Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 21 August
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
21 August
Musicians born and died on 21 August: 12 births, 5 deaths and 2 recording milestones from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born12
- 1895Benny DavisBiographycomposer · New York, NYDied 20 December 1979 · Jazz · R&B · Louis Jordan
- 1904Wiliam "Count" BasieBiographyband-leader, organ, piano · Red Bank, NJDied 26 April 1984 · Jazz
- 1917Rodney RichardsonBiographybass · New Orleans, LADied 29 October 2005 · Jazz · Count Basie, Lester Young
- 1920Savannah Churchill-ValentineBiographyviolin, vocal · Colfax, LADied 19 April 1974 · Jazz · R&B · Four Tunes
- 1926Carolyn LeighBiographylyricist · Bronx, NYDied 19 November 1983 · Jazz · R&B · Louis Jordan
- 1928Art FarmerBiographybass · Council Bluffs, IADied 4 October 1999 · Jazz · Gene Ammons
- 1934Billy Davisdrums · DelawareDied 14 March 1981 · Jazz · Sonny Stitt
- 1935Lord Creator (Kentrick Randolph Patrick)Biographyvocal · San Fernando, Trinidad and TobagoDied 30 June 2023 · Calypso · Reggae · Ska · Island Rec’s, Melodisc Rec’s, Studio One, Black Ark
- 1937Classie BallouBiographyguitar · Elton, LADied 27 July 2022 · R&B
- 1938Ernie MarescaBiographyvocal · Bronx, NYDied 8 July 2015 · R&B
- 1943George RainsBiographydrums · Fort Worth, TXAntone's House Band
- 1944Jackie Deshannon (Sharon Myers Deshannon)Biographycomposer, vocal · Hazel, KYR&B
Died5
- 1977Tarheel Slim (Alden Bunn)Biographyvocal · Bronx, NYBorn 24 September 1924 · aged 52 · R&B · Soul · Four Barons, Larks, Selah Jubilee Singers
- 1984Philip Moore IIIarranger, piano · Oakland, CAJazz · Sonny Stitt
- 2009Johnny CarterBiographyvocal · Harvey, ILBorn 2 June 1934 · aged 75 · Lung cancer · R&B · Dells, Flamingos
- 2016Headley Bennett (Felix Headley Bennett)BiographysaxophoneBorn 29 May 1931 · aged 85 · Cancer · Reggae · Ska · Sheiks, Lynn Taitt and the Jets, Mighty Vikings, Studio One
- 2021Isaac Donald EverlyBiographycomposer, guitar, vocal · Nashville, TNBorn 1 February 1937 · aged 84 · R&B · Everly Brothers
Events2
- 1965The Ramsey Lewis Trio debut on the charts with ‘The In Crowd’ (Chess) which peaked at #2).
- 1967Stax 231 released - ‘Soul Man’ by Sam and Dave.