Henderson's career as a performer, playing the tiple (a small, 12-string Spanish guitar) and guitar as well as singing, was directly inspired by the members of the Mills Brothers. Austin Powell founded the group in 1937, with Henderson weighing in as one of the original members. While lumped in with many similar-sounding harmony vocal groups from the period, the Cats the Fiddle were actually one of very few that didn't need to bring in outside musicians to provide a band accompaniment. In terms of being a self-contained unit, this was a bit more like a rock combo than a vocal group. The aforementioned hit song of longing was one of the group's bigger early hits upon its original release in 1940. Sadly, Henderson can't be said to have basked in the success of his vocal on this number -- instead, he was tossed into the hospital with meningitis right after the side hit the streets. He died later that year. ~ Eugene Chadbourne, Rovi