Pianist and composer, Joe ‘Mr. Piano’ Henderson formed his own band to play at school dances before turning professional at the age of 13. In the early '50s, he served as an accompanist for Petula Clark, who featured frequently in the U.K. charts, and recorded several of Henderson’s compositions. Henderson himself became extremely popular on the U.K. variety circuit, and enjoyed numerous hits throughout the '50s, including "Sing It With Joe" and "Sing It Again With Joe" (both 1955), and two Ivor Novello Award-winners, "Trudie" (1958) and "Jazzboat" (1959).