Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 26 January
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
26 January
Musicians born and died on 26 January: 9 births, 11 deaths and 1 recording milestone from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born9
- 1913James VanderheusenBiographycomposer · Syracuse, NYDied 6 February 1990 · Jazz · R&B · Louis Jordan
- 1923Talib Ahmad DawudBiographytrumpet · Antigua, British West IndiesDied 9 July 1999 · Jazz · R&B · Tiny Bradshaw
- 1931Nat TarnopolBiographylabel-owner · Detroit, MIDied 25 December 1987 · R&B · Soul · Brunswick Rec’s
- 1932Clement "Coxsone" DoddBiographycomposer, label-owner, producer · JamaicaDied 4 May 2004 · R&B · Reggae · Ska
- 1934Huey "Piano" SmithBiographyband-leader, piano · New Orleans, LADied 13 February 2023 · R&B · Huey Smith & Clowns
- 1943Jean KnightBiographyvocal · New Orleans, LADied 22 November 2023 · Soul
- 1946Deon JacksonBiographyclarinet, drums, vocal · Ann Arbor, MIDied 18 April 2014 · Soul
- 1950"Blind" Paul PenaBiographyguitar · Hyannis, MADied 1 October 2005 · Jazz · R&B · T-Bone Walker
Died11
- 1945Tom "Boss" PendergastBiographypolitical boss · Kansas City, MOBorn 22 July 1872 · aged 72 · Jazz
- 1948John Lomax Sr.Biographyproducer · Greenville, MSBorn 23 September 1867 · aged 80 · Heart attack · Blues · Jazz · Library Congress
- 1961“Little” Mike McKendrickBiographyguitar · Chicago, ILBlues · Jazz
- 1971Nat PerrilliatBiographysaxophone · Sacramento, CABorn 29 November 1936 · aged 34 · Cerebral hemorrhage · R&B
- 1974Joe BenjaminBiographybass · Livingston, NJBorn 4 November 1919 · aged 54 · Heart attack · Jazz · Duke Ellington
- 1989Donnie ElbertBiographyvocal · Philadelphia, PABorn 25 May 1936 · aged 52 · R&B · Soul · Vibraharps
- 1998S.P. LearyBiographydrums · Chicago, ILBorn 6 June 1930 · aged 67 · Blues
- 1998Vincent "Lee" MosesBiographyguitar, vocal · Atlanta, GABorn 13 March 1941 · aged 56 · Lung cancer · Funk · Soul
- 2014Rusty YorkBiographycomposer, guitar, producer · Redington Shores, FLBorn 24 May 1935 · aged 78 · Degenerative brain disease · Rock & Roll · King Rec’s
- 2018Reese Francis "Buzz" Clifford IIIBiographyvocalBorn 8 October 1942 · aged 75 · Complications of influenza · Gospel · R&B
- 2026Lowell Charles "Sly" DunbarBiographydrumsBorn 10 May 1952 · aged 73 · Reggae
Events1
- 1959Larry Williams' 'Bad Boy'/'She Said Yeah' released on Specialty.