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

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

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Henderson, Rosa," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116609.

Henderson, Rosa. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116609.

"Henderson, Rosa." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.