Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 17 January
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
17 January
Musicians born and died on 17 January: 14 births, 16 deaths and 1 recording milestone from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born14
- 1896Harry ReserBiographybanjo · Piqua, OHDied 27 September 1965 · Jazz
- 1902Stump JohnsonBiographypiano · Clarksville, TNDied 5 December 1969 · Jazz
- 1910“Big” Sid CatlettBiographydrums · Evansville, INDied 25 March 1951 · Jazz
- 1911Morris WhiteBiographyguitar · Nashville, TNJazz · Lionel Hampton
- 1927Eartha KittBiographyvocal · North, SCDied 25 December 2008 · Jazz
- 1931Clifford SolomonBiographysaxophone · Los Angeles, CADied 21 June 2004 · R&B · Charles Brown
- 1931Hal MillerBiographyvocal · New York, NYR&B · Rays
- 1931Harold MillerBiographyvocalR&B · Rays
- 1937Ted DunbarBiographyguitar · Port Arthur, TXDied 29 May 1998 · Jazz
- 1942Cassius Marcellus Clay/Muhammad AliBiographyboxer · Louisville, KYDied 3 June 2016 · Soul · Sam Cooke
- 1945William HartBiographyvocal · Washington, DCDied 14 July 2022 · Soul · Delfonics
- 1950Paul RishellBiographyguitar · New York, NYBlues · Tone-Cool Rec’s
- 1953Shelia HutchinsonBiographyvocal · Chicago, ILSoul · Emotions
Died16
- 1961"Blind" Simmie DooleyBiographyguitar · Spartanburg, SCBorn 3 July 1881 · aged 79 · Blues · Pink Anderson
- 1962Claude B. JonesBiographytrombone · New YorkBorn 11 February 1901 · aged 60 · Jazz · Cab Calloway
- 1965Joe RobichauxBiographycomposer, piano · New Orleans, LABorn 8 March 1900 · aged 64 · Jazz
- 1970William Larry "Billy" StewartBiographypiano, vocal · Neuse River, NCBorn 24 March 1937 · aged 32 · Car accident · R&B · Soul · Marquees
- 1973Ted KoehlerBiographycomposer · Santa Monica, CABorn 14 July 1894 · aged 78 · Jazz
- 1992Charlie Ventura (Charles Venturo Ventura)BiographysaxophoneBorn 2 December 1916 · aged 75 · Jazz
- 1994Grady "Fats" Jacksonsaxophone · Atlanta, GABorn 22 November 1927 · aged 66 · Blues · Black Top Rec’s
- 1996Robert CovingtonBiographydrums · Chicago, ILBorn 13 December 1941 · aged 54 · Blues · Sunnyland Slim
- 1998Junior KimbroughBiographyguitar, vocal · Holly Springs, MSBorn 28 July 1930 · aged 67 · Blues
- 1999Edwin Newberry Jr.Biographypiano · Cheltenham Township, PABorn 5 December 1933 · aged 65 · Gospel · Newberry Singers
- 2001Norris TurneyBiographysaxophone · Kettering, OHBorn 8 September 1921 · aged 79 · Kidney failure · Jazz
- 2012Johnny OtisBiographyarranger, band-leader, drums, label-owner, producer, vibraphones · Altadena, CABorn 28 December 1921 · aged 90 · Natural causes · Jazz · R&B · Soul · Dig Rec’s
- 2013Chicago Bob (Robert Lee Nelson)Biographyharmonica · Chicago, ILBorn 4 July 1944 · aged 68 · Heart and kidney failure · Blues
- 2016Clarence “Blow Fly” ReidBiographyproducer, vocal · Lauderdale Lakes, FLBorn 14 February 1939 · aged 76 · Liver cancer and multiple organ failure · Soul
- 2016William Brownvocal · Albany, NYBorn 30 June 1946 · aged 69 · Soul · Broadways, Uniques
- 2019Reggie YoungBiographyguitar · Leiper's Fork, TNBorn 12 December 1936 · aged 82 · Heart failure · R&B · Bill Black
Events1
- 1955The Penguins record 'Earth Angel' (Dootone).