Reverend Patrick Henderson (January 15, 1949 – January 14, 2024) was an American gospel keyboard player, songwriter and producer. He has written several songs in collaboration with Michael McDonald, playing on a number of his and the Doobie Brothers albums. Henderson has long associations with many other artists as well, including Leon Russell, Michael Bolton, Nils Lofgren and Freddie King. He won a Gospel Music Association "Dove Award" for Best Contemporary Gospel Record Song of the Year in 1990.1
Biography
Patrick Henderson was born in Dallas, Texas, in January 15, 1949.2
Henderson contributed the story of how his hand was cut off by an insane fan3 to the 2006 book4 by David Ritz.5
Henderson died on January 14, 2024, at the age of 74, a day shy of his 75th birthday.6
References
References
- (2007) "Dove Award Recipients for 1990" Archived 2006-10-20 at the Wayback Machine. Gospel Music Association. Retrieved 6 July 2007.
- "Patrick Henderson Obituary - Evergreen Memorial Funeral Home (A.k.a. Allen G. Madison's Evergreen Mem FH - 2024". Legacy.com.
- Caldwell, R. (2006) Review of David Ritz's book "Messengers". Deprecated link archived 2013-01-25 at archive.today GospelCity.com. Retrieved 5 July 2007.
- Henderson, P. "Praising God for What He Has Done, Worshiping Him for Who He Is," in Ritz, D. (2006) Messengers: Portraits of African American Ministers, Evangelists, Gospel Singers and Other Messengers of the Word. New York: Doubleday.
- David Ritz home page. Retrieved 7 July 2007.
- "Obituary for Patrick Henderson at Allen G. Madison's". www.evergreenfuneralhomes.com. Retrieved 2025-09-29.