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About Michael Henderson
Hometown
Yazoo City, MS, United States
Born
July 7, 1951
Genre
R&B/Soul
Vocalist/bassist Michael Henderson enjoyed a successful career as a player and performer. He moved from Yazoo City, Mississippi to Detroit in the early '60s and was a session player. As a 13-year-old, Henderson played bass with the Fantastic Four, Detroit Emeralds, Billy Preston, and other Motown acts in 1964 and 1965. He later toured with Stevie Wonder and Aretha Franklin before joining Miles Davis. Henderson played and toured with Davis for seven years. When he met drummer/producer Norman Connors, Henderson pitched him some songs. Connors recorded "Valentine Love" on his Saturday Night Special LP, featuring Henderson with Jean Carne. This was his vocal debut, and it reached number ten on the R&B chart. Henderson wrote two other hits for the LP, "We Both Need Each Other" and "You Are My Starship," which peaked at number four.
Those successes landed Henderson his own Buddah deal in 1976, and in 1978 he got his first Top Ten R&B hit with "Take Me I'm Yours" for Buddah. He recorded for Buddah from 1976 to 1983, earning his biggest hit in 1980 with "Wide Receiver," a number four hit. Henderson moved to EMI in 1986. He recorded "Can't We Fall in Love Again" with Phyllis Hyman on her own LP, and sang with Bobby Womack and Johnnie Taylor, as well as producing the Dramatics. He also helped discover Cherrelle, who was his next-door neighbor in the late '70s. She sang background and toured with him for four years. Michael Henderson died in Dallas, Georgia on July 19, 2022, after being treated for cancer. He was 71 years old. ~ Ron Wynn
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