Editing Fletcher Henderson (section)

===Benny Goodman===
In 1935, Goodman's Orchestra was selected as a house band for the [[NBC]] radio program ''[[Let's Dance (radio)|Let's Dance]]''. Since Goodman needed new charts every week for the show, his brother-in-law John Hammond suggested that he purchase some from Henderson.<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> Many of Goodman's hits from the [[swing era]] were played by Henderson and his own band in the late 1920s and early 1930s, usually as head arrangements, which he transcribed from his own records and then sold to Goodman. However, his brother [[Horace Henderson]] recounted that the clarinetist made heavy demands on Henderson for fresh charts when his band was engaged for the ''Let's Dance'' show in 1934–1935, and that he himself helped his brother complete some of them.<ref>{{cite book | first= Ross | last= Firestone | title= Swing, Swing, Swing: The Life and Times of Benny Goodman| publisher= W. W. Norton & Company| year= 1993| page= | isbn= 9780393311686 }}</ref> The singer [[Helen Ward (singer)|Helen Ward]] also stated that Henderson was delighted to hear the Goodman Orchestra realize his creations with such impeccable musicianship.

In 1939, Henderson disbanded his band and joined Goodman's,<ref name= "LarkinJazz"/> first as pianist and arranger and then working full-time as staff arranger.<ref name="AMG"/> Henderson re-formed bands of his own several times in the 1940s and toured with [[Ethel Waters]] again in 1948 and 1949.

Henderson suffered a [[stroke]] in 1950,<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> resulting in partial paralysis that ended his career as a pianist.<ref name="AMG">{{cite web|author=Yanow, Scott |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/fletcher-henderson-mn0000152490/biography |title=Fletcher Henderson Biography |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |date=1952-12-29 |access-date=2013-10-18}}</ref> He died in New York City in 1952, 11 days after his 55th birthday.<ref name="LarkinJazz"/>