Henry, Shifty

LC control no.	no 99045154
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Henry, Shifty *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Henri, Shifte Shifty Henry Henry, John Willie Henré, Shifte Henry, S. (Shifty) Henri, Shifti Shifte, Baron von
Associated country	United States
Associated place	Los Angeles (Calif.)
Birth date	1921-10-04
Death date	1958-11-30
Place of birth	Edna (Tex.)
Place of death	Los Angeles (Calif.)
Field of activity	Blues (Music) Jazz
Profession or occupation	Blues musicians Double bassists Bass guitarists Composers Jazz musicians Arrangers (Musicians)
Found in	Get your kicks, 1994: container (Shifty Henry) insert (bass player and blues bandleader) Jordan, L. Dad gum ya hide, boy [SR] 1954: label (Shifte Henri) Batesmeyer, Inc. WWW site, Nov. 9, 2007: Royalty management (Shifty Henry; John Willie "Shifty" Henry; occasionally used Baron Von Shifte, esq., Shifte Henri, Shifte Henré, S. Henry, and Shifti Henri; d. Nov. 30, 1958 at the age of 37; bassist, trumpet player, and composer in the classic big band tradition) Wikipedia, June 15, 2017 (Shifty Henry; John Willie "Shifty" Henry; born October 4, 1921, Edna, Texas; died November 30, 1958, Los Angeles; American musician, most noted as a double bass and bass guitar player, and blues songwriter; also played flute, violin, viola, saxophone, and oboe and was in demand as a session musician and arranger in Los Angeles in the 1940s and 1950s, and was active in Los Angeles' live jazz scene on Central Avenue; generally performed and recorded as Shifty Henry, but he used a number of transparent pseudonyms for songwriting and producing, including Baron Von Shifte, Esq., Shifte Henri, Shifte' Henre, S. Henry, and Shifti Henri)
Not found in	Encycl. of pop music, 3rd ed.; Encycl. of the blues, 2nd ed.; New Grove dict. of American music; All-music guide WWW site, June 22, 1999