Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 28 January
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
28 January
Musicians born and died on 28 January: 14 births, 12 deaths and 2 recording milestones from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born14
- 1892Luke JordanBiographyguitar · Appomattox Cty, VADied 25 June 1952 · Blues
- 1906"Blind" Arvella Gray (Walter Dixon Gray)Biographyguitar · Somerville, TXDied 7 September 1980 · Blues · Folk · Gospel
- 1916Robert "Bud" GarrettBiographyguitar · Free Hall, TNDied 24 November 1987 · Blues · Excello Rec’s
- 1918Bob HilliardBiographycomposer · New York, NYDied 1 February 1971 · Rock & Roll
- 1922Jack LauderdaleBiographylabel-owner · San Antonio, TXDied 19 October 1991 · Blues · Jazz · R&B · Swingtime Rec’s
- 1927Ronnie ScottBiographysaxophone · London, EnglandDied 23 December 1996 · Jazz
- 1929Russell H. FaithBiographyarranger, piano · Horsham, PADied 1 September 2004 · Chancellor Recs
- 1933Drink SmallBiographyguitar · Bishopville, SCBlues · Ichiban Rec’s
- 1934Mac ThompsonBiographybass · Holly Springs, MSDied 10 October 1991 · Blues · Magic Sam
- 1941Cash McCall (Morrison Dollison Jr. McCall)Biographyvocal · New Madrid, MODied 20 April 2019 · Soul
- 1941King Tubby (Osbourne Ruddock)BiographyDJ, producer · Kingston, JamaicaDied 6 February 1989 · Reggae
- 1943Brian KeenanBiographydrums · New York, NYDied 5 October 1985 · Soul · Chambers Brothers
- 1951William Nelson Jr.Biographybass · Plainfield, NJDied 31 January 2026 · Soul · Funkadelic
Died12
- 1950"Kansas" Joe McCoyBiographyguitar · Chicago, ILBorn 11 May 1905 · aged 44 · Blues · Memphis Minnie
- 1950Jaybird ColemanBiographyharmonica · Tuskegee, ALBorn 20 May 1896 · aged 53 · Blues
- 1981Ray "Remo" BiondiBiographyguitar, violin · Chicago, ILBorn 5 July 1905 · aged 75 · Jazz
- 1996Pauline BraddyBiographydrums · Braxton, MSBorn 14 February 1922 · aged 73 · Complications of influenza · Jazz · Sweethearts Rhythm
- 2000Thomas "Beans" BowlesBiographyflute, saxophone · Detroit, MIBorn 7 May 1926 · aged 73 · Prostate cancer · Jazz · Soul · Motown Rec's, Swinging Dashikis
- 2002Andy KulbergBiographybass, fluteBorn 30 April 1944 · aged 57 · Lymphoma · Blues · Blues Project
- 2006Brent "Porkey" DoweBiographycomposer, vocal · Kingston, JamaicaBorn 29 June 1946 · aged 59 · Heart attack · Reggae · Ska · Melodians, Skatalites, Studio One
- 2017Guitar Gable (Gabriel Perrodin)Biographyguitar, vocal · Opelousas, LABorn 17 August 1937 · aged 79 · Blues
- 2021Sherman RobertsonBiographyguitarBorn 27 October 1948 · aged 72 · Heart attack · Blues · Zydeco
- 2023Barrett StrongBiographycomposer, vocal · San Diego, CABorn 5 February 1941 · aged 81 · Soul · Diablos
Events2
- 1941Records, a small Los Angeles independent label.
- 1955The Clover’s last top ten record ‘Devil or Angel’ (Atlantic) enters the charts.