Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 8 August
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
8 August
Musicians born and died on 8 August: 15 births, 7 deaths and 2 recording milestones from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born15
- 1900Charlie GainesBiographytrumpet · Philadelphia, PADied 23 November 1986 · Jazz
- 1900Elmer TalbertBiographytrumpet · New Orleans, LADied 13 December 1950 · Jazz · George Lewis
- 1900Lucius "Lucky" MillinderBiographyband-leader, vocal · Anniston, ALDied 28 September 1966 · R&B
- 1907Bennett Lester "Benny" CarterBiographyclarinet, piano, saxophone, trumpet · New York, NYDied 12 July 2003 · Jazz
- 1907Charles Aronlabel-owner · RomaniaBlues · Jazz · R&B · Aristocrat Rec’s
- 1909Rupert ColeBiographyclarinet · Trinidad, British West IndiesBlues · Jazz · Frankie Jaxon
- 1911Louise Spencevocal · Cat Island, BahamasDied 21 July 1991 · Blues · Joseph Spence
- 1918Knocky ParkerBiographypiano · Palmer, TXDied 3 September 1986 · Jazz
- 1923Jimmy "Spoon" WitherspoonBiographyvocal · Gurdon, ARDied 18 September 1997 · Blues · Jazz · R&B
- 1926Urbie GreenBiographytrombone · Mobile, ALDied 31 December 2018 · Jazz
- 1944Michael JohnsonBiographycomposer, guitar, vocal · Alamosa, CODied 25 July 2017 · Country · Folk
- 1950Willie HallBiographydrums · Memphis, TNSoul · Booker T. & Mgs
Died7
- 1940Johnny DoddsBiographyclarinet · Chicago, ILBorn 12 April 1892 · aged 48 · Blues · Jazz · Blind Blake
- 1975Julian Edwin "Cannonball" AdderleyBiographysaxophone, vocal · Gary, INBorn 15 September 1928 · aged 46 · Jazz
- 1983John Robertsvocal · Fresh Creek, AndrosBorn 3 October 1911 · aged 71 · Blues · Joseph Spence
- 1997Dardanelle (Marcia Mullen)Biographypiano · Memphis, TNBorn 27 December 1917 · aged 79 · Jazz
- 2006Duke JordanBiographypiano · Valby, DenmarkBorn 1 April 1922 · aged 84 · Jazz
- 2022Lamont DozierBiographyarranger, composer, piano, producer, vocal · Scottsdale, AZBorn 16 June 1941 · aged 81 · Soul · Romeos, Voice Masters
Events2
- 1954Tommy Ridgley records ‘Jam Up’ with Dave Bartholamew’s band (Atlantic).
- 1964Memphis Slim and Jimmy Witherspoon play at the Marquee’s 4th National Jazz/Blues Festival.