Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 6 January
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
6 January
Musicians born and died on 6 January: 9 births, 15 deaths and 2 recording milestones from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born9
- 1884J. Glover ComptonBiographypiano · Harrodsburg, KYDied 11 June 1964 · Blues · Jazz · Alberta Hunter
- 1907Isidore "Tuts" WashingtonBiographypiano, vocal · New Orleans, LADied 5 August 1984 · Blues · R&B
- 1935Paul WilsonBiographyvocal · Chicago, ILDied 6 May 1988 · R&B · Flamingos
- 1935Ricky AllenBiographyvocal · Nashville, TNDied 29 May 2005 · Blues · Soul
- 1937Doris Troy-Higginson-PayneBiographycomposer, vocal · New York, NYDied 16 February 2004 · Jazz · Soul
- 1947Shirley BrownBiographyvocal · West Memphis, ARSoul
- 1951Kim WilsonBiographyharmonica · Detroit, MIBlues · Fab Thunderbirds
Died15
- 1969John Dudley "Johnny" MooreBiographyguitar · Los Angeles, CABorn 20 October 1906 · aged 62 · R&B · Three Blazers
- 1972Arthur"George Boy" SimpkinsBiographyvocal · Los Angeles, CABorn 18 August 1907 · aged 64 · Jazz · Earl Hines
- 1978Dick Portervocal · Sedalia, MOJazz · Ink Spots
- 1979Mary McBridevocal · Chicago, ILBorn 28 July 1891 · aged 87
- 1980Georgeanna Marie TillmanBiographyvocalBorn 6 February 1944 · aged 35 · Soul · Marvelettes
- 1980Marie Tillman GordonBiographyvocal · Inkster, MIBorn 6 February 1944 · aged 35 · Soul · Marvelettes
- 1981Bobby FieldsBiographysaxophone · Chicago, ILBorn 11 September 1928 · aged 52 · Blues · R&B · B.b. King, Buddy Guy
- 1993John Birks "Dizzy" GillespieBiographycomposer, conga, piano, trumpet, vocal · Englewood, NJBorn 21 October 1917 · aged 75 · Jazz
- 1994Harold LucasBiographyvocal · Washington, DCBorn 27 August 1923 · aged 70 · Cancer · R&B · Clovers
- 2002Johnnie Mae MatthewsBiographycomposer, vocal · Detroit, MIBorn 31 December 1922 · aged 79 · Cancer · R&B · Soul
- 2006Johnny LangeBiographycomposer · Los Angeles, CABorn 15 August 1905 · aged 100 · Jazz · R&B · Louis Jordan
- 2011Emory "Johnny" PerryBiographysaxophone, vocalBorn 1 March 1928 · aged 82 · R&B · Marvin & Johnny
- 2022Calvin SimonBiographyvocal · San Antonio, FLBorn 22 May 1942 · aged 79 · Soul · Parliaments
- 2023Steve JamesBiographyguitar · Seattle, WABorn 15 July 1950 · aged 72 · Brain tumor · Blues · Folk · Antone's Rec’s
Events2
- 1935Leadbelly 'the Louisiana Swamp Negro' hits New York.
- 1954Jimmy Brinkley & His Combo record ‘Wine, Wine, Wine’ (Checker 789) a local hit around Chicago.