Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 26 February
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
26 February
Musicians born and died on 26 February: 6 births, 17 deaths and 1 recording milestone from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born6
- 1905Bill RussellBiographyproducer, violin · Canton, MODied 9 August 1992 · Jazz · American Music Rec’s
- 1928Antoine "Fats" DominoBiographypiano, vocal · New Orleans, LADied 24 October 2017 · R&B
- 1935Leslie RoutBiographysaxophone · Chicago, ILDied 2 April 1987 · Jazz · Hampton
- 1938George M. TindleyBiographyvocal · Philadelphia, PADied 15 May 1996 · R&B · Soul · Dreams, Red Caps
- 1945Mitch RyderBiographyvocalSoul
- 1947Paul OscherBiographyharmonica · New York, NYDied 18 April 2021 · Blues
Died17
- 1977Bukka WhiteBiographyguitar, vocal · Memphis, TNBorn 12 November 1906 · aged 70 · Blues
- 1977Sharman GarnesBiographyvocal · New York, NYBorn 8 June 1940 · aged 36 · R&B · Teenagers
- 1982Gabor SzaboBiographyguitar · Budapest, HungaryBorn 8 March 1936 · aged 45 · Liver and kidney disease · Jazz
- 1988William "Fats" Jeffersonpiano · Albany, NYBorn 6 June 1899 · aged 88 · Blues
- 1989Reunald JonesBiographytrumpet · Los Angeles, CABorn 22 December 1910 · aged 78 · Jazz · Count Basie
- 1989Roy EldridgeBiographytrumpet · Valley Stream, NYBorn 30 January 1911 · aged 78 · Jazz
- 1990Cornelius "Cornell" GuntherBiographyvocal · Las Vegas, NVBorn 14 November 1936 · aged 53 · Shot · R&B · Coasters, Flairs
- 1991Bulee "Slim" GaillardBiographyguitar, piano, vocal · London, EnglandBorn 4 January 1916 · aged 75 · Jazz · Slim & Slam
- 1995Willie JohnsonBiographyguitar, vocal · Chicago, ILBorn 4 March 1923 · aged 71 · Blues · Howlin' Wolf
- 1997Ben RaleighBiographycomposer · Hollywood, CABorn 16 June 1913 · aged 83 · Kitchen fire
- 2003Earl Lacy ForestBiographycomposer, drums, vocal · Memphis, TNBorn 1 December 1926 · aged 76 · Cancer · Blues · R&B · Beale Streeters
- 2003Erving CharlesDiscographybass · New Orleans, LABorn 28 August 1941 · aged 61 · R&B · Fats Domino
- 2008George "Buddy" MilesBiographydrums · Austin, TXBorn 9 May 1947 · aged 60 · Congestive heart failure · Soul
- 2026Roscoe RobinsonBiographyvocal · Birmingham, ALBorn 22 May 1928 · aged 97 · Soul · Five Blind Boys Mississippi, Southern Sons
Events1
- 1966Slim Harpo's 'Baby, Scratch My Back' (Excello) #1 R&B.