Gaps Hendrickson

Arthur "Gaps" Hendrickson (29 April 1951 – 11 June 2024) was a Saint Kitts and Nevis-born British singer. He was best known for being an original member of The Selecter.

Early life Hendrickson was born in Saint Kitts and Nevis, the eldest of eight children. His parents moved to the United Kingdom when he was a child, and he was raised by his grandmother, an ice cream seller, who took him to a cane field an hour before school to cut cane. When he was twelve, he and one of his brothers was sent up by their parents to move to the UK, where their father was working for Vauxhall Motors in Luton, where Gaps eventually worked at as well. Due to a mix-up, no-one was there at the harbour to meet up with the two. with Pauline Black later joining on vocals. They signed on to 2 Tone Records, and recorded the album Too Much Pressure, which sold 300,000 copies. In 2010, Black reformed the group with Hendrickson as a full-time member. He occasionally performed on stage with local Coventry bands, including Special Brew and also worked as a security guard in the city.

Death Hendrickson died in Coventry from cancer in the early of 11 June 2024 at the age of 73. He was diagnosed with cancer in 2023, and after a tour with Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra in winter 2023, Gaps stepped down from touring, shortly before his death. He was survived by seven children from four different relationships.