Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 30 January
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
30 January
Musicians born and died on 30 January: 8 births, 12 deaths and 2 recording milestones from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born8
- 1911Roy EldridgeBiographytrumpet · Pittsburgh, PADied 26 February 1989 · Jazz
- 1922Gene NormanBiographylabel-owner · New York, NYDied 2 November 2015 · Blues · Jazz · R&B · Cres. Rec’s, Gnp
- 1928Dorothy Love CoatesBiographyvocal · Birmingham, ALDied 9 April 2002 · Gospel · R&B · Harmonettes
- 1934Melvin EndsleyBiographycomposer · Drasco, ARDied 16 August 2004 · Country
- 1941Joe TerranovaBiographyvocal · Philadelphia, PADied 15 April 2019 · Doo-wop · Rock & Roll · Danny & Juniors
- 1946Jackie RossBiographyvocal · St Louis, MOSoul
- 1948Galen Gartauthor, discographer · New York, NYBig Nickel, First Pressing
Died12
- 1946Fred BeckettBiographytrombone · St. Louis, MOBorn 23 January 1917 · aged 29 · Tuberculosis · Jazz · Lionel Hampton
- 1976Mance LipscombBiographyguitar, vocal · Navasota, TXBorn 9 April 1895 · aged 80 · Blues
- 1980Professor Longhair (Henry Roeland Byrd)Biographydrums, guitar, piano, vocal · New Orleans, LABorn 19 December 1918 · aged 61 · R&B
- 1982Sam "Lightnin" HopkinsBiographyguitar, vocal · Houston, TXBorn 15 March 1911 · aged 70 · Cancer · Blues
- 1984C.C. Richardsonguitar · Charleston, W. VaBorn 18 December 1918 · aged 65 · Blues · Jazz
- 1987Johnny "Mississippi" WatersBiographyguitar · Oakland, CABorn 24 May 1935 · aged 51 · Blues
- 1994Byron "Slick" GipsonBiographyvocal · Peoria, ILBorn 10 January 1930 · aged 64 · Doo-wop · Rock & Roll · Sliders
- 1994Ernestine "Tiny" DavisBiographytrumpet · Chicago, ILBorn 5 August 1907 · aged 86 · Jazz · R&B · Decca Rec’s
- 1995George JamesBiographysaxophone · Columbus, OHBorn 7 December 1906 · aged 88 · Jazz · Clyde Bernhardt
- 1996Bob ThieleBiographyproducer · New York, NYBorn 27 July 1922 · aged 73 · Blues · Jazz
- 2000Jack "Jockey" "The Rapper" GibsonBiographyDJ · Las Vegas, NVBorn 13 May 1920 · aged 79 · Prostate cancer · R&B
- 2004Malachi FavorsBiographybass · Chicago, ILBorn 22 August 1927 · aged 76 · Pancreatic cancer · Jazz
Events2
- 1944Guitar Slim's 'Things I Used To Do' (Specialty) #1 R&B.
- 1965Georgie Fame's 'Yeh, Yeh' #1 UK.