Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 11 July
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
11 July
Musicians born and died on 11 July: 16 births, 18 deaths and 2 recording milestones from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born16
- 1890Charley JordanBiographyguitarDied 15 November 1954 · Blues
- 1897"Blind" Lemon JeffersonBiographyguitar, vocal · Couchman, TXDied 22 December 1929 · Blues
- 1905Clyde E.B. BernhardtBiographytrombone, vocal · Gold Hill, NCDied 20 May 1986 · Jazz
- 1927Willie MorganfieldBiographyvocal · MississippiDied 18 October 2003 · Gospel · Kings Harmony
- 1931Thurston HarrisBiographyvocal · Indianapolis, INDied 14 April 1990 · R&B · Lamplighters
- 1931“Big” Jack ReynoldsBiographyguitar, harmonica · Albany, GADied 29 December 1993 · Blues
- 1932Billy Roquel Davis (Tyran Carlo Davis)Biographyarranger, compose, producer · Detroit, MIDied 2 September 2004 · R&B · Soul
- 1932Rev. Charlie Lee "Sonny" JacksonBiographyguitar, vocal · Summit-McComb, MSDied 13 February 2006 · Gospel
- 1936Smokey WilsonBiographyguitar · Glen Allan, MSDied 8 September 2015 · Blues
- 1943Gilmore GrantBiographyvocal · St. Mary, JamaicaDied 30 March 2016 · Reggae · Ska · Silvertones, Treasure Isle, Studio One, Black Art
- 1948Herman Chin-LoyBiographycomposer, label-owner, producer · Trelawny, JamaicaReggae · Aquarius, Scorpio
- 1950Bonnie PointerBiographyvocal · Oakland, CADied 8 June 2020 · Soul · Pointer Sisters
- 1953Peter BrownBiographypiano, producer · Blue Island, ILJazz · Soul
- 1957Michael RoseBiographycomposer, saxophone, vocal · Kingston, JamaicaReggae
- 1958Steven Stanley (Steven J. C.)Biographycomposer, engineer, keyboards, producerReggae
Died18
- 1937George Gershwin (Jacob Gershowitz Gershwin)Biographycomposer, piano · Beverly Hills, CABorn 26 September 1898 · aged 38 · Jazz
- 1961Erskine ButterfieldBiographypiano, vocal · New York, NYBorn 9 February 1913 · aged 48 · Jazz
- 1962Frances WhiteDJ · Rixeyville, VAGospel
- 1981Hubert JohnsonBiographyvocal · Detroit, MIBorn 14 January 1941 · aged 40 · Soul · Contours
- 1981Wilson S. Andersonpiano · Westalnd, MIJazz · Louis Armstrong
- 1985George DuvivierBiographybass · New York, NYBorn 17 August 1920 · aged 64 · Jazz
- 1992Herb KennyBiographyvocal · Columbia, MDBorn 12 June 1914 · aged 78 · Jazz · Ink Spots, Rockets
- 1993Boston Blackie (Bennie Joe Houston)Biographyguitar · Chicago, ILBorn 6 November 1943 · aged 49 · Blues
- 1993Mario BauzaBiographysaxophone, trumpet · New York, NYBorn 28 April 1911 · aged 82 · Jazz · Chick Webb
- 1994Charles "Lefty" EdwardsBiographysaxophone · Detroit, MIJazz
- 2002Roger HatcherBiographyvocal · San Bernardino, CABorn 29 September 1946 · aged 55 · Soul
- 2002Rosco Gordon Jr.Biographycomposer, label-owner, piano, vocal · Queens, NYBorn 10 April 1928 · aged 74 · Heart attack · R&B · Soul · Bab-Roc Interview on Mohair Slim → Rum Diary on Mohair Slim →
- 2005Warren LuckeyBiographysaxophone · Uniondale, NYBorn 5 March 1920 · aged 85 · Kidney failure · Jazz · R&B
- 2008Hayward "Chuck" CarboBiographyvocal · New Orleans, LABorn 11 January 1926 · aged 82 · R&B · Soul · Spiders
- 2010Walter HawkinsBiographyvocal · Ripon, CABorn 18 May 1949 · aged 61 · Pancreatic cancer · Gospel
- 2013Charles PopeBiographyvocalBorn 7 August 1936 · aged 76 · Alzheimer's disease · Soul · Tams
- 2014Charlie HadenBiographybass · Los Angeles, CABorn 6 August 1937 · aged 76 · Prolonged illness · Jazz
- 2024Denzil DennisBiographyvocalBorn 13 October 1945 · aged 78 · Ska · Reggae
Events2
- 1956Little Willie John’s ‘Fever’ (King) hits #1 R&B.
- 1964The Supremes’ first hit ‘Where Did Our Love Go’ (Tamla/Motown) enters the Hot 100.