Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 9 January
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
9 January
Musicians born and died on 9 January: 16 births, 10 deaths and 1 recording milestone from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born16
- 1901Ishman BraceyBiographyguitar · Byram, MSDied 12 February 1970 · Blues
- 1905Walter F. Bishopcomposer · Kingston, JamaicaDied 8 January 1984 · Jazz · R&B · Louis Jordan
- 1906Tommy DouglasBiographyarranger, clarinet, saxophone · Eskridge, KSDied 9 March 1965 · Jazz
- 1913Doctor Hepcat (Lavada Durst)Biographypiano · Austin, TXDied 31 October 1995 · Blues · Jazz · R&B
- 1919Frank HovingtonBiographyguitar · Reading, PADied 21 June 1982 · Blues · Country
- 1919Tom Garyharmonica · Memphis, TNDied 31 July 1975 · Blues · Sleepy John Estes
- 1920Betty RocheBiographyvocal · Wilmington, DEDied 16 February 1999 · Blues · Jazz
- 1935Buddy ScottBiographyguitar · Jackson, MSDied 2 May 1994 · Blues
- 1936Birmingham JonesBiographyguitar, harmonica, saxophone · Saginaw, MIDied 14 February 1995 · Blues · Ebony Rec’s
- 1940“Big” Al DowningBiographypiano, vocal · Lenapah, OKDied 4 July 2005 · R&B
- 1941Barbara CarrBiographyvocal · St. Louis, MODied 15 April 2026 · Soul
- 1941Kenneth "Wally" KelleyBiographyvocal · Jersey City, NJDied 17 February 2015 · Soul · Manhattans
- 1944Jimmy PageBiographyguitar · London, EnglandBlues · Yardbirds
- 1950Jimmy Hindsbass, piano, drums, producer · St. Louis, MOSoul · Oliver Sain
Died10
- 1957Clarence "Cripple" LoftonBiographypiano, vocal · Chicago, ILBorn 28 March 1887 · aged 69 · Blues
- 1981Bill Hillpiano · Kauai, Hi Is. HiJazz · Ink Spots
- 1982Louis "Barney" Hubertsaxophone · Dallas, TXBorn 31 July 1927 · aged 54 · Blues · Jazz
- 1991Ralph H. Brownbass · Philadelphia, PAJazz · Roberta Flack
- 1994Earlean Hookervocal · Chicago, ILGospel
- 1994Silas HoganBiographyguitar, vocal · Baton Rouge, LABorn 15 September 1911 · aged 82 · Heart disease · Blues
- 2015Popsy DixonBiographydrums · Richmond, VABorn 26 July 1942 · aged 72 · Bladder cancer · Blues · Gospel · Holmes Brothers
- 2019Joseph JarmanBiographysaxophone · Englewood Cliffs, NJBorn 14 September 1937 · aged 81 · Cardiac arrest and respiratory failure · Jazz
- 2020Bobby ComstockBiographyguitar, vocalBorn 29 December 1941 · aged 78 · R&B · Soul
Events1
- 1952The Treniers lay down their ode to the great cure-all alcohol 'Hadacol' (Okeh 6876).