Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 12 August
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
12 August
Musicians born and died on 12 August: 18 births, 12 deaths and 4 recording milestones from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born18
- 1900Elton "Za Zu Girl" Spiveyvocal · Galveston, TXDied 25 June 1971 · Blues
- 1907Gladys BentleyBiographypiano · PennsylvaniaDied 18 January 1960 · Jazz
- 1910Joachim AberbachBiographylabel-owner · Bad Vöslau, AustriaDied 24 May 1992 · Country · Rock & Roll · Hill & Range Rec's
- 1914Embry Rainesguitar · Thomaston, GA
- 1914Wallace "Cheese" ReadBiographyviolin · Eunice, LADied 15 November 1981 · Blues · Arhoolie Rec’s
- 1920Douglas DukeBiographypiano · Buenos Aires, ArgentinaDied 10 November 1973 · Jazz · Lionel Hampton
- 1920Percy MayfieldBiographyvocal · Minden, LADied 11 August 1984 · R&B
- 1925Earl ColemanBiographyvocal · Port Huron, MIDied 12 July 1995 · Jazz
- 1926Waynell JonesBiographyguitar · TennesseeDied 23 April 1992 · Blues
- 1931Count Suckle (Willbert Augustus Campbell)Biographylabel-owner, producer · JamaicaDied 19 May 2014 · Reggae · Ska · Q Records
- 1932Richard "Pistol" AllenBiographydrums · Memphis, TNDied 30 June 2002 · Soul · Motown
- 1933Rev. F.D. KirkpatrickBiographyguitar · Haynesville, LADied 16 August 1986 · Gospel
- 1937Roy GainesBiographyguitar · Waskom, TXDied 11 August 2021 · Blues · R&B · Chuck Willis Interview on Mohair Slim →
- 1939Johnny Talbotguitar · Kilgore, TXR&B · Soul
- 1940Rod BernardBiographyguitar, vocal · Opelousas, LADied 12 July 2020 · R&B
- 1940Thurman GreenBiographytrombone · Longview, TXDied 19 June 1997 · Jazz
Died12
- 1968Ben "Pops" BartBiographylabel-owner, manager · New Rochelle, NYBorn 26 December 1905 · aged 62 · Hub Rec’s
- 1968Birleanna BlanksBiographyvocal · New York, NYBorn 18 February 1889 · aged 79 · Jazz · Fletcher Henderson
- 1972Joe Brittontrombone · New York, NYBorn 28 November 1903 · aged 68 · Gospel · Rosetta Tharpe
- 1984Lenny BreauBiographyguitar · Los Angeles, CABorn 5 August 1941 · aged 43 · Strangulation · Country · Jazz
- 1987John B. BrownBiographybass · New York, NYBorn 13 March 1906 · aged 81 · Jazz · Snub Mosley
- 1988Bixie CrawfordBiographyvocal · Los Angeles, CABorn 2 August 1920 · aged 68 · Jazz · Count Basie, Louis Jordan
- 1991Danny James (Danny Sonnier James)Biographyguitar, vocal · Lake Charles, LABorn 12 January 1945 · aged 46 · R&B · Soul
- 1997Luther S. AllisonBiographyguitar, harmonica, vocal · Madison, WIBorn 17 August 1939 · aged 57 · Blues
- 2008Hosea LeavyBiographyguitar · Fresno, CABorn 26 November 1927 · aged 80 · Liver cancer · Blues
- 2021Ronnell BrightBiographypianoBorn 3 July 1930 · aged 91 · Dementia · R&B · Coasters, Valentines
- 2024Jack Donald HaleBiographytrombone · Kingston Springs, TNBorn 12 May 1927 · aged 97 · Soul · Memphis Horns
Events4
- 1932Lonnie Johnson records ‘Racketeer’s Blues’, ‘Nuts About That Girl’ (Okeh) in N.Y.
- 1940Freddie Slack & the Will Bradley Trio record 'Down the Road Apiece' (Columbia 35707).
- 1955Sonny Boy Williamson records ‘Don’t Start Me Talkin’ (Checker 824) in his inaugural session for Chess.
- 1964Millie Small ‘The Queen of Bluebeat’ performs on ‘Millie Small Day’ at the New York Worlds Fair.