Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 13 December
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
13 December
Musicians born and died on 13 December: 15 births, 14 deaths and 1 recording milestone from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born15
- 1895Sonny GreerBiographydrums · Long Branch, NJDied 23 March 1982 · Jazz · R&B · Duke Ellington, Paul Gayten
- 1900Arthur Herzog Jr.Biographycomposer · New York, NYDied 1 September 1983 · Jazz · Billie Holiday
- 1901Eli ObersteinBiographyarranger, label-owner · New York, NYDied 12 June 1960 · Blues · Jazz · Cbs Rec’s, Victor Rec’s
- 1914George "Tiger" HaynesBiographyguitar · St. Croix, Virgin IslandsDied 15 February 1994 · Jazz · Three Flames
- 1916Lord Invader (Rupert Westmore Grant)Biographycomposer, vocal · San Fernando, TrinidadDied 15 October 1961 · Calypso
- 1920Jackie DavisBiographyorgan · Jacksonville, FLDied 2 November 1999 · Jazz · R&B · Louis Jordan
- 1925Sherman WashingtonBiographyvocal · Thibodaux, LADied 14 March 2011 · Gospel · Zion Harmonizers
- 1933Wayne BennettBiographyguitar · Sulpher, OKDied 28 November 1992 · R&B · Bobby Bland
- 1934Howard "Slim" HuntBiographyvocal · Walnut Grove, MSDied 25 February 2007 · Gospel · Supreme Angels
- 1941Robert CovingtonBiographydrums · Yazoo City, MSDied 17 January 1996 · Blues · Sunnyland Slim
- 1943Tommy Scott YoungBiographyauthor, critic, producer · Blair, SCDied 2 April 2009 · Gospel
- 1944Joe WalkerBiographyaccordion, guitar · Lafayette, LAZydeco
- 1950Larry PeduzzibassBlues · Greg Piccolo
- 1954Minor "T-Bone" Terrell Jr.guitar
Died14
- 1950Elmer TalbertBiographytrumpet · New Orleans, LABorn 8 August 1900 · aged 50 · Jazz · George Lewis
- 1981Dewey "Pigmeat" MarkhamBiographyvocal · Bronx, NYBorn 18 April 1904 · aged 77 · Comedy · Soul
- 1983Marshall BrownBiographytrombone · New York, NYBorn 21 December 1920 · aged 62 · Jazz
- 1984Bill PembertonBiographybass · New York, NYBorn 5 March 1918 · aged 66 · Jazz
- 1986Thomas JeffersonBiographytrumpet · New Orleans, LABorn 20 June 1920 · aged 66 · Jazz · Freddy Kohlman
- 1989Bob Lesseyguitar · Brooklyn, NYBorn 16 March 1910 · aged 79 · Jazz · R&B · Millinder, Tiny Bradshaw
- 1993Doctor Daddy-O (Vernon Winslow)BiographyDJ · New Orleans, LABorn 1 April 1911 · aged 82 · R&B
- 1996Mae BarnesBiographyvocal · Boston, MABorn 23 January 1907 · aged 89 · R&B
- 2006Homesick Jamesguitar · Springfield, MOBorn 3 May 1914 · aged 92 · Blues
- 2014Raoul J. CitaBiographyarranger, pianoBorn 11 February 1928 · aged 86 · Liver and stomach cancer · R&B · Harptones
- 2015Luigi CreatoreBiographyproducer · Boca Raton, FLBorn 21 December 1921 · aged 93 · Pneumonia · R&B · Soul · Hugo & Luigi
- 2018Nancy WilsonBiographyvocal · Pioneertown, CABorn 20 February 1937 · aged 81 · Jazz · Soul
Events1
- 1961Earl King records ‘Trick Bag’ (Imperial 5811) in New Orleans.