Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 23 February
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
23 February
Musicians born and died on 23 February: 9 births, 12 deaths and 4 recording milestones from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born9
- 1918Money JohnsonBiographytrumpet · Tyler, TXDied 28 March 1978 · Jazz · R&B · Louis Jordan
- 1919T.L. Clemmonsguitar · Kansas City, MOCombo Rec’s
- 1923Mary Ann FisherBiographyvocalDied 12 March 2004 · R&B
- 1939Little Woo Woo (Edward Earl Jr)Biographyvocal · Dayton, OHDied 9 August 2021 · R&B · Soul
- 1944Johnny WinterBiographyguitar · Beaumont, TXDied 16 July 2014 · Blues
- 1948Ken Parker (Kenneth L. Farquharson)Biographyvocal · Darliston, JamaicaDied 22 February 2025 · Reggae · Blues Benders, Studio One
- 1949Larry DempsBiographyvocalSoul · Dramatics
- 1952Stanley BanksBiographybass · New York, NYSoul · Esther Phillips
Died12
- 1952Herb MorandBiographytrumpet · New Orleans, LABlues · Jazz · Harlem Hamfats
- 1963June ClarkBiographytrumpet · New York, NYBorn 24 March 1900 · aged 62 · Jazz
- 1966Billy KyleBiographypiano · Youngstown, OHBorn 14 July 1914 · aged 51 · Jazz · R&B · Lionel Hampton, Tiny Bradshaw
- 1993Wes LandersBiographydrums · New York, NYBorn 24 June 1925 · aged 67 · R&B · Paul Gayten
- 1995Melvin "Blue" Franklin (David English Franklin)Biographyvocal · Los Angeles, CABorn 12 October 1942 · aged 52 · Soul · Distants, Temptations
- 1996Alan DawsonBiographydrums · Lexington, MABorn 14 July 1929 · aged 66 · Jazz · Lionel Hampton
- 1997Anthony "Tony" WilliamsBiographydrums · Daly City, CABorn 12 December 1945 · aged 51 · Heart attack · Jazz · Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis
- 1998Marie Adams (Ollie Marie Givens Adams)Biographyvocal · Houston, TXBorn 19 October 1925 · aged 72 · R&B
- 2017Horace ParlanBiographypiano · Næstved, DenmarkBorn 19 January 1931 · aged 86 · Jazz · Booker Ervin
- 2019Ira GitlerBiographyproducer · New York, NYBorn 18 December 1928 · aged 90 · Jazz · Prestige Rec’s
- 2025Chris JasperBiographypiano · New York, NYBorn 30 December 1951 · aged 73 · Cancer · Soul · Isley/jasper/isley
Events4
- 1946‘Driftin’ Blues’ by Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers (Aladdin) enters R&B charts (HP #2).
- 1963Sam Cooke records the ‘Night Beat’ album featuring Willie Dixon’s ‘Little Red Rooster’ with young Billy Preston on organ.
- 1963The Chiffons' 'He's So Fine' (Laurie) enters the Pop charts on the way to #1.
- 1967Prince Buster's 'Al Capone' becomes the first Jamaican record to enter the UK pop chart.