Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 25 April
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
25 April
Musicians born and died on 25 April: 12 births, 10 deaths and 3 recording milestones from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born12
- 1913Earl Eugene BosticBiographyband-leader, clarinet, flute, saxophone · Tulsa, OKDied 28 October 1965 · Jazz · R&B
- 1918Ella FitzgeraldBiographyvocal · Newport News, VADied 15 June 1996 · Jazz
- 1920Earl Phillipsdrums · New York, NYDied 20 November 1990 · Blues · Howlin' Wolf
- 1923Albert King (Albert Nelsons King)Biographydrums, guitar, vocal · Indianola, MSDied 21 December 1992 · Blues · Gospel · R&B · Harmony Kings
- 1932Willis "Gatortail" JacksonBiographysaxophone · Miami, FLDied 25 October 1987 · Jazz · R&B
- 1933Jerry LeiberBiographycomposer, label-owner · Baltimore, MDDied 22 August 2011 · R&B · Soul
- 1938Thomas Millervocal · Los Angeles, CAR&B · Flares
- 1940O.B. McClintonBiographycomposer · Senatobia, MSDied 23 September 1987 · Soul · Goldwax Rec’s
- 1950Bobbi Humphrey (Barbara Ann Humphrey)Biographyflute · Marlin, TXJazz
- 1951Kent DuchaineBiographyguitar · Minneapolis, MNBlues · Johnny Shines
Died10
- 1945Teddy WeatherfordBiographypiano · Calcutta, IndiaBorn 11 October 1903 · aged 41 · Jazz · Erskine Tate
- 1962Eddie SouthBiographyviolin · Chicago, ILBorn 27 November 1904 · aged 57 · Jazz
- 1988Carolyn FranklinBiographyarranger, composer, vocal · Bloomfield Hills, MIBorn 13 May 1944 · aged 43 · Cancer · Soul
- 1990Dexter GordonBiographysaxophone · Philadelphia, PABorn 27 February 1923 · aged 67 · Cancer · Jazz
- 1990Rufus "Speedy" JonesBiographydrumsBorn 27 May 1936 · aged 53 · Jazz · Count Basie, Lionel Hampton
- 2002Lionel Torrence (Lionel Prevost Torrence)Biographysaxophone · Port Arthur, TXBorn 4 December 1935 · aged 66 · R&B · Excello Rec's
- 2004Claude WilliamsBiographyguitar, violin · Kansas City, MOBorn 22 February 1908 · aged 96 · Pneumonia · Jazz · Jay McShann
- 2023Billy "The Kid" EmersonBiographypiano, vocal · Tarpon Springs, FLBorn 21 December 1925 · aged 97 · Blues
- 2023Harry BelafonteBiographyvocal · New York, NYBorn 1 March 1927 · aged 96 · Congestive heart failure · Calypso · Jazz
- 2024Dennis SindreyBiographybanjo, composer, guitar, vocal · Boca Raton, FLBorn 15 June 1935 · aged 88 · Exotica · Jazz · R&B · Ska · Byron Lee & the Dragonaires/Kes Chin & The Souvenirs/The Caribs
Events3
- 1960Ernie K-Doe records 'Mother-In-Law' (Minit).
- 1960Jimmy Smith records 'Back At The Chicken Shack' (Blue Note) in Englewood Cliffs, NJ.
- 1964Dionne Warwick's 'Walk On By' (?) enters the Hot 100.