Jon Hendricks, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jon Hendricks

American jazz singer, lyricist, jazz critic and historian

Date of Birth: 16-Sep-1921

Place of Birth: Newark, Ohio, United States

Date of Death: 22-Nov-2017

Profession: singer, record producer, songwriter, lyricist, university teacher, jazz musician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

John Carl Hendricks (September 16, 1921 – November 22, 2017), known professionally as Jon Hendricks, was an American jazz lyricist and singer.
He is one of the originators of vocalese, which adds lyrics to existing instrumental songs and replaces many instruments with vocalists, such as the big-band arrangements of Duke Ellington and Count Basie.
He is considered one of the best practitioners of scat singing, which involves vocal jazz soloing.
Jazz critic and historian Leonard Feather called him the "Poet Laureate of Jazz", while Time dubbed him the "James Joyce of Jive".
Al Jarreau called him "pound-for-pound the best jazz singer on the planet—maybe that's ever been".