Rosa Henderson

Rosa Henderson (November 24, 1896 – April 6, 1968) was an American jazz and classic female blues singer and vaudeville entertainer of the Harlem Renaissance era.

Birth and Death Data: Born November 24, 1896 (Henderson), Died April 6, 1968 (Roosevelt Island)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1931

Roles Represented in DAHR: soprano vocal, vocalist

Notes: Rosa Henderson sang under many pseudonyms, including Rosa Deschamps (her maiden name), Rose Henderson, Sally Ritz, Flora Dale, Sarah Johnson, Josephine Thomas, Gladys White, and Mamie Harris.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-28026	10-in.	5/24/1923	Good woman's blues	Rosa Henderson	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	B-28027	10-in.	5/24/1923	I'm broke fooling with you	Rosa Henderson	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	B-28299	10-in.	7/19/1923	Midnight blues	Rosa Henderson	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	B-28300	10-in.	7/19/1923	Struttin' blues	Rosa Henderson	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	B-28516	10-in.	8/29/1923	Low-down papa	Rosa Henderson	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	B-28517	10-in.	8/29/1923	I want my sweet daddy now	Rosa Henderson	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	B-28576	10-in.	9/19/1923	Awful moanin' blues	Rosa Henderson	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	B-28755	10-in.	10/18/1923	Mason Dixon blues	Rosa Henderson	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	[Trial 1923-05-05-01]	10-in.	5/5/1923	I'm broke fooling with you	Rosa Henderson	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	[Trial 1923-05-05-02]	10-in.	5/5/1923	I ain't no man's slave	Rosa Henderson	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Columbia	81127	10-in.	7/12/1923	Afternoon blues	Fletcher Henderson ; Rosa Henderson	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Columbia	81128	10-in.	7/12/1923	I need you	Fletcher Henderson ; Rosa Henderson	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Columbia	W141740	10-in.	3/2/1926	Let's talk about my sweetie	Rosa Henderson	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet and piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Columbia	W141741	10-in.	3/2/1926	Mama is waitin' for you	Rosa Henderson	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet and piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Columbia	W142450	10-in.	7/15/1926	He's my man	Rosa Henderson	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Columbia	W142451	10-in.	7/15/1926	In that apartment upstairs	Rosa Henderson	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Columbia	W151739	10-in.	8/19/1931	Doggone blue	Rosa Henderson	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Columbia	W151740	10-in.	8/19/1931	Can't be bothered with no sheik	Rosa Henderson	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	12520-12521	10-in.	2/13/1924	I’m a good gal (But I’m a thousan’ miles from home)	Rosa Henderson	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	12522-12523	10-in.	2/13/1924	Papa will be gone	Rosa Henderson	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	12843-12845	10-in.	4/10/1924	The clearing house blues	Fletcher Henderson's Jazz Five ; Rosa Henderson	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	12846-12847	10-in.	4/10/1924	West Indies blues	Rosa Henderson	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	E7266	10-in.	4/7/1928	Poplar Bluff blues	Rosa Henderson	Female vocal solo, with trombone and piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	E2713-E2715	10-in.	3/31/1926	Do it Mr. So-So	Rosa Henderson	Female vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	E2716-E2718	10-in.	3/31/1926	Fulton Street blues	Rosa Henderson	Female vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	E3048-E3050	10-in.	5/14/1926	Here comes my baby	Rosa Henderson ; Three Hot Eskimos	Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	E3051-E3053	10-in.	5/14/1926	Chicago policeman blues	Rosa Henderson	Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	E3189-E3190	10-in.	6/5/1926	Hock shop blues	Rosa Henderson	Female vocal solo, with clarinet and piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	E3191-E3192	10-in.	6/5/1926	I’m savin’ it all for you	Rosa Henderson	Female vocal solo, with clarinet and piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	E3193-E3194	10-in.	6/5/1926	Daddy come back	Rosa Henderson	Female vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	E3195-E3196	10-in.	6/5/1926	I’ve got somebody now	Rosa Henderson	Female vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	E3361-E3363	10-in.	7/2/1926	Rough house blues	Rosa Henderson	Female vocal solo, with clarinet, cornet, and piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	E3364-E3366	10-in.	7/2/1926	She belongs to me (He belongs to me)	Rosa Henderson	Female vocal solo, with clarinet, cornet, and piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	E3367-E3369	10-in.	7/2/1926	Hock shop blues	Rosa Henderson	Female vocal solo, with clarinet and piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	E7212-E7213	10-in.	3/21/1928	Get it fixed	Rosa Henderson	Female vocal solo, with cornet, banjo, and piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	380W-381W	10-in.	2/19/1925	Nobody knows the way I feel 'dis mornin’	Rosa Henderson	Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	382W-384W	10-in.	2/19/1925	Penitentiary bound blues	Rosa Henderson	Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	385W-387W	10-in.	2/19/1925	12th Street blues	Rosa Henderson	Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	577W-579W	10-in.	3/20/1925	Get it fixed	Rosa Henderson	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance trio	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	580W-582W	10-in.	3/20/1925	Low down daddy blues	Rosa Henderson	Female vocal solo, with clarinet and piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	583W-585W	10-in.	3/20/1925	Poplar Bluff blues	Rosa Henderson	Female vocal solo, with trombone and piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	1511W-1513W	10-in.	10/17/1925	An' I don't mean if!	Rosa Henderson ; Three Jolly Miners	Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio	vocalist, soprano vocal
Brunswick	1514W-1516W	10-in.	10/17/1925	You can't be like my last man was	Rosa Henderson	Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	9812	10-in.	10/28/1924	Don't advertise your man	Rosa Henderson ; Kansas City Five	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	9861	10-in.	11/21/1924	Undertaker's blues	Rosa Henderson ; Kansas City Five	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble	vocalist, soprano vocal
Plaza/ARC	5652	10-in.	9/29/1924	The basement blues	Rosa Henderson	Female vocal solo, with cornet, trombone, and piano	vocalist, soprano vocal

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Henderson, Rosa," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/116609.

Henderson, Rosa. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/116609.

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