Rosa Henderson

vocals · 1896–1968 · Henderson (Kentucky)

Born Rosa Deschamps, a vaudeville and blues singer, she recorded more than a hundred titles in the 1920s for numerous labels, sometimes under a pseudonym. She sang with Fletcher Henderson's ensembles, later worked in a New York department store and gave benefit concerts into the 1960s.

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Styles

• Classic blues (women singers)
• Blues, spirituals, work songs

Landmark tracks

• Midnight Blues (1923)
• Do That Thing (1924)
• He May Be Your Dog But He's Wearing My Collar (1924)

Sources

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