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Wayne Henderson (musician)

Wayne Henderson, American trombonist and producer (died 2014)

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Born
September 24, 1939
Age in 2026
87
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1939

About Wayne Henderson (musician)

Wayne Maurice Henderson (September 24, 1939 – April 5, 2014) was an American jazz fusion and soul jazz trombonist and record producer. In 1961, he co-founded the soul jazz/jazz fusion group The Jazz Crusaders. Henderson left the group (who by then had changed their name to The Crusaders) in 1976 to pursue a career in producing, but revived The Jazz Crusaders in 1995. In 2007, Henderson took a position with the California College of Music in Pasadena, California. Henderson had suffered from diabetes and died of heart failure at a Culver City hospital on April 5, 2014, at age 74. Wayne Henderson People Get Ready (Atlantic) 1969: The Freedom Sounds fest. Henderson left the group in 1976 to pursue a career in producing, but revived The Jazz Crusaders in 1995.

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Wayne Henderson (musician) timeline

  1. Wayne Maurice Henderson (September 24, 1939 – April 5, 2014) was an American jazz fusion and soul jazz trombonist and record producer.
  2. In 1961, he co-founded the soul jazz/jazz fusion group The Jazz Crusaders.
  3. Wayne Henderson People Get Ready (Atlantic) 1969: The Freedom Sounds fest.
  4. Henderson left the group in 1976 to pursue a career in producing, but revived The Jazz Crusaders in 1995.

The world when Wayne Henderson (musician) was born

Wayne Henderson (musician) was born in 1939. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1939

  • #1 song"Over the Rainbow" – Judy Garland
  • Top movieGone with the Wind
  • Best-selling bookThe Grapes of Wrath – John Steinbeck

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentLou Gehrig delivers his "Luckiest Man" farewell speech
  • Top headlineGermany invades Poland — World War II begins
  • Technology milestoneFirst regular television broadcasts in the US (NBC)
  • Defining fadThe Wizard of Oz mania
  • Notable inventionNylon stockings
  • World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population130.9M

1939 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Wayne Henderson (musician)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19392026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$5,200$435,000
Average income$2,900$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population130.9M341 million

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