Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 12 July
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
12 July
Musicians born and died on 12 July: 12 births, 9 deaths and 1 recording milestone from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born12
- 1910Ed "Jack Raggs" Johnsonarranger, trombone · Baltimore, MDDied 26 October 1961 · Onyx Rec’s
- 1912Sydney RobinBiographycomposer · New York, NYDied 7 November 1985 · Jazz · R&B · Louis Jordan
- 1912Will BradleyBiographytrombone · Newton, NJDied 15 July 1989 · Jazz
- 1916Sam "The Man" TaylorBiographysaxophone · Lexington, TNDied 5 October 1990 · Jazz · R&B · Atlantic Rec's
- 1920Paul FosterBiographyvocal · Grand Cane, LADied 20 August 1995 · Gospel · Soul Stirrers
- 1920Paul GonsalvesBiographysaxophone · Boston, MADied 14 May 1974 · Jazz · Duke Ellington
- 1935Sammy LawhornBiographyguitar · Little Rock, ARDied 29 April 1990 · Blues · R&B · Muddy Waters
- 1935“Big” John PattonBiographyorgan · Kansas City, MODied 19 March 2002 · Jazz
- 1937Bill CosbyBiographyvocal · Philadelphia, PASoul
- 1939Lloyd Edward David "The Matador" DaleyBiographyDJ, label-owner, producer · Kingston, JamaicaDied 18 March 2018 · Reggae · Ska
- 1951Ruddy ThomasBiographyarranger, engineer, percussion, vocalDied 10 June 2006 · Reggae · Joe Gibbs, Studio One
Died9
- 1947Jimmie LuncefordBiographyband-leader · Seaside, ORBorn 6 June 1902 · aged 45 · Jazz
- 1970Gilbert L. WolfeBiographycomposer · Los Angeles, CABorn 31 August 1886 · aged 83 · Jazz · R&B · Louis Jordan
- 1979Minnie RipertonBiographyvocal · Los Angeles, CABorn 8 November 1947 · aged 31 · Soul · Gems
- 1990Joan WhitneyBiographycomposer · Westport, CTBorn 26 June 1914 · aged 76 · Jazz · R&B · Louis Jordan
- 1994David Gravesdrums · Waterloo, IA
- 1995Earl ColemanBiographyvocal · New York, NYBorn 12 August 1925 · aged 69 · Cardiac arrest · Jazz
- 2003Bennett Lester "Benny" CarterBiographyclarinet, piano, saxophone, trumpet · Los Angeles, CABorn 8 August 1907 · aged 95 · Jazz
- 2008Jackie Lee (Earl Lee Nelson Lee)Biographyvocal · Los Angeles, CABorn 8 September 1928 · aged 79 · R&B · Soul · Bob & Earl, Hollywood Flames
- 2020Rod BernardBiographyguitar, vocal · New Iberia, LABorn 12 August 1940 · aged 79 · Short illness · R&B
Events1
- 1951The Clovers record the Rudy Toombs-penned ‘One Mint Julep’, ‘Middle of the Night’, ‘Fool, Fool, Fool’ (Atlantic), their first top ten hits, #2, #3, #1 respectively.