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Jazz Vocal Pioneer Jon Hendricks Dies at 96
'Father of Vocalese'
Jon Hendricks Dies
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'Father of Vocalese' Jon Hendricks Dies

The singer was 96

(Newser) - Jon Hendricks, the pioneering jazz singer and lyricist who with the trio Lambert, Hendricks & Ross popularized the "vocalese" singing style in which words were added to instrumental songs, has died. He was 96, AP reports. His daughter, Aria Hendricks, confirmed his death to the New York Times . She...

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