Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 17 December
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17 December
Musicians born and died on 17 December: 12 births, 11 deaths from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born12
- 1933Walter BookerBiographybass · Prairie View, TXDied 24 November 2006 · Jazz
- 1937Arthur Lanon "Art" NevilleBiographyvocal · New Orleans, LADied 22 July 2019 · R&B · Soul
- 1939Edward James "Eddie" KendricksBiographyvocal · Union Springs, ALDied 5 October 1992 · Soul · Primes, Temptations
- 1939James "Little" BookerBiographyorgan, piano, vocal · New Orleans, LADied 8 November 1983 · R&B
- 1941Larry Marshall (Fitzroy Marshall)Biographyarranger, engineer, vocal · Saint Ann Parish, JamaicaDied 24 August 2017 · Reggae · Ska · Studio One, Larry & Alvin, Larry & Enid
- 1942Paul ButterfieldBiographyharmonica · Chicago, ILDied 4 May 1987 · Blues
- 1944Francis Yvonne Gearingvocal · Daytona Beach, FLSoul · Glories
- 1950Carlton BarrettBiographydrums · Kingston, JamaicaDied 17 April 1987 · Reggae · Wailers
- 1951Wanda HutchinsonBiographyvocal · Chicago, ILSoul · Emotions
Died11
- 1975Noble SissleBiographycomposer · Tampa, FLBorn 10 July 1889 · aged 86 · Jazz · Eubie Blake
- 1975Theodore Roosevelt "Hound Dog" TaylorBiographyguitar, vocal · Chicago, ILBorn 12 April 1915 · aged 60 · Blues
- 1981Irving J. TownsendBiographyproducer · Santa Ynez, CABorn 27 November 1920 · aged 61 · Jazz · Columbia Rec's
- 1982“Big” Joe Lee WilliamsBiographyguitar, vocal · Macon, MSBorn 16 October 1903 · aged 79 · Blues
- 1984Jimmy PrestonBiographysaxophone · Philadelphia, PABorn 18 August 1913 · aged 71 · Jazz · R&B
- 1989“Little” Sonny JonesBiographyvocal · New Orleans, LABorn 15 April 1931 · aged 58 · R&B · Imperial Rec's, Specialty Rec's
- 1993Cooper TerryBiographyharmonica · Antioch, CABorn 22 January 1949 · aged 44 · Blues
- 1999Grover Washington Jr.Biographysaxophone · New York, NYBorn 12 December 1943 · aged 56 · Jazz
- 2003Julian Ferebree "Larry" BrightBiographyguitar, vocal · Placer County, CABorn 17 August 1934 · aged 69 · R&B
- 2006Timmie "Oh Yea" RogersBiographyvocal · Los Angeles, CABorn 4 July 1915 · aged 91 · R&B · Johnny Otis
- 2010Glen AdamsBiographyarranger, band-leader, composer, engineer, keyboards, label-owner, organ, producer, vocal · Kingston, JamaicaBorn 27 November 1945 · aged 65 · Reggae · Ska · Upsetters, Hippy Boys, Pioneers, Capo
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