Skitch Henderson Musical artist

Lyle Russel “Skitch” Henderson (January 27, 1918 – November 1, 2005) was a pianist, conductor, and composer. His nickname ("Skitch") reportedly derived from his ability to quickly "re-sketch" a song in a different key.

Personal facts

Skitch Henderson
Alias (AKA)Henderson Lyle Russel (full name)
Birth dateJanuary 27, 1918
Birth place
Halstad Minnesota
Date of deathNovember 01, 2005
Place of death
New Milford Connecticut

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Musical artist

Career started1937
Career ended2005
associated musical artist
The New York Pops
The Tonight Show Band
BackgroundNon performing personnel
genre
Jazz
Classical music
instrument
Piano

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Skitch Henderson on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/11/01/D8DK4EUO1.html
  2. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=12236762
  3. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0376606
  4. http://www.juilliard.edu/update/journal/j_articles247.html
  5. http://www.newyorkpops.org/html/skitch_henderson.html
  6. http://www.thesilo.com/hunt_hill_farm_trust.html