Barrington "Bo" Henderson | |
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 Henderson in 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Barrington Scott Henderson |
| Born | June 10, 1956 Washington, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Genres | R&B, soul |
| Occupation | Recording artist |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1986–present |
Barrington Scott "Bo" Henderson (born June 10, 1956) is an American R&B singer.
Barrington's mother, Joyce St. Amie, was an electric jazz singer. Barrington grew up in the music industry, travelling with his mother and stepfather, James Vaughn, a noted jazz pianist which left him with several Vaughn siblings. [1] Barrington began playing the drums as a pre-teen.
He has been a member of the R&B group Lakeside, and was a member of The Dramatics for a year before becoming a lead singer of The Temptations from 1998 to 2003. [2] Henderson replaced Theo Peoples as one of the group's lead singers. Henderson left The Temptations in 2003.
Henderson's first solo album, Best Kept Secret, was released in 2003. [3] He continued to tour, sometimes performing with fellow ex-Temptation such as Glenn Leonard and working on his second album tentatively titled Bodacious until he replaced Eban Brown as lead singer of The Stylistics. [1] [4] He currently resides in Las Vegas. [1]
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