Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 23 April
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
23 April
Musicians born and died on 23 April: 6 births, 8 deaths from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born6
- 1912Orville MinorBiographytrumpet · Kansas City, MOJazz · Jay McShann
- 1919Bennie HarrisBiographytrumpet · New York, NYDied 11 February 1975 · Jazz · R&B · Tiny Bradshaw
- 1923Dambuza PimvilleBiographyvocal · South AfricaDied 17 May 1995 · Jazz · Manhattan Brothers
- 1929Calvin OwensBiographytrumpet · Houston, TXDied 21 February 2008 · R&B · B.b. King, Topcat Rec’s
- 1949John MilesBiographycomposer, guitar, keyboards, vocalDied 5 December 2021 · Soul
- 1952Michael "Narada" WaldenBiographydrums, producer · Kalamazoo, MIR&B
Died8
- 1940Walter BarnesBiographyclarinet, saxophone · Natchez, MSBorn 8 July 1905 · aged 34 · Jazz · Natchez Fire
- 1992Waynell JonesBiographyguitar · Henderson, TNBorn 12 August 1926 · aged 65 · Blues
- 1995Lonesome Sundown (Cornelius Green)Biographyguitar, vocal · Gonzales. LABorn 12 December 1928 · aged 66 · Blues · R&B
- 1996En KunstadtBiographylabel-owner · New York, NYBorn 15 May 1925 · aged 70 · Blues · Spivey Rec’s
- 2000Clarence HollimonBiographyguitar · Houston, TXBorn 24 October 1937 · aged 62 · Jazz · R&B · Bobby Bland, Junior Parker, O.v. Wright
- 2005Jimmy WoodeBiographybass · Lindenwold, NJBorn 23 September 1926 · aged 78 · Post-operative complications following surgery for a stomach aneurysm · Jazz · Johnny Hodges
- 2010Norman WrightBiographyvocal · New JerseyBorn 21 October 1937 · aged 72 · Bone cancer · R&B · Del-Vikings
- 2011Huey Purvis "The Crazy Cajun" MeauxBiographycomposer, producer · Winnie, TXBorn 10 March 1929 · aged 82 · R&B · Soul · Zydeco · Crazy Cajun Recs, Tear Drop Recs
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