Joe Henderson (April 24, 1937 – October 25, 1964)[1] was an American R&B and gospel singer, best known for his 1962 recording of "Snap Your Fingers".
Henderson was born in Como, Mississippi, United States, and raised in Gary, Indiana.
Henderson died on October 25, 1964, of a heart attack at the age of 27, at his apartment in Nashville, Tennessee.
[3] His roommate, singer Arthur Alexander, found Henderson's body after returning from a stageshow in Athens, Georgia.
Henderson had recently signed with Ric Records, which issued a posthumous single ("River or the Railroad Track / I Ain't Never") in November 1964.