Biography
Michael Henderson has added his musical flavor to some of the greatest names in the field of music! Having played Bass Guitar and/or recorded with: Miles Davis, (Regarded by critics as, "The Devil That Made Him Do It"!) This Honorary Motown FUNK BROTHER has played and recorded with artists such as, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Roberta Flack, Phyllis Hyman, Norman Connors, The Dramatics, Rena Scott, Fantastic Four, Dr. John, Spinners, The Temptations, Cherelle, MC 8, Guru, 4 Tops, P-Funk, Buddy Miles, Fantastic Four, Norman Connors, LL Cool J, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Marvin Gaye, Pete Cosey, Herbie Hancock, Detroit Emeralds, Louis Satterfield, Teddy Pendegrass, Delfonics, Ray Parker Jr., Hamilton Bohanon, Mobb Deep, Reggie Lucas, Dells, Mtume, Patti LaBelle, Gary Bartz, Carl Thomas, Johnny Taylor, Mick Jaggar, Herbie Hancock, Chi-Lites, Angela Bofil, the Dramatics, Sugar Ray, Lonnie Liston Smith, the Originals, Compton's Most Wanted, Ashford and Simpson, The Jackson 5 and many more, NOW his music is being rediscovered aas well as being re-recorded by the HIP-HOP generation !!!
Michael Henderson followed his instinct Singing, Writing, Producing, Arranging, and Bass Playing in what turned out to be musical magic for his own solo career! In his autobiography “DIVIDED SOUL,” Marvin Gaye writes, “I have to win my audience back from Teddy Pendegrass, Peabo Bryson, and Michael Henderson!!! Michael Henderson's talents are so great that it transcends time, and genres', bringing together people of all cultures and backgrounds for the sole enjoyment of his beautiful music! You'll enjoy listening to the trendsetting, trailblazing musical stylings of an excellent entertainer, as have many of the newest generation of musicians, who've recorded and/or sampled many of his recordings!!! His compostions are imaginative, his singing is like the best rollercoaster ride you can possibly experience!
Michael Henderson HAS HAD SINGLES THAT HAVE SCORED TOP 10 ON BOTH THE POP and R &B CHARTS!!! He is also an artist who is BOTH one of the top JAZZ ARTISTS who ever lived and is one of the top LOVE BALLADEER, R&B, singers of all time, having discovered the talents of next door neighbor, CHERRELLE and WROTE Phyllis Hymans' very FIRST SMASH HIT SINGLE, "CAN'T WE FALL IN LOVE AGAIN," and her Classic "WE BOTH NEED EACH OTHER!!! Other famous collaborations ensued, "RENA SCOTT, ROBERTA FLACK, and more!!!
Instrumentation
Michael Henderson - Bass Guitar
Bass Guitar
Drums
Keyboards
Saxophone
Percussion
Guitar
Discography
The Essential Vol. 1 2007 (CD)
The Essential Vol. 2 2007 (CD)
Goin' Places (CD)
In The Night Time (CD)
Slingshot (CD)
Solid (CD)
Wide Receiver (CD)