Jon Hendricks

Jon Hendricks

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1921-09-16
Deathday: 2017-11-22 (96 years old)

Biography

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".

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Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1921-09-16

Deathday
2017-11-22 (96 years old)

Birth Name
John Carl Hendricks

Birth Place
Newark, Ohio, USA

Children
Michele Hendricks

Citizenships
United States of America

Awards
NEA Jazz Masters

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