[6] In the fall of 1935, Headley joined the music department of Fresno State College, replacing Assistant Professor Arthur C.
[9] Howard Hanson conducted the Rochester Civic Orchestra[i] performing the California Suite for the NBC Radio Network in January of 1941.
2, Prelude to Man, based on the poem by Chard Powers Smith, about the stages of the development of life on earth prior to the advent of mankind.
[12] The work would not be completed until 1951, at which time Headley took it to New York to present to Howard Hanson, Leonard Bernstein, and other leading figures in the musical world.
[11] After his wartime service concluded, the U.S. State Department asked him to report on the familiarity of Europeans with American cultural life during a visit to France and England.
[3] In the late 1960s, Headley moved to Greater Sudbury, Ontario, where he helped to develop the music program at Cambrian College.
For the one hundredth anniversary of his birth, Russian State TV performed several of Headley's compositions, including the California Suite, conducted by Dmitry Yablonsky, a conductor who has focussed on reviving forgotten or hitherto unknown music.
Subsequently, the Naxos record label published a CD of Headley's music in an "American Classics" series.