Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 30 April
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
30 April
Musicians born and died on 30 April: 10 births, 12 deaths and 1 recording milestone from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born10
- 1885Lucie E. CampbellBiographycomposer · Duck Hill, MSDied 3 January 1963 · Gospel
- 1896Rev. Gary DavisBiographybanjo, guitar, harmonica, piano, vocal · Laurens, SCDied 5 May 1972 · Blues · Gospel · Vocalion Rec’s
- 1915Mabel ScottBiographyvocal · Richmond, VADied 20 July 2000 · Gospel · R&B · Exclusive Rec’s
- 1917Frankie Lee SimsBiographyguitar, vocal · Dallas, TXDied 10 May 1970 · Blues · Specialty Rec’s
- 1930Bobby Marchan (Oscar James Gibson Marchan)Biographyvocal · Youngstown, OHDied 5 December 1999 · R&B · Soul · Clowns
- 1931Jimmie Lee "Lonesome" RobinsonBiographyguitar · Chicago, ILDied 6 July 2002 · Blues
- 1941Coke EscovedoBiographypercussion · Los Angeles, CADied 13 July 1986 · Jazz · R&B · Soul · Santana
- 1944Andy KulbergBiographybass, flute · Buffalo, NYDied 28 January 2002 · Blues · Blues Project
- 1954Rev. Thomas WhitfieldBiographyproducer · Detroit, MIDied 21 June 1992 · Gospel
Died12
- 1970Hall JohnsonBiographyarranger, composer, conductor, violin · New York, NYBorn 12 March 1888 · aged 82 · Gospel · Hall Johnson Choir
- 1983Muddy Waters (McKinley Morganfield)Biographyguitar, vocal · Westmont, ILBorn 4 April 1915 · aged 68 · Blues
- 2000Jonah JonesBiographytrumpet · New York, NYBorn 31 December 1909 · aged 90 · Jazz
- 2000Robert Elliot "Jonah" JonesBiographytrumpet · New York, NYBorn 31 December 1909 · aged 90 · Jazz · Cab Calloway, Stuff Smith
- 2005The Duchess (Norma-Jean Wolford)Biographyguitar · Fontana, CAR&B · Bo Diddley
- 2015Ben E. King (Benjamin Earl Nelson King)Biographyguitar, vocal · Hackensack, NJBorn 28 September 1938 · aged 76 · R&B · Soul · Drifters
- 2019Jerry SchollBiographyvocalBorn 12 November 1941 · aged 77 · R&B · Mello Kings
- 2024Duane EddyBiographyguitar · Franklin, TNBorn 26 April 1938 · aged 86 · Cancer · R&B · Ray Sharpe
- 2025Joe Louis WalkerBiographycomposer, guitar, producer · Poughkeepsie, NYBorn 25 December 1949 · aged 75 · Cardiac-related illness · Blues
- 2026Bobby MurrayBiographyguitar, producerBorn 9 June 1953 · aged 72 · Blues · Murray Brothers Rec’s
Events1
- 1962Chris Kenner records 'Land of 1000 Dances' (Instant/Atlantic).