Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 12 December
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
12 December
Musicians born and died on 12 December: 23 births, 9 deaths and 1 recording milestone from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born23
- 1909Eddie BarefieldBiographysaxophone · Scandia, IADied 4 January 1991 · R&B · Paul Gayten
- 1910Leon EasonBiographytrumpet · Rich Square, NC
- 1913Don StovallBiographysaxophone · St. Louis, MODied 20 November 1970 · Jazz · Sammy Price
- 1914Laurence "88" Keyespiano · Kansas City, MODied 29 December 1990
- 1915Frank SinatraBiographyvocal · Hoboken, NJDied 14 May 1998 · Jazz
- 1918Joe WilliamsBiographyvocal · Cordele, GADied 29 March 1999 · Blues · Jazz · Count Basie
- 1920Dick JamesBiographylabel-owner · London, EnglandDied 1 February 1986 · Djm Rec’s
- 1920Leroy DallasBiographyguitar · Mobile, ALDied 1 September 1967 · Blues · Atlantic Rec’s
- 1923Bert "Ladybird" Davissaxophone · San Antonio, TXJazz · R&B · Tiny Davis
- 1923Ralph GoodpasteurDiscographycomposer, piano · Columbus, INDied 20 June 1996 · Gospel
- 1925Michael "Dodo" MarmarosaBiographyorgan, piano · Pittsburgh, PADied 17 September 2002 · Jazz
- 1925Obadiah CarterBiographyvocal · Spartanburg, SCDied 30 June 1994 · R&B · Five Royales
- 1927John "So Blue" WestonBiographyguitar, harmonica · Lee County, ARDied 30 June 2005 · Blues
- 1928Lonesome Sundown (Cornelius Green)Biographyguitar, vocal · Donaldsville, LADied 23 April 1995 · Blues · R&B
- 1931Willie WillisBiographyguitar · Fairfield, TXDied 29 April 2000 · Blues
- 1933Manu DibangoBiographypiano, saxophone · CameroonDied 24 March 2020 · Jazz · Soul
- 1936Reggie YoungBiographyguitar · Caruthersville, MODied 17 January 2019 · R&B · Bill Black
- 1938Connie Francis (Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero Francis)Biographyvocal · Newark, NJDied 16 July 2025 · R&B
- 1940Dionne WarwickBiographyvocal · East Orange, NJJazz · Soul
- 1940Frank Swanbass, drums · Amory, MS
- 1943Dickey BettsBiographyguitar · West Palm Beach, FLDied 18 April 2024 · Blues · Allman Brothers
- 1943Grover Washington Jr.Biographysaxophone · Buffalo, NYDied 17 December 1999 · Jazz
- 1945Anthony "Tony" WilliamsBiographydrums · Chicago, ILDied 23 February 1997 · Jazz · Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis
Died9
- 1951Mildred BaileyBiographyvocal · Poughkeepsie, NYBorn 27 February 1907 · aged 44 · Jazz
- 1967William C. SmithSuffern, NYGospel
- 1974John Lomax Jr.Biographyproducer · Houston, TXBorn 14 June 1907 · aged 67 · Blues · Jazz · Library Congress
- 1987Clifton ChenierBiographyaccordion, vocal · Lafayette, LABorn 25 June 1925 · aged 62 · Blues · Zydeco
- 1988Jim Bulleitlabel-owner · FloridaBorn 4 November 1908 · aged 80 · Blues · R&B · Bullet Rec’s
- 1997Mouse RandolphBiographytrumpet · New York, NYBorn 22 June 1909 · aged 88 · Jazz
- 2007Isiah "Ike" TurnerBiographyband-leader, guitar, piano, vocal · San Diego, CABorn 5 November 1931 · aged 76 · Emphysema and cocaine toxicity · Blues · R&B · Soul · Ike & Tina Turner
- 2010James PetersonBiographyguitarBorn 4 November 1937 · aged 73 · Heart attack · Blues · Waldoxy Rec’s
- 2012Eddie BurnsBiographyguitar, harmonica · Detroit, MIBorn 8 February 1928 · aged 84 · Blues
Events1
- 1968Motown releases The Miracles' 'Baby Don't You Cry' (Tamla 54178) (#3).