LC control no. | n 92067641 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Henderson, Luther, 1919-2003 |
Variant(s) | Henderson, Luther L., 1919-2003 |
Associated country | U.S. |
Birth date | 1919-03-14 |
Death date | 2003-07-29 |
Place of birth | Kansas City, Mo. |
Place of death | New York, N.Y. |
Field of activity | Music |
Affiliation | Juilliard School |
Profession or occupation | African American musicians Composers Arrangers (Musicians) Orchestrators Conductors (Music) |
Found in | Ellington, D. Les trois rois noirs, c1986: caption (arranger & orchestrator, Luther Henderson) Feather, L.G. Enc. of jazz (Henderson, Luther, composer, piano; b. Kansas City, Mo., 3/14/1919. Has arranged occasionally for Duke Ellington since 1944; also arranged for musicals, ballets, etc.) New York times, Aug. 1, 2003 (Luther Henderson, 84, arranger and conductor on Broadway; d. July 29, 2003, Manhattan) Luther Henderson papers, 1909-1985: (Luther L. Henderson Jr. was an African-American musician, composer, arranger, orchestrator, and conductor whose 60-year career included work in theater, television, film, dance, and recordings; his early musical influences ranged from classical composers to folk, church, and popular music; graduated from the Juilliard School, in 1942) |
Associated language | eng |