Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 11 February
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
11 February
Musicians born and died on 11 February: 17 births, 12 deaths from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born17
- 1882Joe JordanBiographycomposer, piano · Cincinnati, OHDied 11 September 1971 · Jazz
- 1882John H. Mills Sr.Biographyvocal · Bellefonte, PADied 8 December 1967 · Jazz · Mills Brothers
- 1882John Mills Sr.Biographybass vocal · Bellefonte, PADied 8 December 1967 · Jazz · Mills Brothers
- 1901Claude B. JonesBiographytrombone · Boley, OKDied 17 January 1962 · Jazz · Cab Calloway
- 1914Josh WhiteBiographyguitar, vocal · Greenville, SCDied 5 September 1969 · Blues
- 1928Raoul J. CitaBiographyarranger, piano · New York, NYDied 13 December 2014 · R&B · Harptones
- 1932Jimmy CarterBiographyvocal · Birmingham, ALGospel · Five Blind Boys of Alabama
- 1937Phillip WalkerBiographyguitar · Welsh, LADied 22 July 2010 · Blues
- 1939Gerry GoffinBiographycomposer · New York, NYDied 19 June 2014 · R&B · Soul · Carole King
- 1940Big Bad Smittyguitar · Vicksburg, MSDied 3 April 2002 · Blues
- 1941Earl LewisBiographyvocal · New York, NYSoul · Channels
- 1942Leon HaywoodBiographyorgan, piano, vocal · Houston, TXDied 5 April 2016 · R&B · Soul · Big Jay McNeely, Sam Cooke
- 1942Stan SzelestBiographypiano · Buffalo, NYDied 20 January 1991 · Blues · Lonnie Mack, Roy Buchanan
- 1943"Little" Johnny Taylor (Johnny Lamont Merrett Taylor)Biographyvocal · Gregory, ARDied 17 May 2002 · Gospel · R&B · Soul · Mighty Clouds Joy
- 1950Rochelle FlemingBiographyvocal · Philadelphia, PASoul · First Choice
Died12
- 1962Leo ParkerBiographysaxophone · New York, NYBorn 18 April 1925 · aged 36 · Jazz
- 1967Edmond HallBiographyclarinet · Boston, MABorn 15 May 1901 · aged 65 · Jazz
- 1975Bennie HarrisBiographytrumpet · San Francisco, CABorn 23 April 1919 · aged 55 · Jazz · R&B · Tiny Bradshaw
- 1977Effie SmithBiographyvocal · Los Angeles, CABorn 10 April 1914 · aged 62 · R&B · Okeh Rec’s
- 1987Billy RogersBiographyguitar · San Francisco, CABlues · B.b. King, Crusaders
- 1987John MalachiBiographyarranger, piano · Washington, DCBorn 6 September 1919 · aged 67 · Jazz · Billy Eckstine
- 1998Floyd "Stumpy" BradyBiographytromboneBorn 4 August 1910 · aged 87 · Gospel · Jazz · Rosetta Tharpe, Sammy Price
- 1999Jaki ByardBiographypiano · Queens, NYBorn 15 June 1922 · aged 76 · Gunshot wound · Jazz · Charlie Mingus, Earl Bostic
- 2000Aldwyn Roberts Lord KitchenerBiographyvocal · Port-Of-Spain, TrinidadBorn 18 April 1922 · aged 77 · Blood disorder · Calypso
- 2000Bill WarrenBiographyvocalBorn 6 September 1919 · aged 80 · Extended illness · Blues · Jump Jackson, Junior Wells
- 2009Estelle BennettBiographyvocal · Englewood, NJBorn 22 July 1941 · aged 67 · Colon cancer · R&B · Ronettes
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