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	Skitch Henderson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Skitch Henderson (born Lyle Russell Cedric Henderson, January 27, 1918- November 1, 2005 at his home in New Milford, Connecticut) was an American pianist, conductor, and composer.
		Henderson later said that as a member of MGM’s music department, he worked with Garland to learn "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" during rehearsals for "The Wizard of Oz" and played piano for her first public performance of the song at a local nightclub before the film was finished.
		Henderson was sentenced January 17, 1975 to 6 months in prison and fined $10,000.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Skitch_Henderson (978 words)

	USATODAY.com - Conductor Skitch Henderson dies at age 87 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Skitch Henderson conducts a rehearsal of the orchestra at New York's Carnegie Hall in Nov. 2004.
		Henderson died at his home in New Milford of natural causes, said Barbara Burnside, director of marketing and public relations at New Milford Hospital.
		Born in England, Lyle Russell Cedric Henderson moved to the United States in the 1930s, eking out a living as a pianist, playing vaudeville and movie music in Minnesota and Montana roadhouses.
	www.usatoday.com /life/people/2005-11-02-skitch-henderson-obit_x.htm (599 words)

	About Skitch Henderson
		Skitch started his career in the 1930s playing piano in the roadhouses of the Midwest, and then joined a touring Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney.
		For his contributions to American culture, Skitch Henderson was awarded the James Smithson Bicentennial Medal by the Smithsonian Institution on January 29, 2005.
		Skitch Henderson died on November 1, 2005 at his home in New Milford, Connecticut at the age of 87.
	www.newyorkpops.org /html/skitch_henderson.html (443 words)

	Playbill News: Skitch Henderson, Conductor Who Led New York Pops, Dead at 87
		Skitch Henderson, the conductor and musical director who banged the drum loudly for American popular music, died Nov. 1 of natural causes at his home in New Milford, Connecticut.
		Henderson was 87 and was an early bandleader for the "Tonight" show and founded The New York Pops, which introduced a new generation to the 20th-century American popular music of theatre composers Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Cy Coleman, George Gershwin and others.
		Henderson went on to "successfully transform himself into a popular American icon and, in doing so, has managed to be at the center of every phenomenon in American popular music and culture," according to the New York Pops.
	www.playbill.com /news/article/96026.html (1047 words)

	Skitch Henderson
		Henderson was not averse to putting a certainly amount of spin to his life story, including claiming to have been born to proper English roots in Birmingham, England, rather than to midwest Scandanavian stock in Minnesota.
		Henderson accompanied Sinatra through a frenzied period, when he was doing "Light Up Time" nightly and then, hurrying over to the Copacabana nightclub for three live sets each night.
		Henderson left the show in 1966, turning over his baton to Milton Delugg, who was quickly succeed by Doc Severinsen.
	www.spaceagepop.com /henderso.htm (872 words)

	Directors of ’Wick festival: Skitch Henderson’s death is loss to music culture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Henderson, founder of the New York Pops and the first conductor of the "Tonight Show" orchestra, died Tuesday at his home in New Milford, Conn. He was 87.
		Henderson was a major figure in jazz, band and orchestral music, said Paige, a Hartwick assistant professor who teaches music history, and his vibrant personality made music enticing to audiences.
		Henderson said he was so impressed after conducting the Hartwick festival students in 2003 that he spread the word about the high level of performers in Oneonta.
	www.thedailystar.com /news/stories/2005/11/03/skitch11.html (530 words)

	Conductor Skitch Henderson dies at age 87
		Nov. 2, 2005 10:42 AM NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Skitch Henderson, the Grammy-winning conductor who lent his musical expertise to Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby before founding the New York Pops and becoming the first "Tonight Show" bandleader, died Tuesday.
		Henderson died at his home in New Milford of natural causes, said Barbara Burnside, spokeswoman for New Milford Hospital.
		In 1975, Henderson was sentenced to six months in prison and a $10,000 fine for filing false income tax statements.
	www.azcentral.com /ent/celeb/articles/1102hendersonobit.html (637 words)

	ABC News: Conductor Skitch Henderson Dies at Age 87 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		New York Pops founder and conductor Skitch Henderson conducts a rehearsal of the orchestra at New York's Carnegie Hall Friday, Nov. 19, 2004.
		Henderson, the Grammy-winning conductor who lent his musical expertise to Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby before founding the New York Pops and becoming the first "Tonight Show" bandleader, died Monday Oct. 31, 2005.
		NEW HAVEN, Conn. Nov 2, 2005 (AP)— Skitch Henderson, the Grammy-winning conductor who lent his musical expertise to Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby before founding the New York Pops and becoming the first "Tonight Show" bandleader, died Tuesday.
	abcnews.go.com /Entertainment/wireStory?id=1272720 (471 words)

	BuzzFlood - Dartmouth - Skitch Henderson to Visit Dartmouth
		Henderson will be appearing with half a dozen other musicians, in a program entitled “A Man and His Music.” Mr.
		Henderson flew for both the Royal Air Force (having been born in England) and the United States Army Corps (after becoming a U.S. citizen), he became the musical director for Frank Sinatra's radio show, Bing Crosby's radio show, and for all of NBC television.
		Henderson has been widely honored for his contributions to New York cultural life, recently with the Handel Medallion, which is the city's highest cultural honor.
	www.buzzflood.org /?itemid=19 (404 words)

	Hunt Hill Farm Living Museum- Preserving for today and future generations
		Prior to 2004, the Henderson American Music Archive was maintained as a private collection by Ruth and Skitch Henderson.
		Through his role as Music Director of the NBC TV and Radio Network (1952-1966), Skitch Henderson was in many ways responsible for the musical acculturation of generations of Americans.
		(Skitch has a soft spot for soda fountains because it brings to mind visits he made to Ginger Rogers' house- which had in her 'playroom' a soda fountain instead of a wet bar.
	www.thesilo.com /living_museum.html (740 words)

	TV ACRES: Television Bandleaders > "Skitch" Henderson (The Tonight Show)
		Besides his Tonight Show gig as bandleader, Henderson was also the musical director for Frank Sinatra, accompanist for Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and Judy Garland and founder and leader of the New York Pops Orchestra at Carnegie Hall in New York.
		Henderson claimed somewhere along the line he was dubbed "Skitch" and it just stuck.
		People soon began to call him "the sketch kid," which singer Bing Crosby urged him to shorten to "Skitch." Born in England, Skitch Henderson died peacefully at his home in America of natural causes on October 31, 2005.
	www.tvacres.com /music_bands_skitch.htm (190 words)

	Jazz News: Bandleader Skitch Henderson dead at 87
		Henderson worked with stars such as Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, Bob Hope and Bing Crosby in the 1930s and 1940s, but he became a household name in television's infancy when NBC pegged him as the bandleader for Steve Allen's “Tonight Show” in 1954.
		Henderson lost the job after Jack Paar took over as host, but got it back in 1962 and was bandleader for the first four years of Johnny Carson's late-night reign.
		Born as Lyle Russell Cedrick Henderson on Jan. 27, 1918, in Birmingham, England, Henderson moved to the United States in the 1930s, eking out a living as a pianist, playing vaudeville and movie music in Minnesota and Montana roadhouses.
	www.allaboutjazz.com /php/news.php?id=7905 (751 words)

	Skitch Henderson, 87, TV Bandleader, Conductor - November 3, 2005 - The New York Sun
		Skitch Henderson, 87, TV Bandleader, Conductor - November 3, 2005 - The New York Sun
		Skitch Henderson, who died Tuesday at 87, was a conductor and icon of popular music who, to his delight and dismay, owed his greatest fame to his two stints as bandleader on "The Tonight Show."
		Henderson was musical director at NBC for two decades starting in 1953, but America knew him as the jovial "Tonight" bandleader who occasionally mugged in skits opposite Allen as the "amiable dimwit, Sydney Ferguson.
	www.nysun.com /article/22479 (464 words)

	NPR : Skitch Henderson, Still the Leader of the Band
		Weekend Edition Sunday, January 30, 2005 ·; The death of late-night TV legend Johnny Carson was the end of an era.
		Skitch Henderson led the NBC Orchestra, founded the New York Pops Orchestra, and served as bandleader for Steve Allen, Jack Paar and, of course, Johnny himself.
		Henderson still keeps an office at Carnegie Hall, where he continues to oversee the New York Pops.
	www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=4471207 (211 words)

	Skitch Henderson dead - TV Squad
		It's from "Skitch" Henderson, The Tonight Show bandleader who passed away yesterday at the age of 87.
		Skitch, born Lyle Russell Cedric Henderson in England, left behind quite a legacy.
		It was Crosby who gave him the nickname "Skitch" based on his ability to quickly sketch out a score in several keys.
	www.tvsquad.com /2005/11/02/skitch-henderson-dead (423 words)

	CD Review of Skitch Henderson - Skitch Henderson: Swinging With Strings on Arbors Jazz @ jazzreview.com
		Skitch Henderson (piano); Peter Appleyard (vibes); Bucky Pizzarelli (guitar); Gene Bertoncini (guitar); Nikki Parrot (bass); Joe Ascione (drums); Matt Glaser (violin); Darol Anger (violin); Sara Caswell (violin); Glenn Basham (violin).
		Here is Skitch Henderson appearing for the first record in years as a pianist.
		Skitch Henderson is getting on in years and in spite of his fame as as a leader/ arranger, still plays a nice jazz piano.
	www.jazzreview.com /cdreview.cfm?ID=2668 (351 words)

	Am I Right - Caption Contests - Skitch Henderson
		New York Pops founder and conductor Skitch Henderson - Entry submission is closed
		Henderson in an attempt to make his favorite anime attack.
		2 - Skitch Henderson demonstrates to his orchestra how the 'Bitch Clap' could be used effectively against professional basketball players.
	www.amiright.com /captions/music/captions_1130947105.shtml (513 words)

	Bandleader Skitch Henderson dies at 87 - MUSIC - MSNBC.com
		Skitch Henderson, the Grammy-winning conductor who lent his musical expertise to Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby before founding the New York Pops and becoming the first "Tonight Show" bandleader, died Monday.
		One minute floating lightly, the next crashing in a cacophonous bluster, Copeland constructs lush arrangements that fall and rise like a savage, twirling tide.
		NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Skitch Henderson, the Grammy-winning conductor who lent his musical expertise to Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby before founding the New York Pops and becoming the first “Tonight Show” bandleader, died Monday.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/9892634 (782 words)

	PlaybillArts: News: Skitch Henderson to Receive Smithsonian Medal
		New York Pops conductor Skitch Henderson will be presented with the James Smithson Bicentennial Medal by the Smithsonian Institution next month, the Pops announced.
		"Skitch Henderson has played such a vital role in the story of our nation's music," Bowers said in a statement.
		Born Lyle Russell Cedric Henderson in Birmingham, England, Henderson began his career as a pianist in American saloons.
	www.playbillarts.com /news/article/1052.html (400 words)

	Skitch Henderson Dies at 87: Theater News on TheaterMania.com
		Born Lyle Cedric Russell Henderson in England in 1918, he began his career in the United States as a vaudveville pianist.
		Henderson has hundreds of recordings to his credit and won a Grammy Award in 1963 for the Leontyne Price-William Warfield recording of Porgy and Bess.
		Henderson is survived by his second wife, Ruth, whom he married in 1958, and their two children, Heidi and Hans.
	www.theatermania.com /content/news.cfm/story/6982 (376 words)

	The NYSMF Blog!: Tribute to Skitch Henderson
		The Chamber Orchestra has been working overtime, rehearsing madly for the upcoming "Tribute to Skitch Henderson" concert, which will feature tunes that the New York Pops Orchestra would have performed under the late maestro.
		Skitch was a tremendous friend of the people here at NYSMF, working every year with our Jazz Ensembles director Dr. Sherrie Maricle (also the Education Director of the NY Pops) and our Executive Director, Jungeun Kim.
		Henderson passed away less than a year ago, but we wanted to ensure he remained a part of the magic here at the NY Summer Music Festival with this tribute.
	nysmf.blogspot.com /2006/07/tribute-to-skitch-henderson.html (250 words)

	Jongleur-Skitch Henderson and the Volunteers
		Skitch Henderson’s national reputation developed during his appearances on NBC television, especially from 1962-1966 when he served as the director of Johnny Carson’s “Tonight Show” band.
		In 1970, Henderson donated his collection of about one thousand compositions and arrangements, including over six hundred pieces from the “Tonight Show” era, to the University of Wisconsin.
		Additionally, each musical selection was placed in an acid free folder to aid in the long term preservation of Henderson’s materials.
	music.library.wisc.edu /Jongleur/spring04/skitch102.htm (491 words)

	cbs4denver.com - Conductor Skitch Henderson Dies At Age 87
		cbs4denver.com - Conductor Skitch Henderson Dies At Age 87
		cbs4denver.com: Conductor Skitch Henderson Dies At Age 87
		(AP) NEW HAVEN, Conn. Skitch Henderson, the Grammy-winning conductor who lent his musical expertise to Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby before founding the New York Pops and becoming the first "Tonight Show" bandleader, died Tuesday.
	cbs4denver.com /entertainment/entertainment_story_306122009.html (638 words)

	Public Memorial for Skitch Henderson Set for February 6: Theater News on TheaterMania.com
		Marilyn Horne, Liz Smith, and Mike Wallace will offer remembrances of the late composer/conductor Skitch Henderson as part of Skitch Henderson: A Man and His Music at 4pm on Monday, February 6 at Carnegie Hall.
		This free memorial service is open to the public, with tickets being issued beginning at 2pm on a first-come, first-served basis.
		Henderson died of natural causes at his home in New Milford, Connecticut on November 1.
	www.theatermania.com /content/news.cfm/story/7570 (368 words)

	Henderson, Skitch conductor/founder of the New York Pops (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Henderson, Skitch conductor/founder of the New York Pops
		Henderson, Skitch - conductor/founder of the New York Pops
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	www.thecelebritycafe.com /interviews/skitch_henderson.html (1119 words)

	[Deathwatch] Skitch Henderson, first 'Tonight Show' bandleader, 87
		Subject: [Deathwatch] Skitch Henderson, first 'Tonight Show' bandleader, 87
		'Tonight Show' bandleader Skitch Henderson dies New York Pops founder was 87 Wednesday, November 2, 2005; Posted: 3:07 a.m.
		EST (08:07 GMT) http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/11/02/henderson.obit.ap/index.htm l NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (AP) -- Skitch Henderson, the Grammy-winning conductor who lent his musical expertise to Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby before founding the New York Pops and becoming the first "Tonight Show" bandleader, died Tuesday.
	slick.org /deathwatch/mailarchive/msg01874.html (619 words)

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