Ray Henderson Composer Raymond Brost, Buffalo, New York, December 1, 1896; Greenwich, Connecticut, December 31, 1970. Born to musical parents, Henderson began playing at an early age, including a stint as church organist. After training at the Chicago Conservatory of Music, Henderson came to the Alley in 1918 to take a job as song plugger with Leo Feist . Shortly after, he joined the Fred Fisher Company, where he was promoted from staff pianist to arranger. He next went to Shapiro, Bernstein…