Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 15 February
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
15 February
Musicians born and died on 15 February: 11 births, 16 deaths and 1 recording milestone from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born11
- 1898"Uncle" Homer WalkerBiographybanjo · Mercer County, WVDied 4 January 1980 · Folk
- 1901James "Kokomo" ArnoldBiographyguitar, vocal · Lovejoy, GADied 8 November 1968 · Blues · Decca Rec’s
- 1915Taft JordanBiographytrumpet · Florence, SCDied 1 December 1981 · Jazz
- 1920Albert MaconBiographyguitar · Society Hill, ALDied 12 May 1993 · Blues · Robert Thomas
- 1923Joe BanashakBiographylabel-owner · Baltimore, MDDied 23 October 1985 · R&B · Soul · Minit/instant Rec’s
- 1937Nathan DavisBiographysaxophone · Kansas City, KSDied 8 April 2018 · Jazz
- 1939Alvin Cash (Alvin Welch Cash)Biographyvocal · St Louis, MODied 21 November 1999 · Soul · Crawlers, Registers
- 1939Lloyd Nolanvocal · Bassfield, MSDied 21 May 1997
- 1941Brian HollandBiographycomposer, piano, producer, vocal · Detroit, MIR&B · Soul · Satintones
- 1951Sherman Schreiberproducer · Rochester, NYAtlantic Rec’s
- 1952Tommy ComeauxBiographyguitar, mandolinDied 8 November 1997 · Folk
Died16
- 1946Putney DandridgeBiographypiano · New JerseyBorn 13 January 1902 · aged 44 · Jazz
- 1965Nat "King" Cole (Nathaniel Adams Coles Cole)Biographypiano, vocal · Santa Monica, CABorn 17 March 1919 · aged 45 · Lung cancer · Jazz · R&B
- 1967George L. "G.L." CrockettBiographyguitar, vocal · Chicago, ILBorn 18 September 1928 · aged 38 · Blues
- 1968Little Walter (Marion Walter Jacobs)Biographyharmonica, vocal · Chicago, ILBorn 1 May 1930 · aged 37 · Blues
- 1968Little Walter J.harmonica · Chicago, ILBorn 1 May 1930 · aged 37 · Blood clot in heart · Blues · Bobbin Rec’s
- 1969Pee Wee RussellBiographyclarinet · Alexandria, VABorn 27 March 1906 · aged 62 · Jazz
- 1975Joel HopkinsBiographyguitar · Galveston, TXBorn 3 January 1904 · aged 71 · Blues · Lightnin' Hopkins
- 1978Alex "Professor" BradfordBiographycomposer, vocal · Newark, NJBorn 23 January 1927 · aged 51 · Gospel
- 1981Michael BloomfieldBiographyguitar · San Francisco, CABorn 28 July 1943 · aged 37 · Blues · Paul Butterfield
- 1986John "John R." RichbourgBiographylabel-owner · Nashville, TNBorn 20 August 1910 · aged 75 · R&B · Soul · Sound Stage Re
- 1987Jimmy HolidayBiographycomposer, vocal · Iowa City, IABorn 24 July 1934 · aged 52 · Heart failure · Soul
- 1990Morgan J. Burtonorgan · Providence, RIJazz · R&B · Sil Austin
- 1994Aaron Robertguitar · Waterloo, IA
- 1994George "Tiger" HaynesBiographyguitar · New York, NYBorn 13 December 1914 · aged 79 · Jazz · Three Flames
- 2020Ron ThompsonBiographyguitar · Hayward, CABorn 5 July 1953 · aged 66 · Complications from diabetes · Blues · Winner Rec’s
Events1
- 1944R&B becomes rock'n'roll when Joe Turner records 'Shake, Rattle and Roll' (Atlantic) at Apex Studios.