Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 29 December
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
29 December
Musicians born and died on 29 December: 20 births, 17 deaths from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born20
- 1898Jules BledsoeBiographyvocal · Waco, TXDied 14 July 1943 · Jazz · Fletcher Henderson
- 1900Willie HumphreyBiographyclarinet · New Orleans, LADied 7 June 1994 · Jazz
- 1905Snub MosleyBiographytrombone · Little Rock, ARDied 21 July 1981 · Jazz
- 1913Tommy GarryharmonicaBlues · Sleepy John Estes
- 1920Irving C. AshbyBiographyguitar · Summerville, MADied 22 April 1987 · Jazz · Nat King Cole
- 1921Herman "Baby Seals" Sealedrums · LouisianaDied 19 June 1970 · R&B · Smiley Lewis
- 1922“Little” Joe CookBiographyvocal · Philadelphia, PADied 15 April 2014 · R&B · Soul
- 1931John "Buddy" BaileyBiographyvocal · Washington, DCDied 3 February 1994 · R&B · Clovers
- 1933Prez "Kidd" KennethBiographyguitar · Newton, MSDied 27 June 1995 · Blues
- 1935Virgil JohnsonBiographyvocal · Cameron, TXDied 24 February 2013 · R&B · Velvets
- 1939Carlton Beckvocal · CaliforniaSoul · Uptones
- 1940Allen A. JonesBiographyproducer · TennesseeDied 5 May 1987 · Soul · Bar-Kays, Stax Rec's
- 1941Bobby ComstockBiographyguitar, vocal · Ithaca, NYDied 9 January 2020 · R&B · Soul
- 1942Jerry SummersBiographyvocal · Philadelphia, PAR&B · Soul · Dovells
- 1943Rick DankoBiographybass, composer, vocal · Simcoe, CanadaDied 10 December 1999 · Rock & Roll · Band
- 1944Patti DrewBiographyvocal · Charleston, SCDied 16 June 2025 · Soul · Drew-Vels
- 1948Errol "ET" ThompsonBiographycomposer, engineer, producer · Kingston, JamaicaDied 13 November 2004 · Reggae · Ska · Studio One, Randy's Studio 17, Joe Gibbs
- 1949Charles MannBiographypiano · Atlanta, GADied 24 April 1991 · Soul
- 1951Yvonne EllimanBiographyvocal · Honolulu, HI
Died17
- 1952Fletcher HendersonBiographyarranger, piano · New York, NYBorn 18 December 1897 · aged 55 · Jazz
- 1972Hayes J. AlvisBiographybass · New York, NYBorn 1 May 1907 · aged 65 · Jazz · R&B · Jay McShann, Tiny Grimes
- 1975Bill GrahamBiographysaxophone · New York, NYBorn 8 September 1918 · aged 57 · R&B
- 1978Albert "Happy" CaldwellBiographysaxophone · New York, NYBorn 25 July 1903 · aged 75 · Jazz · Jimmy Rushing
- 1980Irving Spicelabel-owner · New York, NYBorn 4 August 1915 · aged 65 · Funk · Jazz · Soul · Mohawk Rec’s
- 1985George Johnson (drums)drums · Toledo, OHBorn 20 October 1931 · aged 54 · R&B · Bill Doggett, Willis Jackson
- 1987Ulysses Kae WilliamsBiographyDJ · Philadelphia, PABorn 24 February 1921 · aged 66 · Blues · Silhouettes
- 1990Goree CarterBiographyguitar · Houston, TXBorn 31 December 1930 · aged 59 · Blues · R&B
- 1990Laurence "88" Keyespiano · New York, NYBorn 12 December 1914 · aged 76
- 1991Bernie Clapperengineer · Chicago, ILBorn 18 September 1921 · aged 70 · Blues · Jazz · R&B · Chess Rec’s, Universal Studios
- 1993“Big” Jack ReynoldsBiographyguitar, harmonica · Toledo, OHBorn 11 July 1931 · aged 62 · Blues
- 1994Eugene "Gene" TannerBiographyvocal · Winston-Salem, NCBorn 1 February 1936 · aged 58 · R&B · Five Royales
- 1997Annie "Mother" Davisvocal · New York, NYBlues · Rev. Gary Davis
- 2008Freddie HubbardBiographytrumpet · Sherman Oaks, CABorn 7 April 1938 · aged 70 · Heart attack complications · Jazz
- 2011Bobby Purify (Robert Lee Dickey Purify)Biographyvocal · Tallahassee, FLBorn 2 September 1939 · aged 72 · Soul
- 2023Les McCannBiographypiano · Los Angeles, CABorn 23 September 1935 · aged 88 · Pneumonia · Jazz
- 2025Wesley DevereauxBiographyguitar, vocalBorn 13 August 1933 · aged 92 · R&B · Sultans
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