Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 16 December
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
16 December
Musicians born and died on 16 December: 11 births, 13 deaths and 1 recording milestone from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born11
- 1895Andy RazafBiographycomposer · Washington, DCDied 3 February 1973 · Jazz
- 1925Billy ValentineBiographypiano, vocal · Birmingham, ALR&B
- 1929Clarence FordBiographysaxophone · New Orleans, LADied 9 August 1994 · R&B · Fats Domino
- 1929Golden "Big" WheelerBiographyharmonica · Beaconton, GADied 20 July 1998 · Blues
- 1929Johnnie Whitlockvocal · Rock Hill, SCBlues
- 1931Shelby SingletonBiographylabel-owner, producer · Waskom, TXDied 7 October 2009 · R&B · Soul · Sss International Rec's
- 1932Sylvester RankinBiographyguitar · Evergreen, ALDied 3 March 2015 · Blues
- 1933Johnny "Hammond" SmithBiographyorgan · Louisville, KYDied 4 June 1997 · Jazz
- 1940Trevor McNaughtonBiographycomposer, vocal · Hanover, JamaicaDied 20 November 2018 · Reggae · Melodians
- 1944John AbercrombieBiographyguitar · Port Chester, NYDied 22 August 2017 · Jazz
- 1949Sugar Blue (James Whiting)Biographyharmonica · New York, NYBlues
Died13
- 1963Bill GrauerBiographylabel-owner · New York, NYJazz · Riverside Rec’s
- 1963Charles PaceBiographyvocal · Pittsburgh, PABorn 4 August 1886 · aged 77 · Gospel · Pace Jubilee Singers
- 1963Tom DelaneyBiographypiano · Baltimore, MDBorn 14 September 1889 · aged 74 · Blues
- 1970Charles Edward SmithBiographyproducer · New York, NYBorn 8 June 1904 · aged 66 · Jazz · Folkways Rec’s
- 1978Blanche CallowayBiographypiano, band-leader · Baltimore, MDBorn 9 February 1902 · aged 76 · Jazz
- 1990Donat Roy "Jackie" MittooBiographyorgan, piano, vocal · Toronto, CanadaBorn 3 March 1948 · aged 42 · Cancer · Reggae · Ska · Skatalites
- 1992Sylvester "Piggy Back" Boinesbass · Chicago, ILBorn 23 January 1931 · aged 61 · Blues · Jimmy Dawkins
- 2000Tommy BankheadBiographyguitar, vocal · St. Louis, MOBorn 24 October 1931 · aged 69 · Blues
- 2009Terry PollardBiographypiano · Bronx, NYBorn 15 August 1931 · aged 78 · Jazz · Emmit Slay Trio
- 2015Snuff GarrettBiographyproducer · Tucson, AZBorn 5 July 1938 · aged 77 · Cancer · Country
- 2015Tony BazleyBiographydrums · Toronto, CanadaBorn 10 September 1934 · aged 81 · Jazz · Eric Dolphy
- 2017Keely SmithBiographyvocal · Palm Springs, CABorn 9 March 1928 · aged 89 · Heart failure · Jazz · Louis Prima
- 2020Jeff ClaytonBiographysaxophoneBorn 16 February 1955 · aged 65 · Kidney cancer · Jazz
Events1
- 1949Roy Milton & His Solid Senders records 'Information Blues' (Specialty 358).