Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 1 February
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
1 February
Musicians born and died on 1 February: 13 births, 22 deaths and 4 recording milestones from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born13
- 1894James P. JohnsonBiographypiano · New Brunswick, NJDied 17 November 1955 · Blues · Jazz · Bessie Smith
- 1902Barney JosephsonBiographylabel-owner · Trenton, NJDied 29 September 1988 · Jazz · Cookery
- 1904Sam "Tricky" NantonBiographytrombone · New York, NYDied 20 July 1946 · Jazz · Duke Ellington
- 1923Baby Face Leroy FosterBiographyguitar, drums · Algoma, MDied 26 May 1958 · Blues · Muddy Water
- 1932Black Lone Ranger (James Ramsey)guitar, vocal · Jackson, MSDied 17 March 1998 · Blues
- 1936Eugene "Gene" TannerBiographyvocal · Winston-Salem, NCDied 29 December 1994 · R&B · Five Royales
- 1937Isaac Donald EverlyBiographycomposer, guitar, vocal · Browning, KYDied 21 August 2021 · R&B · Everly Brothers
- 1939Joe SampleBiographypiano · Houston, TXDied 12 September 2014 · Jazz · Crusaders
- 1940James BlackBiographydrums · New Orleans, LADied 30 August 1988 · R&B · Soul
- 1944Tommy Duffyvocal · New York, NYR&B · Echoes
- 1948Rick James (James Johnson Jr. James)Biographyproducer, vocal · Buffalo, NYDied 6 August 2004 · Soul
- 1955Jeffrey Lee McAllisterdrums · Lubbock, TXR&B · Duke Robillard
- 1957Dennis Emanuel BrownBiographyvocal · Kingston, JamaicaDied 1 July 1999 · Reggae
Died22
- 1950Buddy StewartBiographyvocal · Deming, NMBorn 22 September 1922 · aged 27 · Jazz · Sittin' In With Rec’s
- 1955Ulysses S. HicksBiographyvocal · Boston, MAR&B · Five Keys
- 1958John DolphinBiographylabel-owner · Los Angeles, CABorn 9 April 1902 · aged 55 · Blues · R&B · Hollywood Rec’s
- 1971Bob HilliardBiographycomposer · Hollywood, CABorn 28 January 1918 · aged 53 · Heart attack · Rock & Roll
- 1981Joe "Bebop" CarrollBiographyvocal · New York, NYBorn 25 November 1919 · aged 61 · Jazz · Dizzy Gillespie
- 1982Paul Reinerlabel-owner · Los Angeles, CABorn 6 December 1905 · aged 76 · Jazz · R&B · Black&white Rec’s
- 1986Dick JamesBiographylabel-owner · London, EnglandBorn 12 December 1920 · aged 65 · Djm Rec’s
- 1989Kenneth MorrisBiographycomposer · Chicago, ILBorn 28 August 1917 · aged 71 · Gospel
- 1990Johnny "Mississippi" WoodsBiographyharmonica · Olive Branch, MSBorn 1 November 1917 · aged 72 · Blues
- 1993Willie BanksBiographyvocal · Jackson, MSBorn 11 May 1929 · aged 63 · Gospel · Jackson So, Messengers
- 1994Johnny Littlejohn (John Funches Littlejohn)Biographyguitar · Chicago, ILBorn 16 April 1931 · aged 62 · Renal failure · Blues · Arhoolie, Jsp Rec’s
- 1999St. Clair PinckneyBiographysaxophoneBorn 17 September 1930 · aged 68 · Emphysema complications · R&B · Soul · James Brown
- 2003Mongo SantamariaBiographycongas · Miami, FLBorn 7 April 1917 · aged 85 · Stroke · Jazz
- 2006Ron CaponeDiscographyengineer · Shreveport, LABorn 4 October 1933 · aged 72 · Soul · Jewel/paula Rec’s, Stax Rec’s
- 2007Crown Prince WaterfordBiographyvocal · Jacksonville, FLBorn 21 October 1916 · aged 90 · R&B · Blues
- 2009Frankie ErvinBiographyvocal · San Francisco, CABorn 27 March 1926 · aged 82 · R&B · Johnny Moore, Shields
- 2009Jay "Bird" UzzellvocalBorn 13 July 1942 · aged 66 · R&B · Soul · Corsairs
- 2016Robert HamlettBiographyvocalBorn 3 March 1931 · aged 84 · Gospel · Fairfield Four
- 2018Dennis EdwardsBiographyvocal · Chicago, ILBorn 3 February 1943 · aged 74 · Soul · Contours, Fireworks, Temptations
Events4
- 1954Johnny Watson records 'Space Guitar' (Federal).
- 1960Buster Brown's 'Fannie Mae' (Fire) hits R&B charts on the way to #1.
- 1964Indiana governor Matthew Welsh asks The Indiana Broadcasters Assoc. to ban 'Louie Louie' by The Kingsmen (Wand) on grounds that it is pornographic.
- 1968Stax/Volt releases Eddie Floyd’s ‘Big Bird’ which fails.