Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 27 January
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
27 January
Musicians born and died on 27 January: 13 births, 10 deaths and 1 recording milestone from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born13
- 1869Will Marion CookBiographycomposer · Washington, DCDied 19 July 1944 · Jazz · R&B · Louis Jordan
- 1907Lou KrefetzBiographylabel-owner · Brooklyn, NYDied 20 December 1981 · R&B · Poplar Rec’s
- 1908Hot Lips PageBiographytrumpet · Dallas, TXDied 5 November 1954 · Jazz
- 1910Charles W. HolmesBiographysaxophone · Boston, MADied 19 September 1985 · R&B · Jesse Stone
- 1914Andrew "Smokey" HoggBiographyguitar, piano, vocal · Westconnie, TXDied 1 May 1960 · Blues
- 1914Mississippi Matildavocal · Hattiesburg, MSDied 15 November 1978 · Blues
- 1918Elmore James (Elmore Brooks James)Biographyguitar, vocal · Richland, MSDied 24 May 1963 · Blues
- 1919Orville BrooksBiographyvocal · Fruitland, MDDied 30 August 1997 · R&B · Larks, Southern Sons
- 1930Robert Calvin "Bobby Blue" BlandBiographyvocal · Rosemark, TNDied 23 June 2013 · R&B · Soul
- 1932Purvis Scottbass · Earle, ARDied 13 February 1984 · Blues · Sunnyland Slim
- 1933Jimmy BondBiographybass · Philadelphia, PADied 26 April 2012 · Jazz
- 1939Julius LesterBiographyguitar · St. Louis, MODied 18 January 2018 · Folk · Vanguard Rec’s
- 1946Nedra TalleyBiographyvocal · New York, NYDied 26 April 2026 · R&B · Ronettes
Died10
- 1972Mahalia JacksonBiographyvocal · Evergreen Park, ILBorn 26 October 1911 · aged 60 · Gospel
- 1981Julius CheeksBiographyvocal · Miami, FLBorn 7 August 1929 · aged 51 · Gospel · Sensational Nightingales
- 1986Ernie WilliamsBiographydrums, vocal · Kansas City, MOBorn 8 June 1904 · aged 81 · Jazz · Harlen Leonard
- 1993“Little” Johnny ChristianBiographyvocal · Chicago, ILBorn 19 August 1936 · aged 56 · Blues
- 1994Eddie CalhounBiographybass · Paradise Lake, MIBorn 13 November 1921 · aged 72 · Jazz
- 1994Stanley AdamsBiographycomposer, producer · Manhasset, NYBorn 14 August 1907 · aged 86 · Jazz · Casablanca Rec’s
- 1997Gerald MarksBiographycomposer · New York, NYBorn 13 October 1900 · aged 96 · Jazz · R&B · Louis Jordan
- 2000Nathaniel "Pops" Overstreetguitar · Houston, TXBorn 27 July 1928 · aged 71 · Blues
- 2005Eddie BurksBiographyharmonica · Miller, INBorn 17 September 1931 · aged 73 · Car accident · Blues
- 2005Mabel Robinson SimmsBiographypiano · Boston, MABorn 29 March 1914 · aged 90 · Blues · Jazz
Events1
- 1962Solomon Burke has his second chart entry with ‘Cry To Me’ (Atlantic) - HP #7.