Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 2 April
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
2 April
Musicians born and died on 2 April: 5 births, 12 deaths and 3 recording milestones from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born5
- 1911Charles "Honi" ColesBiographydancer · Philadelphia, PADied 12 November 1992 · Jazz · Coles & Atkins
- 1912Herbert MillsBiographyguitar, vocal · Piqua, OHDied 12 April 1989 · Jazz · Mills Brothers
- 1918J.T. BrownBiographysaxophone · MississippiDied 24 November 1969 · Blues · Elmore James
- 1939Marvin Gaye (Marvin Pentz Gay Jr. Gaye)Biographyvocal · Washington, DCDied 1 April 1984 · R&B · Soul · Marquees, Rainbows
- 1943Larry CoryellBiographyguitar · Galveston, TXDied 19 February 2017 · Jazz
Died12
- 1935Bennie MotenBiographypiano · Kansas City, MOBorn 13 November 1894 · aged 40 · Jazz · Count Basie
- 1976Gloria SpencerBiographyvocal · Charlottesville, NCBorn 18 March 1937 · aged 39 · Gospel · Nashboro Rec’s
- 1987Leslie RoutBiographysaxophone · Detroit, MIBorn 26 February 1935 · aged 52 · Jazz · Hampton
- 1992Milton RackmilBiographylabel-owner · New York, NYBorn 12 February 1906 · aged 86 · Decca Rec’s
- 1995Julius HemphillBiographysaxophone · New York, NYBorn 24 January 1938 · aged 57 · Jazz · Soul
- 1995Miff CampbellBiographyguitar · Indianapolis, INBorn 22 January 1906 · aged 89 · Jazz · Ink Spots, Riff Brothers
- 1996Guitar Gabriel (Nyles Jones)Biographyguitar · Winston-Salem, NCBorn 12 October 1925 · aged 70 · Blues
- 2003Edwin Starr (Charles Hatcher Starr)Biographyvocal · Nottingham, EnglandBorn 21 January 1942 · aged 61 · Soul · Futuretones
- 2009Tommy Scott YoungBiographyauthor, critic, producerBorn 13 December 1943 · aged 65 · Gospel
- 2016Gato BarbieriBiographysaxophone · New York, NYBorn 28 November 1932 · aged 83 · Pneumonia · Jazz
- 2021Morris Dewayne "B.B." DickersonBiographyguitar · Long Beach, CABorn 3 August 1949 · aged 71 · Complications from a series of strokes · Funk · Rock & Roll
- 2026James GadsonBiographydrums · Los Angeles, CABorn 17 June 1939 · aged 86 · R&B
Events3
- 1935Cripple Clarence Lofton records 'Brown Skin Girls' (Melotone) Chicago.
- 1949Sticks McGhee's 'Drinkin Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee' (Atlantic) hits R&B charts (21 weeks).
- 1958Art Neville records 'Cha Dooky-Doo' (Specialty).