Swing Era

Who's Fletcher Henderson you say? (or at least I did before yesterday) You've no doubt heard of Benny Goodman. Did you know many of his recordings were actually written and arranged by this man?  In 1934, financial problems forced Fletcher Henderson to sell some of his best arrangements to Benny Goodman, who was then in the process of starting his own band. Henderson's … [Read more...] about Sunday Open Thread: Paying Tribute to Fletcher Henderson