Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 10 January
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
10 January
Musicians born and died on 10 January: 16 births, 8 deaths and 1 recording milestone from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born16
- 1897Sam ChatmanBiographyguitar · Bolton, MSDied 2 February 1983 · Blues · Bluebird Rec’s
- 1898John T. SamplesBiographyguitar, harmonica · Kilgore, TXDied 13 January 1998 · Folk · Documentary Arts
- 1913Henry HaywoodBiographysaxophone · Birmingham, ALDied 15 September 1994 · Jazz · R&B
- 1915Woodrow Wilson "Buddy" JohnsonBiographyband-leader, composer, piano, vocal · Darlington, SCDied 9 February 1977 · Jazz · R&B · Chanters
- 1917Gerald "Jerry" WexlerBiographycomposer, producer · New York, NYDied 15 August 2008 · Blues · R&B · Soul
- 1926Neal PattmanBiographyharmonica · Madison Cty, GADied 4 May 2005 · Blues
- 1927Johnnie RayBiographyvocal · Dallas, ORDied 24 February 1990 · R&B
- 1929Leon "Mr. Blues" EstelleBiographyguitar · Kansas City, KS
- 1930Byron "Slick" GipsonBiographyvocal · Burlington, IADied 30 January 1994 · Doo-wop · Rock & Roll · Sliders
- 1931Gene Washingtondrums · Pine Bluff, ARR&B · Federal Rec's, Ike Turner
- 1934Fred Samplepiano · St. Louis, MOR&B · Ike Turner
- 1935Eddy Clearwater (Eddy Harrington Clearwater)Biographyguitar, vocal · Macon, MSDied 1 June 2018 · Blues
- 1935Ronnie HawkinsBiographyvocal · Huntsville, ARDied 29 May 2022 · R&B · Hawks
- 1940Waymond ReedBiographyflugelhorn, trumpet · Fayetteville, NCDied 25 November 1983 · Jazz · R&B · Soul · Count Basie, James Brown
- 1945Rod StewartBiographyharmonica, vocal · London, EnglandSka
Died8
- 1976Howlin' Wolf (Chester Arthur Burnett)Biographycomposer, guitar, harmonica, vocal · Hines, ILBorn 10 June 1910 · aged 65 · After surgery · Blues
- 1981Carl FeasterBiographyvocal · New York, NYBorn 14 September 1930 · aged 50 · R&B · Chords
- 1990Gene PhillipsBiographyguitar · Lakewood, CABorn 25 July 1915 · aged 74 · Blues · R&B
- 1990“Little” Walter MitchellBiographyharmonica · Toledo, OHBorn 19 March 1919 · aged 70 · Blues · Jvb Rec’s
- 2000Wade WaltonBiographyguitar, harmonica, vocal · St Louis, MOBorn 10 October 1923 · aged 76 · Intestinal blockage · Blues · Arhoolie Rec’s
- 2001Willie Neal "Country Boy" JohnsonBiographyvocal · Tyler, TXBorn 25 August 1935 · aged 65 · Stroke · Gospel · Gospel Keynotes
- 2022Dickey Doo (Gerry Granahan)Biographydrums · East Greenwich, RIBorn 20 April 1932 · aged 89 · Rock & Roll · Don’t's
- 2025Samuel David MooreBiographyvocal · Coral Gables, FLBorn 12 October 1935 · aged 89 · Complications recovering from surgery · Soul · Sam & Dave
Events1
- 1960Memphis group, Bill Black Combo reach R&B #1 with 'Smokie, Part 2' (Hi).