Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 13 July
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
13 July
Musicians born and died on 13 July: 11 births, 8 deaths and 3 recording milestones from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born11
- 1900George LewisBiographyclarinet, saxophone · New Orleans, LADied 31 December 1968 · Jazz
- 1915Paul "Hucklebuck" WilliamsBiographyarranger, band-leader, saxophone · Lewisburg, TNDied 14 September 2002 · R&B
- 1928Leroy VinnegarBiographybass · Indianapolis, INDied 3 August 1999 · Jazz
- 1931John Thurjah "Long John" HunterBiographyguitar · Ringgold, LADied 4 January 2016 · Blues · R&B
- 1936Albert AylerBiographysaxophone · Cleveland, OHDied 25 November 1970 · Jazz
- 1940Jo Jo Bennett (Joseph Bennett)Biographyarranger, band-leader, composer, trumpet · Kingston, JamaicaDied 3 August 2021 · Reggae · Ska · Jamaica Military Band, Llans Thelwell and the Celestials, Byron Lee and the Dragonaires, JoJo and the Fugitives
- 1942Jay "Bird" Uzzellvocal · La Grange, NCDied 1 February 2009 · R&B · Soul · Corsairs
- 1949David WilcoxBiographyguitar · Montreal, Quebec, CanadaBlues · Folk
- 1950Winston Reedy (Winston Reid)Biographyvocal · St. Catherine, JamaicaReggae · Cimarons
Died8
- 1970Joe CuoghiBiographylabel-owner · Memphis, TNBorn 15 May 1922 · aged 48 · Soul
- 1981Alexander "The Professor" Ratliffepiano · Detroit, MI
- 1982Otis "Candy" FinchBiographydrums · Seattle, WABorn 5 September 1933 · aged 48 · Jazz
- 1986Coke EscovedoBiographypercussion · Montebello, CABorn 30 April 1941 · aged 45 · Jazz · R&B · Soul · Santana
- 1994Annie Opheliavocal · Louisville, KY
- 1994Eddie Boyd (Edward Riley Boyd)Biographycomposer, guitar, organ, piano, vocal · Helsinki, FinlandBorn 25 November 1914 · aged 79 · Blues · R&B
- 2008Gerry WigginsBiographypiano · Los Angeles, CABorn 12 May 1922 · aged 86 · Jazz
- 2011Jerry RagovoyBiographyproducer, vocal · New York, NYBorn 4 September 1930 · aged 80 · Stroke complications · R&B · Soul
Events3
- 1948Roy Milton & His Solid Senders records 'Everything I Do Is Wrong'/'Hop, Skip & Jump' (Specialty 314).
- 1949Amos Milburn records #1 ‘Roomin’ House Boogie’ (Aladdin).
- 1963The Five Du-Tones’ ‘Shake A Tailfeather’ reaches #28 on the Billboard R& B Charts.