Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 1 December
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
1 December
Musicians born and died on 1 December: 10 births, 11 deaths and 1 recording milestone from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born10
- 1919Lurlean HunterBiographyvocal · Clarksdale, MSDied 11 March 1983 · Jazz · Les Hite
- 1920Joyce BrownBiographyarranger, piano · New York, NY
- 1926Earl Lacy ForestBiographycomposer, drums, vocal · Memphis, TNDied 26 February 2003 · Blues · R&B · Beale Streeters
- 1928Kenny Prymusdrums · Kansas City, MODied 24 June 2000 · Blues · R&B · Jimmy Beasley, Jimmy Nolen, Lowell Fulson, Willie Egan
- 1931Jimmy LyonsBiographysaxophone · Jersey City, NJDied 19 May 1986 · Jazz
- 1934Billy PaulBiographypiano, vocal · Philadelphia, PADied 24 April 2016 · Soul
- 1940James UzzellBiographyvocal · La Grange, NCDied 10 September 2014 · R&B · Soul · Corsairs
- 1946Rocky HillBiographyguitar · Dallas, TXDied 10 April 2009 · Blues
- 1951Jaco PastoriusBiographybass · Norristown, PADied 21 September 1987 · Jazz
Died11
- 1981Taft JordanBiographytrumpet · New Orleans, LABorn 15 February 1915 · aged 66 · Jazz
- 1986Irving Lee DorseyBiographycomposer, vocal · New Orleans, LABorn 4 December 1926 · aged 59 · Emphysema · Soul
- 1989Alvin Ailey Jr.Biographydancer · New York, NYBorn 5 January 1931 · aged 58
- 1996Dewey Burnsguitar · Marlboro, MA
- 1996Irving GordonBiographycomposer · Los Angeles, CABorn 14 February 1915 · aged 81 · Jazz · Unforgettable'
- 1999Billy HadnottBiographybass · Los Angeles, CABorn 30 November 1914 · aged 85 · R&B · Lowell Fulson, Nellie Lutcher
- 2015Shirley GunterBiographyvocal · Las Vegas, NVBorn 29 September 1934 · aged 81 · R&B · Queens
- 2018Calvin NewbornBiographyguitar · Jacksonville, FLBorn 27 April 1933 · aged 85 · Jazz · R&B
- 2018Jody WilliamsBiographyguitar · Munster, INBorn 3 February 1935 · aged 83 · Cancer · Blues
- 2018Sugar Boy WilliamsvocalBorn 3 February 1935 · aged 83 · Cancer · Blues
Events1
- 1956James "Sugar Boy" Crawford records 'Morning Star' (Imperial 5441), 'She Gotta Wobble When She Walks' (Imperial 5424) for Imperial Records in New Orleans.