Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 3 January
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
3 January
Musicians born and died on 3 January: 9 births, 12 deaths and 1 recording milestone from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born9
- 1902Preston JacksonBiographytrombone · New Orleans, LADied 12 November 1983 · Jazz · R&B
- 1904Joel HopkinsBiographyguitar · Centerville, TXDied 15 February 1975 · Blues · Lightnin' Hopkins
- 1909Billy BowenBiographyvocalDied 27 September 1982 · Jazz · Ink Spots
- 1916Maxene AndrewsBiographyvocal · Minneapolis, MNDied 21 October 1995 · Jazz · Andrews Sisters
- 1919Herbie NicholsBiographypiano · New York, NYDied 12 April 1963 · Jazz
- 1922Geezil MinerveBiographysaxophone · Havana, CubaDied 4 June 1992 · Jazz · R&B · Buddy Johnson
- 1926Danny OverbeaBiographyguitar, vocal · Philadelphia, PADied 11 May 1994 · R&B
- 1932Deford Bailey Jr.harmonica · Nashville, TNDied 15 September 2013 · Blues
- 1938John Berryvocal · Orangeburg, SCR&B · Rainbows
Died12
- 1963Lucie E. CampbellBiographycomposer · Nashville, TNBorn 30 April 1885 · aged 77 · Gospel
- 1973Wilbur DeparisBiographytrombone · New York, NYBorn 11 January 1900 · aged 72 · Jazz
- 1980Amos MilburnBiographypiano, vocal · Houston, TXBorn 1 April 1927 · aged 52 · R&B
- 1981Felton JarvisBiographyproducer · Nashville, TNBorn 16 November 1934 · aged 46 · Country · RCA
- 1982Tommy BryantBiographybass · Philadelphia, PABorn 21 May 1930 · aged 51 · Jazz · Ink Spots
- 1989Eddie Heywood Jr.Biographypiano · Miami Beach, FLBorn 4 December 1915 · aged 73 · Jazz
- 2000Harmonica Fats (Harvey "Heavy Juice" Blackston)BiographyharmonicaBorn 8 September 1927 · aged 72 · Cancer · Blues · R&B
- 2014Philip EverlyBiographycomposer, guitar, vocal · Burbank, CABorn 19 January 1939 · aged 74 · Complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · R&B · Everly Brothers
- 2024Lucius RossBiographyguitarBorn 5 October 1948 · aged 75 · Soul · Funkadelic
- 2025Brenton Wood (Alfred Jesse Smith Wood)Biographyvocal · Moreno Valley, CABorn 26 July 1941 · aged 83 · Natural causes · Soul
Events1
- 1962Raymond Lewis records 'I'm Gonna Put Some Hurt On You' (Instant).