Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 29 August
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
29 August
Musicians born and died on 29 August: 11 births, 10 deaths from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born11
- 1910Jimmie BellBiographypiano · Peoria, ILDied 31 December 1987 · Blues · Jazz
- 1920Charlie "Bird" ParkerBiographycomposer, saxophone · Kansas City, KSDied 12 March 1955 · Jazz
- 1924Dinah WashingtonBiographypiano, vocal · Tuscaloosa, ALDied 14 December 1963 · Jazz · R&B
- 1927Marion WilliamsBiographyvocal · Miami, FLDied 2 July 1994 · Gospel · Caravans, Clara Ward
- 1929Albertina WalkerBiographyvocal · Chicago, ILDied 8 October 2010 · Gospel · Caravans
- 1930“Little” Eddie NewellharmonicaDied 24 April 1981 · Blues
- 1934Gene AllisonBiographyvocal · Pegram, TNDied 28 February 2004 · Soul
- 1940Bennie MaupinBiographysaxophone · Detroit, MIJazz
- 1958Michael JacksonBiographyvocal · Gary, INDied 25 June 2009 · Soul · Jacksons
Died10
- 1928Stump EvansBiographyclarinet, saxophone · Douglas, KSBorn 18 October 1904 · aged 23 · Blues · Jazz · Ida Cox
- 1976Jimmy ReedBiographycomposer, guitar, harmonica, vocal · Oakland, CABorn 6 September 1925 · aged 50 · Blues
- 1986Oett M. "Sax" MallardBiographysaxophone · Chicago, ILBorn 2 September 1915 · aged 70 · Blues · Jazz
- 1988Horace HendersonBiographypiano · Denver, COBorn 22 November 1904 · aged 83 · Jazz
- 1989"Waxie" Maxie SilvermanBiographyDJ · Washington, DCR&B · Soul
- 1997Lee GopthalBiographylabel-ownerBorn 1 March 1938 · aged 59 · R&B · Reggae · Ska · Black Swan Rec’s, Island Rec’s, Pyramid Rec’s, Trojan Rec’s
- 2006Johnny DollarBiographyguitar, vocal · Chicago, ILBorn 23 November 1941 · aged 64 · Blues
- 2011David "Honeyboy" EdwardsBiographyguitar, harmonica, vocal · Chicago, ILBorn 28 June 1915 · aged 96 · Congestive heart failure · Blues
- 2021Lee "Scratch" Perry (Rainford Hugh Perry Perry)Biographycomposer, label-owner, producer, vocal · Lucea, JamaicaBorn 20 March 1936 · aged 85 · Reggae · Ska · Upsetter Rec’s
- 2022John FolkesBiographycomposer, vocalReggae · Ska · Folkes Brothers
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