Michael Henderson
R.I.P. Michael Henderson, 71, bassist, vocalist, songwriter, producer. Before being known as an outstanding vocalist with hits like Be My Girl, Take Me I’m Yours, In The Nighttime, etc, Michael Henderson was a renowned basssist who toured with Stevie Wonder as a teenager. Miles Davis “stole” him from Wonder’s band while he was still a teenager, and he played on a host of Davis’ recordings from 1970-1976. Henderson’s 1976 collaboration with Norman Connors, You Ae My Starship, is still one of my favorite tunes to play on bass!! Michael Henderson was a big man with a big groove on bass and a velvety voice that so many loved.