Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 29 January
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
29 January
Musicians born and died on 29 January: 11 births, 16 deaths and 4 recording milestones from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born11
- 1912Ulysses LivingstonBiographyguitar · Bristol, TNDied 7 October 1988 · Jazz
- 1920Paul GaytenBiographyarranger, band-leader, piano, producer, vocal · New Orleans, LADied 26 March 1991 · R&B
- 1923Edward "Eddie" "Playboy" TaylorBiographyguitar, vocal · Benoit, MSDied 25 December 1985 · Blues · Jimmy Reed
- 1927Don ShirleyBiographypiano · Pensacola, FLDied 6 April 2013 · Jazz · Water Boy
- 1933Frank VirtueBiographybass, guitar · Philadelphia, PADied 11 June 1994 · Soul · Virtues
- 1933Ron TownsendBiographyvocal · St Louis, MODied 2 August 2001 · Soul · Fifth Dimension, Versatiles, Vocals
- 1936James JamersonBiographybass · Edisto Island, SCDied 2 August 1983 · Soul · Motown House Band
- 1941Robert L. "Bobby" KingBiographyguitar · Jefferson Cty, ARDied 22 July 1983 · Blues · Soul
- 1944Felice TaylorBiographyvocal · Richmond, CADied 12 June 2017 · Soul · Four Barons, Larks, Selah Jubilee Singers
- 1949Leroy Sibbles (Leroy Sibblies)Biographyarranger, bass, composer, vocal · Kingston, JamaicaReggae · Heptones, Studio One, Sound Dimension, Soul Vendors
Died16
- 1976Jesse "Lone Cat" FullerBiographyguitar, harmonica, kazoo, vocal · Oakland, CABorn 12 March 1896 · aged 79 · Blues
- 1979Sonny PayneBiographydrums · Los Angeles, CABorn 4 May 1926 · aged 52 · Jazz · R&B · Count Basie, Earl Bostic, Tiny Grimes
- 1980E.R. LewisBiographylabel-owner · UKBorn 19 April 1900 · aged 79 · Decca Rec’s
- 1981William Randolph "Cozy" ColeBiographydrums · Columbus, OHBorn 17 October 1909 · aged 71 · Cancer · Jazz
- 1986Everett BarksdaleBiographyguitar · Inglewood, CABorn 28 April 1910 · aged 75 · Jazz · Dee Jay Rec’s
- 1986Jimmy Don SmithBiographyguitar · Houston, TXBorn 28 October 1948 · aged 37
- 1988Beulah BryantBiographyvocal · Roosevelt Island, NYBorn 20 February 1918 · aged 69 · Blues
- 1989Herman "Sonny" ChaneyBiographyvocal · Culver City, CABorn 16 February 1939 · aged 49 · R&B · Jaguars
- 1992Willie James DixonBiographyarranger, band-leader, bass, composer, guitar, vocal · Burbank, CABorn 1 July 1915 · aged 76 · Heart failure · Blues · Jazz · R&B · Soul · Chess Rec’s, Cobra Rec’s
- 2009Hank CrawfordBiographysaxophone · Memphis, TNBorn 21 December 1934 · aged 74 · Complications from an earlier stroke · Jazz · Ray Charles
- 2018Eddie ShawBiographysaxophone · Chicago, ILBorn 20 March 1937 · aged 80 · Natural causes · Blues
- 2021Grady GainesBiographysaxophone · Houston, TXBorn 14 May 1934 · aged 86 · R&B · Soul
Events4
- 1958Bo Diddley (and Jerome Green) record R&B #3 ‘Say Man’ (Checker 931).
- 1958Challenge Records releases The Champs' 'Tequila'.
- 1962Bobby Bland records 'Yield Not To Temptation' (Duke).
- 1968Jimmy Smith records ‘One For Members’ for Verve.