What is Jon Hendricks?
[[File:Jon Hendricks 0157.jpg|right|200px]] '''John Carl Hendricks''' (September 16, 1921 &ndash; November 22, 2017), known professionally as '''Jon Hendricks''', was an American [[jazz]] [[lyricist]] and [[singer]]. He was born in [[Newark, Ohio|Newark]], [[Ohio]]. In 1957, he teamed with [[Dave Lambert (American jazz vocalist)|Dave Lambert]] and [[Annie Ross]] to form the legendary vocal trio [[Lambert, Hendricks & Ross]] (LH&R). Hendricks died on November 22, 2017 in [[Manhattan]], [[New York]] at the age of 96.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Keepnews|first1=Peter|title=Jon Hendricks, 96, Who Brought a New Dimension to Jazz Singing, Dies|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/22/obituaries/jon-hendricks-96-who-brought-a-new-dimension-to-jazz-singing-dies.html|access-date=November 22, 2017|work=The New York Times|date=November 22, 2017}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[https://www.pbs.org/weta/onstage/twain2002/bios/hendricks.html On Stage at the Kennedy Center: The Mark Twain Prize 2002 – Behind the Curtain – Jon Hendricks] from [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] *[http://invention.smithsonian.org/video Prototype Online: Inventive Voices podcast featuring an interview with Jon Hendricks] – From the Smithsonian's Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation website. {{DEFAULTSORT:Hendricks, Jon}} [[Category:American Grammy Award winners]] [[Category:1921 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:American jazz musicians]] [[Category:American singer-songwriters]] [[Category:Singers from Ohio]] [[Category:Musicians from Ohio]] [[Category:Writers from Ohio]] {{US-bio-stub}}