Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 14 August
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
14 August
Musicians born and died on 14 August: 11 births, 13 deaths and 1 recording milestone from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born11
- 1907Stanley AdamsBiographycomposer, producer · New York, NYDied 27 January 1994 · Jazz · Casablanca Rec’s
- 1909Stuff SmithBiographyviolin · Portsmouth, OHDied 25 September 1967 · Jazz
- 1927Jeannie CheathamBiographypiano · Akron, OHJazz · Concord Rec’s
- 1929Lorez AlexanderBiographyvocal · Chicago, ILDied 22 May 2001 · Gospel · Jazz
- 1937Terry EvansBiographycomposer, guitar · Vicksburg, MSDied 20 January 2018 · Blues
- 1938Howard Bowievocal · New Orleans, LADied 22 July 2002 · Gospel · Zion Harmonizers
- 1938Roland Halltrumpet · Passadena, MDBlues · R&B · Soul · Bobby Parker
- 1946Larry GrahamBiographybass · Beaumont, TXSoul · Sly & Family Stone
- 1959Wayne Anton BrathwaiteDiscographybass, composer, producer · Saint James, Trinidad and TobagoDied 15 December 1991
Died13
- 1962June RichmondBiographyvocal · Gothenburg, SwedenBorn 9 July 1915 · aged 47 · Jazz · Andy Kirk
- 1965Charles FizerBiographyvocal · CaliforniaBorn 6 June 1940 · aged 25 · Shot · R&B · Olympics
- 1978Joe VenutiBiographyviolin · Seattle, WABorn 16 September 1903 · aged 74 · Jazz
- 1984Bobo JenkinsBiographyguitar · Detroit, MIBorn 7 January 1916 · aged 68 · Blues
- 1988Roy BuchananBiographyguitar · Fairfax, VABorn 23 September 1939 · aged 48 · Blues · R&B
- 1990Chester ZardisBiographybass · New Orleans, LABorn 27 May 1900 · aged 90 · Jazz · Dede Pierce, Kid Howard
- 1990Lafayette LeakeBiographypiano · Chicago, ILBorn 1 June 1919 · aged 71 · Diabetic coma · Blues
- 1992Tony WilliamsBiographyvocal · New York, NYBorn 5 April 1928 · aged 64 · R&B · Soul · Platters
- 2003Roy C. (Roy C. Ames)vocal · West University Place, TXBorn 8 April 1937 · aged 66 · Natural causes · Soul
- 2005Maurice RobertsBiographyvocalBorn 2 July 1945 · aged 60 · Reggae · Ska · Gaylads
- 2009Lawrence LucieBiographyguitar · New York, NYBorn 18 December 1907 · aged 101 · Jazz
- 2010Abbey LincolnBiographyvocal · New York, NYBorn 6 August 1930 · aged 80 · Jazz
- 2022Butch ThompsonBiographyclarinet, piano · St. Paul, MNBorn 28 November 1943 · aged 78 · Alzheimer's disease complications · Jazz
Events1
- 1966Stax 198 released - Sam and Dave’s ‘Said I Wasn’t Gonna Tell Nobody’.