Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 23 August
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
23 August
Musicians born and died on 23 August: 9 births, 8 deaths and 1 recording milestone from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born9
- 1894John LindsayBiographybass · New Orleans, LADied 3 July 1950 · Blues · Jazz · Harlem Hamfats
- 1923Wynona CarrBiographycomposer, piano · Cleveland, OHDied 11 May 1976 · R&B · Specialty Rec’s
- 1929Tedd BrowneBiographyvocal · Estill, SCDied 27 July 1968 · Gospel
- 1936Rudolph "Rudy" Lewis (Charles Rudolph Harrell Lewis)Biographyvocal · Philadelphia, PADied 20 May 1964 · R&B · Soul · Drifters
- 1937Jesse Greendrums · Delhi, LABlues · Otis Rush
- 1937Nathen PageBiographyguitar · Leetown, WVDied 8 March 2003 · Jazz · Jimmy Smith, Sonny Rollins
- 1941Bunny "Striker" Lee (Edward O'sullivan Lee)Biographyarranger, label-owner, producer · JamaicaDied 6 October 2020 · Reggae · Lee's Rec’s, Wirl Rec’s
- 1952Dalton ReedBiographypiano, trombone, trumpet, vocal · Cade, LADied 24 September 1994 · R&B
- 1953Bobby WatsonBiographysaxophone · Lawrence, KSJazz · Count Basie
Died8
- 1962Hoot GibsonBiographyguitar · Woodland Hills, CABorn 6 August 1892 · aged 70
- 1983Willie Guy RaineyBiographyguitar · Red Oak, GABorn 17 April 1901 · aged 82 · Blues
- 1988Dottie Ivoryvocal · San Francisco, CA
- 1997Eleanor GuestBiographyvocalBorn 26 June 1940 · aged 57 · Heart failure · R&B · Soul · Pips
- 2006Maynard FergusonBiographytrumpet · Ventura, CABorn 4 May 1928 · aged 78 · Kidney and liver failure · Jazz
- 2010George WeissBiographycomposerBorn 9 April 1921 · aged 89 · Jazz · R&B · Louis Jordan
- 2012Byard LancasterBiographyflute, saxophone · Wyndmoor, PABorn 6 August 1942 · aged 70 · Cancer · Jazz · Sunny Murray, Bill Dixon, Sun Ra
Events1
- 1963Etta James records ‘I’d Rather Go Blind’ (Chess) in Muscle Shoals.