This article is about the jazz musician. For other people with similar names, see John Hendricks (disambiguation).
Jon Hendricks
Hendricks in 2008
Background information
Birth name
John Carl Hendricks
Born
(1921-09-16)September 16, 1921 Newark, Ohio, U.S.
Died
November 22, 2017(2017-11-22) (aged 96) New York City, U.S.
Genres
Jazz
Occupation(s)
Singer, lyricist
Years active
1957–2017
Musical artist
John Carl Hendricks (September 16, 1921 – November 22, 2017), known professionally as Jon Hendricks, was an American jazz lyricist and singer. He is one of the originators of vocalese, which adds lyrics to existing instrumental songs and replaces many instruments with vocalists, such as the big-band arrangements of Duke Ellington and Count Basie. He is considered one of the best practitioners of scat singing, which involves vocal jazz soloing. Jazz critic and historian Leonard Feather called him the "Poet Laureate of Jazz", while Time dubbed him the "James Joyce of Jive". Al Jarreau called him "pound-for-pound the best jazz singer on the planet—maybe that's ever been".[1]
^Artist Confidential interview with Al Jarreau. XM Radio, 2007.
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honors. Hendricks faced Mike Pierce on August 6, 2011, at UFC 133. Hendricks won by split decision. Hendricks fought longtime #2 welterweight Jon Fitch...
language. The term was attributed by JonHendricks to the jazz critic Leonard Feather to describe the first Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross album, Sing a Song of...
musicians, including Elvis Presley, Eddie Cochran, the Everly Brothers, and JonHendricks. Anderson attended St. John's School where he organised daily football...
Cannonball Adderley and Paul Chambers. The origin of the title is disputed. JonHendricks and Kind of Blue chronicler Ashley Kahn claim that Fred Tolbert was...
her first album, Experiment in White, in 1982. In 1985, Siegel joined JonHendricks, Bobby McFerrin and Dianne Reeves in a group called Sing, Sing, Sing...
Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross!: "The Hottest New Group in Jazz" or alternatively considered self-titled, is the fourth album by Lambert, Hendricks & Ross,...
Smile) for instance. Hendricks 1988, p. 290. Hendricks 1988, p. 291. "All contributors will receive a box in return..." Hendricks 1988, p. 542 "Fluxus...
in Tunisia" (performed and arranged on the album by guest vocalists JonHendricks and Bobby McFerrin). Stevie Wonder won his first Grammy in nine years...
diving his finger up Thad's butt on Coach Daniels's orders. JonJon Hendrix (Sangui): Coach JonJon is Coach Daniels's best friend and second-in-command. He...
Strings (David Rose, 1942) Holy Land Home Home Cookin' (Horace Silver and JonHendricks, 1957) Homestretch (Joe Henderson, 1963) Honeysuckle Rose (Fats Waller...
Portuguese lyrics by Newton Mendonça. The English lyrics were written by JonHendricks. It was first recorded by João Gilberto in 1960 for his album O Amor...
Both Chaka Khan and JonHendricks have written lyrics to tune. Khan's lyrics first appears on the album Echoes of an Era. Hendricks re-titled the tune...
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