Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 27 February
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
27 February
Musicians born and died on 27 February: 16 births, 16 deaths and 1 recording milestone from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born16
- 1889Freddie KeppardBiographycornet · New Orleans, LADied 15 July 1933 · Jazz
- 1906Chester BooneBiographytrumpet · Houston, TXDied 25 January 1988 · Jazz · Joe Pullum, Sammy Price
- 1907Harrison VerrettBiographyguitar · Napoleonville, LADied 13 October 1965 · R&B · Fats Domino
- 1907Mildred BaileyBiographyvocal · Tekoa, WADied 12 December 1951 · Jazz
- 1911Clarence "Bon Ton" GarlowBiographyaccordion, guitar, violin, vocal · Welsh, LADied 24 July 1986 · R&B
- 1914Winifred AttwellBiographypiano · Tunapuna, Trinidad and TobagoDied 28 February 1983 · Blues
- 1920Bob Talleypiano · Little Rock, ARDied 1 August 1995 · Blues · Jazz
- 1923Chuck WayneBiographyguitar · New York, NYDied 29 July 1997 · R&B
- 1923Dexter GordonBiographysaxophone · Los Angeles, CADied 25 April 1990 · Jazz
- 1923Lucille DixonBiographybass · New York, NYDied 23 September 2004 · Jazz · Sweethearts Rhythm
- 1924Jesse PowellBiographyband-leader, saxophone · Smithville, TXDied 19 October 1982 · Jazz · R&B
- 1925Hardrock GunterBiographyvocal · Birmingham, ALDied 15 March 2013 · R&B
- 1928Roy MontrellBiographyband-leader, guitar · New Orleans, LADied 16 May 1979 · R&B · Fats Domino
- 1940Jimmy GeorgeBiographyproducer · Amarillo, TXJazz · Rock & Roll · Mercury Rec’s, Motown Rec's
- 1943Jimmy BurnsBiographyguitar, harmonica · Dublin, MSBlues · Delmark Rec’s
- 1951Lee AtwaterBiographyguitar · Atlanta, GADied 29 March 1991 · Blues
Died16
- 1962Freddy RadcliffeBiographydrums · Washington, DCJazz · Lionel Hampton
- 1968Franklin "Frankie" LymonBiographyvocal · New York, NYBorn 30 September 1942 · aged 25 · R&B · Teenagers
- 1981Ike IsaacsBiographybass · Atlanta, GABorn 28 March 1923 · aged 57 · Jazz · Count Basie, Earl Bostic
- 1981J.C. Johnson (Jay Cee Johnson Johnson)Biographycomposer, piano, producer · New York, NYBorn 14 September 1896 · aged 84 · Jazz
- 1988Gene DepaulBiographycomposer · Los Angeles, CABorn 17 June 1919 · aged 68 · Jazz · R&B · Louis Jordan
- 1988Jo Jo "Dr." AdamsBiographyvocal · Chicago, ILBlues
- 1988Sara Deanvocal · Philadelphia, PABorn 7 September 1912 · aged 75 · Jazz · Louis Armstrong
- 1993Marlena Davis-EasleyBiographyvocal · Philadelphia, PABorn 4 October 1944 · aged 48 · R&B · Soul · Orlons
- 1994Adam JacksonBiographyvocalBorn 10 March 1938 · aged 55 · R&B · Jesters
- 1994Roosevelt HoltsBiographyguitar · Franklinton, LABorn 15 January 1905 · aged 89 · Blues
- 2003Otha TurnerBiographyfife, guitar · Gravel Springs, MSBorn 2 June 1907 · aged 95 · Blues
- 2011Eddie KirklandBiographyguitar, harmonica, vocal · Crystal River, FLBorn 16 August 1923 · aged 87 · Car accident · Blues · Soul · John Lee Hooker
- 2013Richard StreetBiographyvocal · Las Vegas, NVBorn 5 October 1942 · aged 70 · Pulmonary embolism · Soul · Temptations
- 2016Winston "Merritone" BlakeBiographyDJ, promoter, producer, sound-system · Kingston, JamaicaBorn 19 November 1940 · aged 75 · Asthma · Reggae · Ska · Merritone
- 2020Lillian OffittBiographyvocal · Racine, WIBorn 4 November 1938 · aged 81 · Blues · R&B
Events1
- 1956Little Richard's first #1 released - 'Slippin' and Slidin'/'Long Tall Sally' (Specialty).