Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 17 August
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17 August
Musicians born and died on 17 August: 21 births, 11 deaths from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born21
- 1900Thomas BurtBiographybanjo, guitar, piano · Granville Cty, NCDied 28 March 1987 · Blues
- 1916Melvin "Li'l Son" JacksonBiographyguitar, vocal · Tyler, TXDied 30 May 1976 · Blues · Blue Eagle Four
- 1917Walter BrownBiographyvocal · Dallas, TXJazz · Jay McShann
- 1918Ike QuebecBiographysaxophone · Newark, NJDied 16 January 1963 · Jazz · Blue Note Rec’s
- 1920George DuvivierBiographybass · New York, NYDied 11 July 1985 · Jazz
- 1921Wayne RaneyBiographyharmonica · Wolf Bayou, ARDied 23 January 1993 · Blues
- 1924Edgar V. BlanchardBiographyband-leader, guitar · Gros Tete, LADied 16 September 1972 · R&B
- 1927Sam ButeraBiographysaxophone · New Orleans, LADied 3 June 2009 · Jazz · R&B
- 1932Duke PearsonBiographypiano · Atlanta, GADied 4 August 1980 · Jazz
- 1933Mark DinningBiographyvocal · Drury, OKDied 22 March 1986 · R&B
- 1934Julian Ferebree "Larry" BrightBiographyguitar, vocal · Norfolk, VADied 17 December 2003 · R&B
- 1935Albert WashingtonBiographycomposer, guitar, organ, piano, vocal · Rome, GADied 23 October 1998 · Blues · Soul
- 1936Johnny JonesBiographyguitar · Edes, TNDied 14 October 2009 · Blues
- 1937Edward O'nealBiographyvocal · St. Louis, MODied 10 December 1990 · Gospel · O'Neal Twins
- 1937Edward O'nealBiographyvocal · St. Louis, MODied 10 December 1990 · Gospel · O'Neal Twins
- 1937Guitar Gable (Gabriel Perrodin)Biographyguitar, vocal · Bellevue, LADied 28 January 2017 · Blues
- 1939Luther S. AllisonBiographyguitar, harmonica, vocal · Widener, ARDied 12 August 1997 · Blues
- 1943Dave "Snaker" RayBiographyguitar · St. Paul, MNDied 28 November 2002 · Blues
- 1954Eric JohnsonBiographyguitar · TexasBlues · Jazz · Rock & Roll
- 1955Jah Thomas (Nkrumah Manley Thomas)BiographyDJ, label-owner, producer · Kingston, JamaicaReggae
Died11
- 1973Paul WilliamsBiographyvocal · Detroit, MIBorn 2 July 1939 · aged 34 · Soul · Primes, Temptations
- 1979Rev. Elmore Morris Jr.vocal · Cincinnati, OHGospel
- 1984Hammie NixonBiographyharmonica · Jackson, TNBorn 22 January 1908 · aged 76 · Blues · Estes
- 1990Pearl BaileyBiographyvocal · Philadelphia, PABorn 29 March 1918 · aged 72 · Jazz
- 1993Johnny SaylesBiographyvocal · Hazel Crest, ILBorn 9 February 1937 · aged 56 · R&B · Soul · One-Der-Ful! Rec's
- 1993W.L. RichardsonBiographyvocal · Nashville, TNBorn 13 August 1913 · aged 80 · Gospel · Farifield Four
- 1994Paul MurphyBiographyguitar · Sao Paulo, BrazilR&B · Duke Robillard
- 1995"Wild" Bill DavisBiographyarranger, organ, piano · Moorestown, NJBorn 24 November 1918 · aged 76 · Jazz · R&B · Louis Jordan
- 1996Pinky WilliamsBiographysaxophone · Cleveland, OHBorn 6 October 1914 · aged 81 · Jazz · Lucky Millinder
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