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.
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 46 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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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 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Henderson, Rosa," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/116609.
Henderson, Rosa. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/116609.
"Henderson, Rosa." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
External Sources
Wikipedia: Rosa Deschamps
Discogs: Rosa Henderson
Allmusic: Rosa Henderson
Grove: Rosa Henderson
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Henderson, Rosa - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr95000561
Wikidata: Rosa Deschamps - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q762893
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/24792051
MusicBrainz: Rosa Deschamps - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/c67909f0-4bc9-4805-b9d1-2bc56bacc7d1
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