIRTH DATE: December 18, 1897
DEATH DATE: December 29, 1952
EDUCATION: Atlanta University
PLACE OF BIRTH: Cuthbert, Georgia
PLACE OF DEATH: New York, New York
AKA: Smack
Full Name: Fletcher Hamilton Henderson, Jr.
Originally: James Fletcher Henderson

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Musician Fletcher Henderson helped define the swing era sound. He was a bandleader himself and later sold his big band jazz arrangements to Benny Goodman.

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Fletcher Henderson was born on December 18, 1897, in Cuthbert, Georgia. He studied Chemistry at Atlanta University, before getting work as a pianist. In 1921, he started working for Black Swan records, organizing bands for singers. His full-time career as a bandleader began in 1923. His band played until the mid-1930s. He sold his arrangements to Benny Goodman, helping create the swing era sound.