Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 5 January
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
5 January
Musicians born and died on 5 January: 16 births, 9 deaths and 1 recording milestone from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born16
- 1893Elizabeth "Libba" CottenBiographyguitar · Chapel Hill, NCDied 29 June 1987 · Blues
- 1923Sam PhillipsBiographylabel-owner, producer · Florence, ALDied 30 July 2003 · Blues · Gospel · R&B
- 1929Tabby ThomasBiographycomposer, guitar, piano, vocal · Baton Rouge, LADied 1 January 2014 · Blues · R&B · Soul Interview on Mohair Slim →
- 1929Wilbert HarrisonBiographydrums, guitar, piano, vocal · Charlotte, NCDied 26 October 1994 · R&B · W.c. Barker Band
- 1930Maynard SolomonBiographylabel-owner · New York, NYDied 28 September 2020 · Blues · Folk · Jazz · Vanguard Rec’s
- 1931Alvin Ailey Jr.Biographydancer · Rogers, TXDied 1 December 1989
- 1932Lathan "Johnny" AdamsBiographyvocal · New Orleans, LADied 14 September 1998 · Gospel · R&B · Soul
- 1940George MaloneBiographyvocal · Newark, NJDied 5 October 2007 · R&B · Monotones
- 1940Gerald SimsBiographyarranger, composer, guitar · Chicago, ILDied 8 May 2023 · Soul · Daylighters
- 1941Grady ThomasBiographyvocal · Newark, NJSoul · Parliaments
- 1944Jo-Ann KellyBiographyguitar · Streatham, EnglandDied 21 October 1990 · Blues
- 1947Winston Delano StewartBiographyvocal · Kingston, JamaicaReggae · Ska · Gaylads
- 1951Sam Kingguitar · Oakland, CA
- 1952John Brownbass · Lubbock, TXGarry & Moodswingers
Died9
- 1964Cecil ScottBiographysaxophone · New York, NYBorn 22 November 1905 · aged 58 · Jazz
- 1979Charles MingusBiographybass · Cuernavaca, MexicoBorn 22 April 1922 · aged 56 · Jazz
- 1996Danny WhiteBiographyvocal · Capitol Heights, MDBorn 6 July 1931 · aged 64 · R&B
- 1998Sonny BonoBiographyproducer · South Lake Tahoe, CABorn 16 February 1935 · aged 62 · Blunt trauma · R&B · Specialty Rec's
- 2003King Biscuit Boy (Richard Newell)Biographyharmonica · Hamilton, CanadaBorn 9 March 1944 · aged 58 · Effects of alcoholism · Blues
- 2009Sam Taylor Jr.Biographyguitar · Islandia, NYBorn 25 October 1934 · aged 74 · Heart disease complications
- 2010Willie MitchellBiographyarranger, band-leader, producer, trumpet · Memphis, TNBorn 1 March 1928 · aged 81 · Heart attack · Jazz · R&B · Soul · Hi Rec’s Rum Diary on Mohair Slim →
- 2015King Sporty (Noel George Williams)BiographyDJ, composer, producer, vocal · Miami, FLBorn 19 September 1943 · aged 71 · Reggae · Ska · Studio One, Tashamba, Konduko
- 2016Nicholas CaldwellBiographyvocal · San Francisco, CABorn 5 April 1944 · aged 71 · Congestive heart failure · Soul · Whispers
Events1
- 1963Probably Little Walter's last great session - 'Dead Presidents', 'Up The Line' (Checker).