Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 19 January
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
19 January
Musicians born and died on 19 January: 13 births, 13 deaths and 1 recording milestone from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born13
- 1903Hannah SylvesterBiographyvocal · Philadelphia, PADied 15 October 1973 · Blues
- 1917James "Shep" ShepherdBiographydrums · HondurasDied 25 November 2018 · Blues · Jazz
- 1918Steep WadeBiographypiano, saxophoneDied 6 December 1953 · Jazz
- 1919Israel CrosbyBiographybass · Chicago, ILDied 11 August 1962 · Blues · Jazz · Ammons, Yancey
- 1925“Little” Henry GrayBiographypiano · Kenner, LADied 17 February 2020 · Blues · Chess, Parrot
- 1930Milt TrenierBiographyvocal · Mobile, ALR&B · Treniers
- 1931Horace ParlanBiographypiano · Pittsburgh, PADied 23 February 2017 · Jazz · Booker Ervin
- 1932Little Whittguitar · Ralph, ALDied 10 October 2014 · Blues · Big Bo
- 1936Willie "Big Eye" SmithBiographydrums · Helena, ARDied 16 September 2011 · Blues
- 1937Bobby StarrBiographyvocal · Baltimore, MDDied 17 March 2022 · Soul · Intruders
- 1939Philip EverlyBiographycomposer, guitar, vocal · Chicago, ILDied 3 January 2014 · R&B · Everly Brothers
- 1942Joe Johnsonguitar, harmonica · Independence, LABlues · Soul · A-Bet Rec’s
Died13
- 1950Lewis F. MuirBiographycomposer, piano · New York, NYBorn 30 May 1883 · aged 66 · Jazz · R&B · Louis Jordan
- 1970L.C. McKinleyBiographyguitar · East Chicago, INBorn 22 October 1918 · aged 51 · Blues
- 1985Rollin Smithpiano · New York, NYJazz · Ink Spots
- 2001Harry OsterBiographylabel-owner · Iowa City, IABorn 12 April 1923 · aged 77 · Blues · Folk · Folklyric Rec’s
- 2006Wilson PickettBiographyvocal · Reston, VABorn 18 March 1941 · aged 64 · Heart attack · Gospel · Soul · Falcons
- 2012Errol Scorcher (Errol Archer)BiographyDJ, label-owner, producerReggae
- 2012Winston Delano RileyBiographycomposer, producer, vocal · Kingston, JamaicaBorn 14 May 1943 · aged 68 · Reggae · Ska · Techniques
- 2020Jimmy HeathBiographysaxophone · Loganville, GABorn 25 October 1926 · aged 93 · Natural causes · Jazz
- 2020Robert ParkerBiographysaxophone, vocal · Roseland, LABorn 14 October 1930 · aged 89 · Natural causes · R&B · Soul
- 2024Marlena Shaw-BurgessBiographyvocal · Las Vegas, NVBorn 22 September 1944 · aged 79 · Soul
- 2024Pluto Shervington (Leighton Keith)Biographybass, engineer, producer, vocal · Miami, FLBorn 13 August 1950 · aged 73 · Pneumonia · Reggae · Presidents, Hurricanes, Tomorrow's Children, Trojan Rec’s
Events1
- 1951Cecil Gant's last session.