Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 25 December
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25 December
Musicians born and died on 25 December: 30 births, 22 deaths and 1 recording milestone from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born30
- 1886Edward "Kid" OryBiographyband-leader · La Place, LADied 23 January 1973 · Jazz
- 1899Saul TepperBiographycomposer · New York, NYDied 1 January 1987 · Jazz · R&B · Louis Jordan
- 1903Bat "The Humming Bird" RobinsonBiographypiano · Algiers, LADied 2 March 1957 · Blues
- 1905Wayman A. CarverBiographysaxophone · Portsmouth, VADied 6 May 1967 · Jazz
- 1905Willie "61" BlackwellBiographypianoBlues
- 1907Cabell "Cab" Calloway IIIBiographyband-leader, composer, drums, vocal · Rochester, NYDied 18 November 1994 · Jazz · Alabamians, Cab Jivers, Missourians
- 1908Rabon TarrantBiographydrums, vocal · Ennis, TXDied 11 October 1975 · Jazz · Jack McVea
- 1914Pat JenkinsBiographytrumpet · Norfolk, VADied 2 September 2006 · Jazz
- 1916Oscar MooreBiographyguitar · Austin, TXDied 8 October 1981 · Jazz · R&B · Nat King Cole Trio
- 1917Frank Pappalardicomposer, piano · Prividence, RIDied 24 May 1973 · Jazz · R&B · Louis Jordan
- 1921Big Amos (Amos Patton)harmonicaBlues · Hi Rec’s
- 1925Chris WoodsBiographysaxophone · Memphis, TNDied 4 July 1985 · Jazz · United Rec’s
- 1927Ernie AndrewsBiographyvocal · Philadelphia, PADied 21 February 2022 · Blues · Jazz · R&B
- 1929Billy Hortonvocal · Hickory, NCDied 23 December 1995 · R&B · Silhouettes
- 1929Christopher KennerBiographycomposer, vocal · Kenner, LADied 25 January 1976 · R&B
- 1934Boyd RiversBiographyguitar · Pickens, MSDied 22 November 1993 · Blues · Gospel · L&r Rec’s
- 1934McKinley MitchellBiographyvocal · Jackson, MSDied 18 January 1986 · R&B · Soul
- 1937O'kelly Isley Jr.Biographyvocal · Cincinnati, OHDied 31 March 1986 · R&B · Soul · Isley Brothers
- 1941Ronnie CuberBiographysaxophone · Brooklyn, NYDied 7 October 2022 · Jazz
- 1944John EdwardsBiographyvocal · St. Louis, MODied 9 May 2025 · Soul · Spinners
- 1945Clyde WilsonBiographyvocal · Walhalla, SCDied 8 January 2011 · Soul · 100 Proof Aged In Soul
- 1945Noel ReddingBiographybass · Folkestone, EnglandDied 11 May 2003 · Blues · Hendrix
- 1945Steve Mancha (Clyde Wilson Mancha)Biographycomposer, producer, vocal · Walhall, SCDied 8 January 2011 · R&B · Soul · Holidays, Two Friends
- 1946L.V. JohnsonBiographyguitar · Chicago, ILDied 22 November 1994 · R&B · Soul · Ichiban Rec’s
- 1949Joe Louis WalkerBiographycomposer, guitar, producer · San Francisco, CADied 30 April 2025 · Blues
- 1954Tommy Clarke (Trevor Clarke)Biographyvocal · Kingston, JamaicaReggae · Termites, Abyssinians, Cables
- 1957Anthony Johnson (Roy Anthony Johnson)Biographycomposer, vocal · Kingston, JamaicaReggae · Mystic I
Died22
- 1954Johnny Ace (John Marshall Alexander Jr. Ace)Biographyvocal · Houston, TXBorn 9 June 1929 · aged 25 · Russian roulette · R&B
- 1958Charles L. CookeBiographypiano · Wurtsboro, NYBorn 3 September 1891 · aged 67 · Jazz
- 1972Dud BascombBiographytrumpet · New York, NYBorn 16 May 1916 · aged 56 · Jazz · Erskine Hawkins
- 1973Richard "Hacksaw" HarneyBiographyguitar, piano · Jackson, MSBorn 16 July 1902 · aged 71 · Blues · Jazz · Adelphi Rec’s
- 1985Edward "Eddie" "Playboy" TaylorBiographyguitar, vocal · Chicago, ILBorn 29 January 1923 · aged 62 · Blues · Jimmy Reed
- 1985George RhodesBiographyarranger, piano · Los Angeles, CABorn 10 October 1918 · aged 67 · Jazz · R&B · Joe Thomas, Ravens
- 1987Gene "Bowlegs" MillerBiographyarranger, trumpet · Memphis, TNBorn 27 May 1933 · aged 54 · R&B · Soul
- 1987Nat TarnopolBiographylabel-owner · Las Vegas, NVBorn 26 January 1931 · aged 56 · R&B · Soul · Brunswick Rec’s
- 1988Lloyd Roweguitar · Los Angeles, CASoul · Ted Taylor
- 1992Clarence M. KingBiographycoach, manager · Detroit, MISoul · Motown Rec's
- 1992David A. YoungBiographysaxophoneBorn 14 January 1912 · aged 80 · Jazz
- 1994Eugene "Bird" DaughtryBiographyvocalBorn 29 October 1939 · aged 55 · Soul · Intruders
- 2002Deane HawleyBiographyvocal · Staten Island, NYBorn 18 December 1937 · aged 65 · Pancreatic cancer · R&B
- 2006James BrownBiographyband-leader, composer, drums, organ, vocal · Atlanta, GABorn 3 May 1933 · aged 73 · Congestive heart failure (pneumonia complications) · R&B · Soul
- 2008Eartha KittBiographyvocal · Weston, CTBorn 17 January 1927 · aged 81 · Colon cancer · Jazz
- 2008Robert WardBiographyguitar · Dry Branch, GABorn 15 October 1938 · aged 70 · Blues · R&B · Soul · Untouchables Rum Diary on Mohair Slim →
- 2009Arnold S. CaplinBiographylabel-owner · Pittsfield, MABorn 8 May 1929 · aged 80 · Blues · Jazz · Biograph Rec’s
- 2014James O. WheelerBiographyguitar · Chicago, ILBorn 28 August 1937 · aged 77 · Blues
- 2016Alphonse MouzonBiographydrums, piano · Granada Hills, CABorn 21 November 1948 · aged 68 · Cardiac arrest · Jazz
- 2019Peanuts WhalumBiographysaxophone, trumpetBorn 8 September 1928 · aged 91 · Jazz
- 2022Luther"Guitar Jr" JohnsonBiographyguitar · Wildwood, FLBorn 11 April 1939 · aged 83 · Blues · Bullseye Blues
Events1
- 1960Mary Wells debut on R&B chart with ‘Bye, Bye Baby’ one of Motown’s first releases.