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It was in 1975 that Wayne ("Big Daddy¨) as he is sometimes called) Henderson went on hiatus from the group and augmented his career by producing and recording with other notable acts: Patti Austin, ...
The host of the annual Wayne C. Henderson Music Festival & Guitar Competition, Henderson is a past recipient of a National Heritage Award from the National Endowment for the Arts and the subject ...
Wayne Henderson, a retired rural-route mail carrier, internationally known guitarist and guitar maker, strums one of the guitars he crafted at his shop in rural Grayson County, VA Sunday, May 15 ...
Big thanks to Wayne and Jayne Henderson, MerleFest, and our friends at Window World for bringing these sessions to life, and please stay tuned for more Paste x MerleFest sessions to come!
RUGBY, Va. — Wayne Henderson and Presley Barker were born almost 60 years apart, but they have a lot in common: They're both exceptional guitar players, love Doc Watson's music ...
The trombonist, composer and co-founder of the Jazz Crusaders, Wayne Henderson lived up to his “Big Daddy” nickname through five and a half decades in music. Not only could his sound be as big ...
Wayne Henderson, 66, is a renowned guitar-picker and guitar-maker who travels the world but always finds his way back to Southwest Virginia and his home in Rugby — which, as he likes to say, has ...
The performance is at 8 pm. Wayne Henderson was born in Grayson County, Virginia, where he lives today. He is a full-time instrument builder and musician.
Trombonist Wayne Henderson - a co-founder of the bebop ensemble the Jazz Crusaders and the popular jazz-soul fusion band the Crusaders - died April 5 of heart failure at his home in Los Angeles ...
Visit BBC Webwise for full instructions Seen building one of his highly prized guitars in the first programme of the Imagine trilogy, The Story of the Guitar, Wayne is also a phenomenal player.
Legendary folk and bluegrass musician Doc Watson died Tuesday at the age of 89. Wayne Henderson, Watson's guitar maker and longtime friend, helps us pay tribute to the influential musician.