Fletcher Henderson

A good source for information on Fletcher Henderson is The Fletcher Henderson Story a 3 CD Box Set sampling Henderson's music with extensive liner notes by jazz scholar Frank Diggs. The song and video seemed to be intended as social commentary on the state of pop music but it left fans wondering if Jewel had in fact become what she was satirizing. He died in New York City. Her video for the debut single Intuition had her cavorting in full dance numbers, often scantily clad in bras and bikinis. Henderson suffered a stroke in 1950 resulting in partial paralysis that ended his days as a pianist. In 2003 Jewel underwent a drastic image change with the release of her album 0304. He reformed bands of his own several times in the 1940s, toured with Ethel Waters again in 1948 - 1949. Chasing Down the Dawn is a collection of diary entries and musings detailing her life growing up in Alaska, her struggle to learn her craft and life on the road.

In 1939 he disbanded his own band and joined Goodman's, first as both pianist and arranger and then working full time as arranger. A Night Without Armor is a collection of some of her poems. Many of Goodman's hits from the swing music were arranged by Henderson for his own band in the late 20s and early 30s. Writing is nothing new for Jewel since she has been writing poetry most of her life. She has at least two published works. Since he needed new charts every week for the show, his friend John Hammond suggested that he purchase some Jazz charts from Henderson. The first movie she appeared in was in 1999 in Ride with the Devil, for which she received critical acclaim. In 1934, Goodman's Orchestra was selected as a house band for the "Let's Dance" radio program. Besides singing, Jewel has also tried her hand at acting and writing.

In addition to his own band he arranged for several other bands, including those of Teddy Hill, Isham Jones, and most famously, Benny Goodman. Due to her success, she was chosen to sing the national anthem at the opening of the Super Bowl in January 1998. He was well regarded as an arranger and his arrangements became influential. However, her music is mostly recognized as popular music and enjoys wide exposure on a variety of music radio stations. Following a serious auto accident in 1928, he seemed to lose interest in business matters, and was never known as a disciplinarian. Her songs resist categorization, but, because of their mostly guitar accompaniment, have sometimes been categorized as folk music or the hybrid class folk-pop. Although the band was very popular, Henderson had little success managing the band. Jewel is noted for her song's qualites of stark honesty and soulful introspection.

He later led a band of his own that also received critical acclaim. The album stayed on the Billboard 200 for an impressive two years, reaching number four at its peak popularity. Beginning in the early 1930s, Fletcher's piano-playing younger brother, Horace Henderson (11/22/1904-1989) contributed to the arrangements of the band. Some of the songs on the album were recorded at the coffeehouse. Reed men Coleman Hawkins, Buster Bailey, Benny Carter and Chu Berry also were in and out of Fletcher's band. She cut her debut album, Pieces of You, when she was nineteen and it was released in 1995. At one time or another, in addition to Armstrong, the band featured Henry "Red" Allen, Joe Smith, Rex Stewart, Tommy Ladnier and Roy Eldridge on trumpet. It was at these coffeehouse appearances that she was discovered by Atlantic Records.

Henderson's band also boasted the formidable arranging talents of Don Redman. Poltz has collaborated with her on several of her songs and appeared in Jewel's band on the Spirit World Tour 1999 playing acoustic guitar. For a time his ideas of arrangement were heavily influenced by those of Paul Whiteman, but when Louis Armstrong joined his orchestra in 1924 Henderson realized there could be a much richer potential for jazz band orchestration. For a time she dated Steve Poltz, one of the band's members. In 1922 he formed his own band, which was resident first at the Club Alabam then at the Roseland, and quickly became known as the best "Colored" band in New York. It was at these appearances she met the band The Rugburns, who she often appeared with. His success in music made him forget about a career in chemistry. She gained a reputation by singing at the Innerchange Coffeehouse in San Diego, California.

He also lead the band accompanying singer Ethel Waters. For a time, she was poverty-stricken and lived in her van while travelling about the country. He also worked at Black Swan Records as music director and pianist. She started writing songs at the age of seventeen. He worked for the Pace-Handy music company as a song demonstrator. Jewel learned to play the guitar while on scholarship at the prestigious Interlochen Arts Academy in Interlochen, Michigan, where she majored in operatic voice. After graduation, he moved to New York City to attend Columbia University for a master's degree in chemistry. During high school, Jewel was known to spell her name "Jule," but she attributes this to simple playing with her name as teenagers are prone to do.

He attend Atlanta University in Atlanta, Georgia and graduated in 1920. Her father was a Mormon, but they stopped attending the church shortly before she turned eight. His father was a principal and his mother taught piano. It was from these experiences she learned to yodel, a quality demonstrated in many of her songs. Henderson was born in Cuthbert, Georgia. She and her father sometimes earned a living by singing in bars and taverns. Fletcher Hamilton Henderson, Jr. (December 18, 1897 - December 28, 1952) was an African American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer, important in the development of big band jazz and Swing music. The home she grew up in there did not have indoor plumbing, but a simple outhouse instead.

Jewel was born in Payson, Utah, but spent most of her young life growing up in Homer, Alaska, living with her father. Jewel Kilcher (born May 23, 1974) is a singer-songwriter better known by her stage name, Jewel. "2 Become 1" (0304). "Stand" (0304).

"Intuition" (0304). "Break Me" (This Way). "Standing Still" (This Way). "Joy to the World" (Joy - A Holiday Collection).

"Under the Water" ("The Craft" soundtrack). "What's Simple is True" (Spirit). "Down So Long" (Spirit). "Hands" (Spirit).

"Have a Little Faith in Me" ("Phenomenon" Soundtrack). "Foolish Games" (Pieces of You). "You Were Meant For Me" (Pieces of You). "Who Will Save Your Soul?" (Pieces of You).

0304. This Way. Joy - A Holiday Collection. Spirit.

Pieces of You.