In the late 1940s he renounced his past and began broadcasting as a minister and gospel music disc jockey.
[7] Apparently born in Liberty, Missouri, Henderson lived in Los Angeles, California, from the 1940s onward.
Jack McVea recommended Henderson to the label, and he was backed on the recording dates by several notable Los Angeles session musicians, including McVea, Wild Bill Moore and Lucky Thompson (saxophones), Gene Phillips (guitar), Shifty Henry and Charles Mingus (bass), and Lee Young and Rabon Tarrant (drums).
His work was released by Globe, Down Beat, Swing Time, Specialty ("Country Girl" b/w "Lucy Brown", October 1952),[8] Modern, and Imperial.
[5][7] In February 1959, Billboard reported that Proverb Records was being jointly formed by Brother Henderson.