Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 24 August
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24 August
Musicians born and died on 24 August: 19 births, 16 deaths and 4 recording milestones from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born19
- 1880Herbert YatesBiographylabel-owner · Brooklyn, NYDied 3 February 1966 · American Rec’s Corp
- 1903Claude HopkinsBiographypiano · Alexandria, VADied 19 February 1984 · Jazz
- 1903Ruby SmithBiographyvocal · New York, NYDied 24 March 1977 · Blues · Sammy Price
- 1904Buster SmithBiographyarranger, guitar, saxophone · Alfdorf, TXDied 10 August 1991 · Jazz
- 1905Arthur "Big Boy" CrudupBiographyguitar, vocal · Forest, MSDied 28 March 1974 · Blues · Gospel
- 1909Paul WebsterBiographytrumpet · Kansas City, MODied 6 May 1966 · Jazz
- 1915Wynonie "Mr. Blues" HarrisBiographyband-leader, vocal · Omaha, NEDied 14 June 1969 · R&B
- 1916Lorenzo Packcomposer · Detroit, MIJazz · R&B · Louis Jordan
- 1918Van "Piano Man" Walls (Harry Eugene Vanwalls Walls)Biographypiano · Middlesboro, KYDied 24 February 1999 · Blues · R&B
- 1919Mabel FranklinBiographyvocal · New Orleans, LADied 21 April 1997 · Blues
- 1924“Little” L. Boydharmonica · Carthage, MSBlues · R&B
- 1929Willie WinfieldBiographyvocal · Surrey, VADied 27 July 2021 · R&B · Harptones
- 1937Calvin PeeledrumsDied 4 January 1994 · Blues · Troyce Key
- 1941Ernest Wright Jr.Biographyvocal · Brooklyn, NYR&B · Imperials
- 1941Ernie Wright Jr.vocal · Brooklyn, NYR&B · Soul · Imperials
- 1942Jimmy Soul (James McCleese Soul)Biographyvocal · Weldon, NCDied 25 June 1988 · Soul
- 1950Ann McCraryBiographycomposer · Nashville, TNGospel
- 1952Richard Chalklabel-owner · Dallas, TXBlues · Topcat Rec’s
- 1953Ron HollowayBiographysaxophone · Washington, DCJazz
Died16
- 1972Carlos Wesley "Don" ByasBiographysaxophone · Amsterdam, HollandBorn 21 October 1912 · aged 59 · Jazz · R&B
- 1977Eugene Piersonguitar · Chicago, ILBorn 6 December 1934 · aged 42 · Blues · Eddie Boyd, Willie Mabon
- 1978Louis PrimaBiographytrumpet, vocal · New Orleans, LABorn 7 December 1910 · aged 67 · Jazz · R&B · Keely Smith
- 1979Teddy SmithBiographybass · Washington, DCBorn 22 January 1932 · aged 47 · Jazz · Horace Silver
- 1981Bill ColemanBiographytrumpet · Toulouse, FranceBorn 4 August 1904 · aged 77 · Jazz
- 1985Bill Gaithersaxophone · Los Angeles, CAR&B · Roy Milton
- 1985L.C. GreenBiographyguitar · Pontiac, MIBorn 23 October 1921 · aged 63 · Blues
- 1991Hensley Washboard WillieBiographydrums, washboard · Detroit, MIBorn 24 July · Blues
- 1994Jesse BolianBiographycomposer, vocal · Chicago, ILBorn 8 June 1941 · aged 53 · Soul · Artistics
- 1998John LittletonBiographycomposer, guitar · Reims, FranceBorn 20 June 1922 · aged 76 · Gospel
- 2004Noble "Thin Man" WattsBiographysaxophoneBorn 17 February 1926 · aged 78 · Pneumonia and emphysema · R&B
- 2005Harold KalinBiographyvocalBorn 16 February 1934 · aged 71 · Automobile accident · Jazz · Kalin Twins
- 2017Larry Marshall (Fitzroy Marshall)Biographyarranger, engineer, vocal · Miami, FLBorn 17 December 1941 · aged 75 · Alzheimer's disease · Reggae · Ska · Studio One, Larry & Alvin, Larry & Enid
- 2017Winston SamuelsBiographycomposer, piano, vocalKidney disease · Reggae · Ska · Four Aces, Studio One, All Stars, SEP
Events4
- 1929Lee Green records ‘44 Blues’ (Decca).
- 1941Approx. date of Alan Lomax’s field recording of Muddy Waters at Stovall, MS.
- 1961Atlantic releases first Solomon Burke hit ‘Just Out of Reach’.
- 1963Etta James records ‘Tell Mama’ (Chess) in Muscle Shoals.