Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 22 January
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
22 January
Musicians born and died on 22 January: 19 births, 11 deaths and 4 recording milestones from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born19
- 1895Eva TaylorBiographyvocal · St. Louis, MODied 31 October 1977 · Jazz · Clarence Williams
- 1906Miff CampbellBiographyguitar · Indianapolis, INDied 2 April 1995 · Jazz · Ink Spots, Riff Brothers
- 1908Hammie NixonBiographyharmonica · Brownsville, TNDied 17 August 1984 · Blues · Estes
- 1908Teddy "Mr. Bear" McRaeBiographysaxophone · Philadelphia, PADied 4 March 1999 · Jazz · R&B
- 1909Irving RandolphBiographytrumpet · St. Louis, MODied 10 December 1997 · Jazz · Cab Calloway, Lionel Hampton
- 1915Rev. Clarence Lavaughan "C.L." FranklinBiographyvocal · Sunflower County, MSDied 27 July 1984 · Gospel
- 1924J.J. Johnson (James Louis Johnson)Biographyband-leader, composer, trombone · Indianapolis, INDied 4 February 2001 · Jazz
- 1928Robert Elem Big MojoBiographybass · Itta Bena, MSDied 5 February 1997 · Blues
- 1929Doug QuattlebaumBiographyguitar · Florence, SCDied 1 March 1996 · Blues
- 1929Tom CourtneyBiographyguitar · Waco, TXDied 11 January 2021 · Blues · Advent Rec’s
- 1932Teddy SmithBiographybass · Washington, DCDied 24 August 1979 · Jazz · Horace Silver
- 1934Nolan StrongBiographyvocal · Scottsboro, ALDied 21 February 1977 · R&B · Diablos
- 1935“Big” Ed Thompsonguitar · Bethlehem, GADied 22 April 1993 · Blues
- 1940Addie "Micki" HarrisBiographyvocalDied 10 June 1982 · R&B · Soul · Shirelles
- 1949Cooper TerryBiographyharmonica · San Antonio, TXDied 17 December 1993 · Blues
- 1949Joseph HillBiographycomposer, DJ, percussion, vocal · Linstead, JamaicaDied 19 August 2006 · Reggae · Soul Defenders, Studio One
Died11
- 1965Papa John JosephBiographybass · New Orleans, LABorn 27 November 1877 · aged 87 · Jazz
- 1981"Blind" James CampbellBiographyguitar · Nashville, TNBorn 17 September 1906 · aged 74 · Blues
- 1982Tommy Tucker (Robert Higginbotham Tucker)Biographyguitar, piano, vocal · Newark, NJBorn 5 March 1933 · aged 48 · Poisoning · Jazz · R&B · Soul
- 1982“Big” Leon BrooksBiographyharmonica · Chicago, ILBorn 19 November 1933 · aged 48 · Heart attack · Blues
- 1988Lee RobinzineHaven, MSBorn 19 May 1923 · aged 64 · Blues Taxi Driver!
- 1992Judy RoderickBiographyguitar · Grantsdale, MTBorn 14 December 1942 · aged 49 · Blues · Country · Folk
- 1997Ron HoldenBiographyvocalBorn 7 August 1939 · aged 57 · R&B · Playboys
- 2002Henry "Hank" CosbyBiographyarranger, producer, saxophone · Royal Oak, MIBorn 12 May 1928 · aged 73 · Soul · Motown Rec’s
- 2002Lord Pretender (Aldric Farrell)Biographyvocal · Port of Spain, TrinidadBorn 8 September 1917 · aged 84 · Calypso
- 2021James PurifyBiographyvocal · Pensacola, FLBorn 12 May 1944 · aged 76 · COVID-19 complications · Soul
- 2026Sammy TurnerBiographyvocalBorn 2 June 1932 · aged 93 · R&B · Soul
Events4
- 1952Percy Mayfield records 'The Big Question' (Specialty 425).
- 1955The Moonglows’ ‘Sincerely’ (Chess 1581) knocks The Penguins ‘Earth Angel’ off the #1 R&B perch.
- 1957Roy Brown records ‘Let The Four Winds Blow’ with Dave Bartholomew band (Imperial 5349).
- 1959John Lee Hooker records 'Boogie Chillun' (Chess).