Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 30 August
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
30 August
Musicians born and died on 30 August: 13 births, 8 deaths and 1 recording milestone from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born13
- 1896Herman LubinskyBiographylabel-owner · Bradford, CTDied 16 March 1974 · Jazz · R&B · Savoy Rec’s
- 1908Willie BryantBiographyDJ, piano · New Orleans, LADied 9 February 1964 · Jazz
- 1913Granny Littricebeyguitar · Temple, TX
- 1913Olive Brown (Olive Jefferson Brown)Biographyvocal · St. Louis, MODied 9 May 1982 · Blues
- 1915Mercy Dee WaltonBiographycomposer, piano, vocal · Waco, TXDied 2 December 1962 · R&B
- 1924Kenny DorhamBiographytrumpet · Fairfield, TXDied 5 December 1972 · Jazz
- 1929Placide AdamsBiographybass · New Orleans, LADied 29 March 2003 · R&B · Atlantic Rec’s
- 1934Snake" Johnson (Luther "George Boy Johnson)Biographyguitar · Davisboro, GADied 18 March 1976 · Blues
- 1935Junior Blackmon/Junior Blackmandrums · Leland, MSBlues
- 1937Jewell Hazel BrownBiographyvocal · Houston, TXDied 25 June 2024 · R&B · Earl Grant
- 1939Charles Colbert Jr.Biographyvocal · Argo, ILR&B · Crowns, Daylighters
- 1944William "Smitty" SmithBiographyorganDied 28 November 1997 · Soul · Soul Searchers
- 1948Marva Jean HolidayBiographycomposer, piano · San Jose, CASoul · Motown Rec’s
Died8
- 1982Natty DominqueBiographytrumpet · Chicago, ILBorn 2 August 1896 · aged 86 · Jazz · Sippie Wallace
- 1985Philly Joe JonesBiographydrums · Philadelphia, PABorn 15 July 1923 · aged 62 · Jazz
- 1988James BlackBiographydrums · New Orleans, LABorn 1 February 1940 · aged 48 · R&B · Soul
- 1988Thomas "Papa Dee" AllenBiographydrums · Vallejo, CABorn 18 July 1931 · aged 57 · Soul · WAR
- 1990Laura WashingtonBiographyvocal · Birmingham, ALJazz · Erskine Hawkins
- 1997Orville BrooksBiographyvocal · New York, NYBorn 27 January 1919 · aged 78 · R&B · Larks, Southern Sons
- 1999Brewer PhillipsBiographyguitar · Chicago, ILBorn 16 November 1924 · aged 74 · Natural causes · Blues · Hound Dog Taylor
- 2009Marie KnightBiographypiano · New York, NYBorn 1 June 1920 · aged 89 · Pneumonia complications · Gospel · Rosetta Tharpe
Events1
- 1965Willie Bobo records ‘Blues In The Closet’ (Verve) at Englewood Cliffs.