Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 4 February
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
4 February
Musicians born and died on 4 February: 12 births, 23 deaths and 3 recording milestones from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born12
- 1851Ella SheppardBiographypianoDied 9 June 1914 · Gospel · Fisk Jubilee Singers
- 1909Artie BernsteinBiographybass · Brooklyn, NYDied 4 January 1964 · Blues · Ida Cox
- 1930Bernie WestBiographyvocal · Newport News, VADied 22 December 2018 · R&B · Five Keys
- 1931Gil BernalBiographysaxophone · Watts, CADied 17 July 2011 · Jazz · R&B · Rock & Roll · Spark Rec’s
- 1942Florence LarueBiographyvocal · Plainfield, NJSoul · Fifth Dimension, Versatiles, Vocals
- 1942Johnny Gambalevocal · New York, NYR&B · Classics
- 1945John Stubblefield IvBiographysaxophone · Little Rock, ARDied 4 July 2005 · Soul
- 1950James DunnBiographyvocal · Philadelphia, PASoul · Stylistics
- 1952Nat RiddlesBiographyharmonica · Bronxville, NYDied 11 August 1991 · Blues · Larry Johnson, Spivey R
Died23
- 1951Cecil "Private" GantBiographypiano, vocal · Nashville, TNBorn 4 April 1913 · aged 37 · Pneumonia · Blues · R&B
- 1974Henry "Rufe" JohnsonBiographyguitar, piano · Union, SCBorn 2 October 1908 · aged 65 · Kidney failure · Blues
- 1974Henry JohnsonBiographyguitar, piano · Union, SCBorn 8 December 1908 · aged 65 · Kidney failure · Blues
- 1974Rufe JohnsonBiographyguitar · Union, SCBorn 8 December 1908 · aged 65 · Kidney failure · Blues · Trix Rec's
- 1975Louis JordanBiographyband-leader, saxophone, vocal · Los Angeles, CABorn 8 July 1908 · aged 66 · Heart attack · R&B
- 1976Columbus Brooksguitar · Jackson, MSBlues · Sam Myers
- 1982Alex HarveyBiographyvocal · BelgiumBorn 5 February 1935 · aged 46 · Blues · Rock & Roll
- 1983Walt Uncle Phelpsharmonica · Asheville, NC
- 1984Vance "Tiny" PowellBiographyvocalBorn 17 May 1922 · aged 61 · Cirrhosis of the liver · Blues · Gospel · Soul · Golden Harp Singers, My Time After Awhile
- 1991Pearl Williams JonesBiographyvocal · Washington, DCBorn 28 June 1931 · aged 59 · Gospel
- 1992Herman "Junior" CookBiographysaxophone · New York, NYBorn 22 July 1934 · aged 57 · Jazz
- 2000Doris Coley Jackson-KennerBiographyvocal · Sacramento, CABorn 2 August 1941 · aged 58 · Breast cancer · R&B · Soul · Shirelles
- 2000Johnny Vincent (John Vincent Imbragulio Vincent)Biographylabel-owner, producer · Jackson, MSBorn 3 October 1925 · aged 74 · Heart failure · Blues · R&B
- 2001J.J. Johnson (James Louis Johnson)Biographyband-leader, composer, trombone · Indianapolis, INBorn 22 January 1924 · aged 77 · Suicide · Jazz
- 2003Charlie BiddleBiographybass · Montreal, CanadaBorn 28 July 1926 · aged 76 · Jazz
- 2007Barbara McNairBiographyvocal · Los Angeles, CABorn 4 March 1934 · aged 72 · Throat cancer · Jazz · R&B · Soul
- 2011Clay HammondBiographycomposer, vocal · Houston, TXBorn 21 June 1936 · aged 74 · Cancer · Soul
- 2013Alva "Reggie" LewisBiographyguitar · Kingston, JamaicaReggae · Ska · Hippy Boys, Upsetters
- 2013Donald ByrdBiographyflugelhorn, trumpet · Dover, DEBorn 9 December 1932 · aged 80 · Jazz · R&B
- 2016Maurice WhiteBiographydrums · Los Angeles, CABorn 19 December 1941 · aged 74 · Parkinson's disease · Jazz · Soul · Ramsey Lewis Trio
- 2019Bunny Brown (Noel Brown)BiographyvocalCancer · Reggae · Chosen Few
- 2024Henry GreenBiographyvocalBorn 23 March 1943 · aged 80 · Gospel · Williams Brothers
Events3
- 1944The Drifters record 'White Christmas' (Atlantic).
- 1956James Brown and The Famous Flames first recording 'Please, Please, Please' (Federal).
- 1967‘Dark End of the Street’ (Goldwax) by James Carr hits R&B charts.