Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 14 July
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
14 July
Musicians born and died on 14 July: 15 births, 8 deaths and 1 recording milestone from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born15
- 1894Ted KoehlerBiographycomposerDied 17 January 1973 · Jazz
- 1899Billy HillBiographycomposer · Boston, MADied 24 December 1940 · Country
- 1907Rubberlegs Williamsvocal · Atlanta, GADied 17 October 1962 · Blues · Jazz
- 1909Walter GrossBiographyarranger · New York, NYDied 27 November 1967 · Jazz · Musicraft Rec’s
- 1914Billy KyleBiographypiano · Philadelphia, PADied 23 February 1966 · Jazz · R&B · Lionel Hampton, Tiny Bradshaw
- 1914Zenas "Daddy" SearsBiographyDJ · OhioDied 4 October 1988 · Blues · Jazz · R&B
- 1919Claude TrenierBiographyvocal · Mobile, ALDied 17 November 2003 · R&B · Treniers
- 1919Cliff TrenierBiographyvocal · Mobile, ALDied 2 March 1983 · R&B · Treniers
- 1926Lowman PaulingBiographycomposer, guitar, vocal · Winston-Salem, NCDied 26 December 1973 · Gospel · R&B · Five Royales, Royal Sons Quintet
- 1929Alan DawsonBiographydrums · Marietta, PADied 23 February 1996 · Jazz · Lionel Hampton
- 1932John Willie Perryharmonica · Memphis, TNBlues · Big Lucky Carter
- 1938Bob SchollBiographyvocal · Mt. Vernon, NYDied 27 August 1975 · R&B · Mello Kings
- 1940Tyrone "Ty" HunterBiographyvocalDied 24 February 1981 · Soul · Glass House, Originals, Voicemasters
- 1950Peter AshbourneBiographyarranger, composer, piano, producer · Kingston, JamaicaJazz · Reggae
- 1963Tony LemansBiographyvocal · Santa Monica, CADied 24 June 1992 · Funk · R&B
Died8
- 1943Jules BledsoeBiographyvocal · Los Angeles, CABorn 29 December 1898 · aged 44 · Jazz · Fletcher Henderson
- 1965Spencer WilliamsBiographycomposer, piano · Flushing, NYBorn 14 October 1889 · aged 75 · Blues
- 1972Brother Joe MayBiographycomposer, vocal · Thomasville, GABorn 9 November 1912 · aged 59 · Gospel
- 1984Phillipe Wynne WalkerBiographyvocalBorn 3 April 1941 · aged 43 · Soul · Detroit Spinners
- 1989Maurice "Fats" Waller Jr.piano, vocal · Jamaica, NYBorn 10 September 1927 · aged 61 · Jazz
- 1993Moses DillardBiographycomposer, guitar, producer · Nashville, TNBorn 30 September 1946 · aged 46 · Soul · Al Green
- 2010David Eugene "Gene" LudwigBiographyband-leader, organ · Monroeville, PABorn 4 September 1937 · aged 72 · Jazz · R&B · Sonny Stitt
- 2022William HartBiographyvocal · Philadelphia, PABorn 17 January 1945 · aged 77 · Complications from surgery · Soul · Delfonics
Events1
- 1955Lavern Baker records 'Play It Fair' (#2) (Atlantic 1075).