Russell Henderson
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Trinidad and Tobago musician (1924-2015)
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Russ Henderson was born in the Belmont Neighbourhood of Port of Spain, Trinidad, in 1924. By the 1940s he had formed his own band, the Russ Henderson Quartet. The group became well known and loved throughout the island, delighting dance halls and clubs with their rhythm and soul. Russel came to England from his home town of Port of Spain in 1951 to study piano tuning at the North London Polytechnic in Holloway Road. An agent persuaded him to form another band after hearing him play the steel dru
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Russell
- Family name
- Henderson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Place of birth
- Trinidad
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- percussionist
- Instrument
- piano
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- date of birth
- 1924-01-07
- date of death
- 2015-08-18
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