March 14, 1919 Luther Henderson, arranger, composer, orchestrator, and pianist, was born in Kansas City, Missouri. In 1942, Henderson earned his Bachelor of Science degree from the Juilliard School of Music. From 1944 to 1946, he served as staff orchestrator for the United States Navy School of Music. Henderson served as orchestrator, or arranger, or […]
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Luther Henderson – March 14th in African American History
By Chimsima Zuhri on March 14, 2013 in African American History, March, Music
Tags: arranger, Broadway, composer, March 14, NEA Jazz Master, pianist
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