Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 7 April
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
7 April
Musicians born and died on 7 April: 13 births, 8 deaths and 2 recording milestones from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born13
- 1915Eleonora Fagan/Elinore Harris/Billie Holiday (Eleanor Gough Holiday)Biographyvocal · Philadelphia, PADied 17 July 1959 · Jazz · Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Count Basie
- 1917Mongo SantamariaBiographycongas · Havana, CubaDied 1 February 2003 · Jazz
- 1917Robert MerseyBiographyarranger, producer · New York, NYDied 14 December 1994 · Soul · Aretha Franklin
- 1919Jimmy "T-99" NelsonBiographyvocal · Philadelphia, PADied 29 July 2007 · R&B
- 1928Pete "Mad Daddy" MyersBiographyDJ · San Francisco, CADied 4 October 1968 · R&B · Rock & Roll
- 1935Rev. Oris MaysBiographycomposer, vocal · Lambert, MSDied 21 April 1996 · Gospel
- 1937Charlie ThomasBiographyvocal · Lynchburg, VADied 31 January 2023 · R&B · Drifters
- 1938Freddie HubbardBiographytrumpet · Indianapolis, INDied 29 December 2008 · Jazz
- 1947Patricia BennettBiographyvocal · Bronx, NYR&B · Soul · Chiffons
- 1948Carol DouglasBiographyvocal · New York, NYSoul
- 1948John OatesBiographycomposer, vocal · New York, NYSoul · Hall & Oates
- 1949Willie Jamesguitar, vocal · West Point, GADied 23 October 1997 · Blues
Died8
- 1963Marion Foxvocal · San Antonio, TX
- 1976Jimmy GarrisonBiographybass · New York, NYBorn 3 March 1934 · aged 42 · Jazz · John Coltrane
- 1980Jack Brownlabel-owner · Detroit, MIBlues · R&B · Fortune Rec’s
- 1987Maxine SullivanBiographyvocal · New York, NYBorn 13 May 1911 · aged 75 · Jazz
- 1991Henry GloverBiographyarranger, composer, producer, trumpet · Queens, NYBorn 21 May 1921 · aged 69 · Heart attack · R&B · Soul · King Rec’s
- 2007William "Lefty" BatesBiographybass, guitar · Chicago, ILBorn 9 March 1920 · aged 87 · Arteriosclerosis · Blues · Vee Jay Rec’s
- 2010Eddie Johnson (saxophone)Biographysaxophone · Evergreen Park, ILBorn 11 December 1920 · aged 89 · Pneumonia · Jazz · R&B · Louis Jordan
- 2024Clarence "Frogman" HenryBiographypiano, trombone, vocal · New Orleans, LABorn 19 March 1937 · aged 87 · Complications after surgery · R&B · Bobby Mitchell
Events2
- 1938‘Blind’ John Davis first session as featured artist - in Chicago for Bluebird records (‘Jersey Cow Blues’).
- 1962James Brown's 'Night Train' is released on King Records.