Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 10 April
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10 April
Musicians born and died on 10 April: 15 births, 13 deaths from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born15
- 1911Martin DennyBiographycomposer, arranger, pianist · New York, NYDied 2 March 2005 · Jazz
- 1914Effie SmithBiographyvocal · McAlester, OKDied 11 February 1977 · R&B · Okeh Rec’s
- 1914Noah RyderBiographypiano · Nashville, TNDied 17 April 1964 · Gospel · Deep River Boys
- 1918Archie Lewis (Edward Archibald Lewis)BiographyvocalDied 29 February 1988
- 1928Fraser MacphersonBiographysaxophone · Winnipeg, ManitobaDied 27 September 1993 · Jazz
- 1928Robert Kleinlabel-owner · Syracuse, NYAbkco Rec’s
- 1928Rosco Gordon Jr.Biographycomposer, label-owner, piano, vocal · Memphis, TNDied 11 July 2002 · R&B · Soul · Bab-Roc Interview on Mohair Slim → Rum Diary on Mohair Slim →
- 1932Nate NelsonBiographyvocal · Chicago, ILDied 1 June 1984 · R&B · Soul · Flamingos
- 1936Robert "Bobby" SmithBiographyvocal · Detroit, MIDied 16 March 2013 · Soul · Detroit Spinners
- 1944Danny WoodsBiographyvocalDied 12 January 2018 · Soul · Chairman Board
- 1947Bunny Wailer (Neville O'reilly Livingstone Wailer)Biographyvocal · Kingston, JamaicaDied 2 March 2021 · Reggae · Ska · Wailers
- 1947Karl RussellBiographyvocal · Columbus, OHR&B · Soul · Hues Corporation
- 1950Eddie HazelBiographyguitar · Brooklyn, NYDied 23 December 1992 · Soul · Funkadelic
Died13
- 1958Chuck WillisBiographyvocal · Atlanta, GABorn 31 January 1928 · aged 30 · Peritonitis · R&B
- 1973Sonny ClayBiographypiano · Los Angeles, CABorn 15 May 1899 · aged 73 · Jazz
- 1986Linda CreedBiographycomposer · Ambler, PABorn 6 December 1948 · aged 37 · Soul · Thom Bell
- 1989Bessie GriffinBiographyvocal · Culver City, CABorn 6 July 1922 · aged 66 · Gospel · Caravans, Southern Harps
- 1999Leon PeelsBiographycomposer, vocal · Venice, CABorn 18 October 1936 · aged 62 · Cancer · Doo-wop · Blue Jays
- 2003Little Eva (Eva Narcissus Boyd)Biographyvocal · Kinston, NCBorn 29 June 1943 · aged 59 · Soul
- 2007Dakota StatonBiographyvocal · New York, NYBorn 3 June 1930 · aged 76 · Jazz
- 2009Rocky HillBiographyguitarBorn 1 December 1946 · aged 62 · Undisclosed complications of a medical condition · Blues
- 2013Jimmy DawkinsBiographyguitar, vocal · Chicago, ILBorn 24 October 1936 · aged 76 · Blues
- 2013Olive Lewin (Olive Wilhelmina Mahoney Lewin)Biographyarranger · Kingston, JamaicaBorn 28 September 1927 · aged 85 · Folk · Jamaican Folk Singers
- 2017Linda HopkinsBiographyvocal · Milwaukee, WIBorn 14 December 1924 · aged 92 · R&B
- 2018Yvonne StaplesBiographyvocal · Chicago, ILBorn 23 October 1937 · aged 80 · Colon cancer · Gospel · Soul · Staples Singers
- 2020Jymie MerrittBiographybass · Philadelphia, PABorn 3 May 1926 · aged 93 · Liver cancer · Jazz · R&B · B.b. King, Eddie "cleanhead" Vinson
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