ON THIS DAY – JON HENDRICKS & CO.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 AT 21:00
On this day in 1921, American lyricist and singer Jon Hendricks (1921-2017) was born in Newark, Ohio. One of the pioneers of "vocalese" – putting lyrics to familiar jazz instrumentals and transforming them into vocal tours de force – Hendricks became famous in the 1950s with his vocal trio Lambert, …