Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 8 April
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
8 April
Musicians born and died on 8 April: 16 births, 9 deaths from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born16
- 1905Tommy McClennanBiographyguitar · Durant, MSDied 9 May 1961 · Blues · Bluebird Rec’s
- 1907Wesley PrinceBiographybass · Pasadena, CADied 30 October 1980 · Jazz · Nat King Cole Trio
- 1908Moody JonesBiographyguitar · Earle, ARDied 23 March 1988 · Blues · Snooky & Moody
- 1909George DixonBiographyarranger, saxophone, trumpet · New Orleans, LADied 1 August 1994 · Jazz · Earl Hines
- 1913Frank "Fatman" HumphriesBiographytrumpet · Gracey, KYDied 1 November 1978 · Jazz · R&B · Louis Jordan
- 1920Carmen McRaeBiographypiano · New York, NYDied 10 November 1994 · Jazz
- 1921Flying Black Eagle (Andrew Logan)harmonica · Crawfordsville, MSDied 11 April 1995
- 1921Leroy Holmesguitar · Woodbine, FL
- 1931Buddy SavittBiographysaxophone · Philadelphia, PADied 18 April 1983 · R&B · Soul · Cameo-Parkway Rec’s
- 1932Tommy CogbillBiographybass · Johnson Grove, TNDied 7 December 1982 · Soul
- 1937Roy C. (Roy C. Ames)vocal · Beaumont, TXDied 14 August 2003 · Soul
- 1938Jennell Hawkins (Jennell Ruth Grimes Hawkins)Biographypiano, vocal · Los Angeles, CADied 13 October 2006 · R&B · Soul · Rickey & Jennell
- 1941Jerome Louis "J.J." JacksonBiographyarranger, vocal · New York, NYDied 30 July 2018 · Soul
- 1943Michael BennettBiographyproducer · Buffalo, NYDied 2 July 1987 · Dreamgirls
- 1955“Lil”' Ed WilliamsBiographyguitar, vocal · Chicago, ILBlues · Alligator Rec’s
Died9
- 1962Barrelhouse Buck (Buck McFarland)Biographypiano · Alton, ILBorn 16 September 1903 · aged 58 · Blues
- 1971Rev. F.W. McGeeBiographyvocal · Chicago, ILBorn 5 October 1890 · aged 80 · Gospel
- 1977Willie LaceyBiographyguitar · Chicago, ILBorn 25 February 1915 · aged 62 · Blues · Bluebird Rec’s
- 1993William James "Billy" GaylesBiographydrums · St. Louis, MOBorn 19 October 1931 · aged 61 · Cancer · R&B · Ike Turner, King Rec’s
- 2009Herbie LovelleBiographydrums · New York, NYBorn 1 June 1924 · aged 84 · Jazz · R&B · Rock & Roll
- 2016Jack HammerBiographycomposer · Oakland, CABorn 16 September 1925 · aged 90 · Heart failure · Soul · Otis Blackwell
- 2018Nathan DavisBiographysaxophone · Palm Beach, FLBorn 15 February 1937 · aged 81 · Natural causes · Jazz
- 2020Carl Edward Dobkins Jr.Biographyvocal · Mason, OHBorn 13 January 1941 · aged 79 · Country · Rock & Roll
- 2025Lenny WelchBiographyvocal · Kissimmee, FLBorn 15 May 1938 · aged 86 · Long illness · R&B
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