Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 20 January
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
20 January
Musicians born and died on 20 January: 10 births, 15 deaths and 3 recording milestones from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born10
- 1895Eva JessyeBiographyvocal · Coffeyville, KSDied 21 February 1992 · Gospel · Eva Jesse Gospel Choir
- 1920Gene Dennisharmonica · Mt. Pleasant, TNDied 8 May 1962
- 1922Ray Anthony (Raymond Antonini Anthony)Biographyband-leader, trumpet · Bentleyville, PAR&B · Capitol Rec’s
- 1929Jimmy CobbBiographydrums · Washington, DCDied 24 May 2020 · Jazz · R&B · Dinah Washington
- 1931Earl GrantBiographyorgan, piano, vocal · Idabel, OKDied 10 June 1970 · Jazz · Decca Rec’s
- 1933Ron TownsonBiographyvocal · St. Louis, MODied 2 August 2001 · Soul · Fifth Dimension
- 1936Erwin HelferBiographypiano · Chicago, ILBlues · Jazz
- 1936Luther TuckerBiographyguitar · Memphis, TNDied 18 June 1993 · Blues
- 1942William PowellBiographyvocal · Canton, OHDied 26 May 1977 · Soul · O'Jays
Died15
- 1930Will D. CobbBiographycomposer · New York, NYBorn 6 July 1876 · aged 53 · Jazz · R&B · Louis Jordan
- 1957Dean BenedettiBiographyband-leader, saxophone · ItalyBorn 28 June 1922 · aged 34 · Jazz · Charlie Parker
- 1965Alan FreedBiographyDJ · Palm Springs, CABorn 15 December 1921 · aged 43 · Blues · R&B
- 1989"Whistling" Alex MooreBiographypiano · Dallas, TXBorn 22 November 1899 · aged 89 · Blues
- 1989Steve Brownvocal · New York, NYR&B · Charts
- 1991Stan SzelestBiographypiano · Woodstock, NYBorn 11 February 1942 · aged 48 · Blues · Lonnie Mack, Roy Buchanan
- 1996Buster BentonBiographyguitar, vocal · Chicago, ILBorn 19 July 1932 · aged 63 · Blues
- 2002John JacksonBiographyguitar, vocal · Fairfax, VABorn 25 February 1924 · aged 77 · Kidney failure · Blues
- 2009David "Fathead" NewmanBiographysaxophone · Kingston, NYBorn 24 February 1933 · aged 75 · Pancreatic cancer · Jazz · R&B
- 2010Lynn Taitt (Nerlynn Taitt)Biographyarranger, band-leader, guitar · Montreal, CanadaBorn 22 June 1934 · aged 75 · Cancer · Reggae · Ska · Jets, Skatalites, Supersonics, Sheiks
- 2012Etta James (Jamesetta Hawkins James)Biographyvocal · Riverside, CABorn 25 January 1938 · aged 73 · Complications from leukemia · R&B · Soul · Etta & Harvey
- 2018Terry EvansBiographycomposer, guitar · Los Angeles, CABorn 14 August 1937 · aged 80 · Blues
- 2021Ronnie NasrallaBiographycomposer, label-owner, producer, promoter · Atlanta, GAReggae · Ska · Byron Lee & the Dragonaires, Blues Busters, Maytals, BMN
Events3
- 1953Johnny Watson's first recording, (Chuck Higgins on Federal) - 'I Got Eyes'.
- 1956Bob Landers w/ Willie Joe & His Unitar record 'Cherokee Dance' (Specialty 576) - legend has it Lander died two weeks later of throat cancer.
- 1967Bumps Blackwell and arranged by the great Rene Hall.