Reverend Patrick Henderson is a gospel keyboard player, songwriter and producer. He has written several songs in collaboration with Michael McDonald, playing on a number of his and the Doobie Brothers albums. Henderson has long associations with many other artists as well, including Leon Russell, Michael Bolton, Nils Lofgren and Freddie King. He won a Gospel Music Association "Dove Award" for Best Contemporary Gospel Record Song of the Year in 1990.[1]

Biography

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Patrick Henderson was born in Dallas, Texas, in January 15, 1949.[2]

Henderson contributed the story of how his hand was cut off by an insane fan[3] to the 2006 book[4] by David Ritz.[5]

He died on January 14, 2024.[6]

References

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  1. ^ (2007) "Dove Award Recipients for 1990" Archived 2006-10-20 at the Wayback Machine. Gospel Music Association. Retrieved 6 July 2007.
  2. ^ "Patrick Henderson Obituary - Evergreen Memorial Funeral Home (A.k.a. Allen G. Madison's Evergreen Mem FH - 2024". Legacy.com.
  3. ^ Caldwell, R. (2006) Review of David Ritz's book "Messengers". Archived 2013-01-25 at archive.today GospelCity.com. Retrieved 5 July 2007.
  4. ^ Henderson, P. "Praising God for What He Has Done, Worshiping Him for Who He Is," in Ritz, D. (2006) Messengers: Portraits of African American Ministers, Evangelists, Gospel Singers and Other Messengers of the Word. New York: Doubleday.
  5. ^ David Ritz home page. Retrieved 7 July 2007.
  6. ^ "Patrick Henderson Obituary - Evergreen Memorial Funeral Home (A.k.a. Allen G. Madison's Evergreen Mem FH - 2024". Legacy.com.