Joe "Mr Piano" Henderson

British pianist and composer. Born Glasgow, Scotland 1920-1980.

Musical accompanist and director to [a=Petula Clark] in the late 1940s and throughout the 1950s in concerts and on [l=BBC] radio. His most famous composition was "[url=https://www.discogs.com/George-Hamilton-IV-Why-Dont-They-Understand-Even-Tho/master/240095]Why Don’t They Understand[/url]" (1957) which was a hit in the UK and USA for George Hamilton IV. His most famous piano solo hit was "[url=https://www.discogs.com/Joe-Mr-Piano-Henderson-Trudie-Love-Is-The-Sweetest-Thing/master/254867]Trudie[/url]" (1958).

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