Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 17 July
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
17 July
Musicians born and died on 17 July: 20 births, 18 deaths and 2 recording milestones from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born20
- 1896Maurice Hulbertband-leaderDied 31 August 1984 · Mr. Beale Street
- 1909George KhouryBiographyproducer · Sulphur, LADied 8 January 1998 · R&B · Lyric/ Khoury Recs
- 1912George Floydvocal · Pelham, GAJazz · Fletcher Henderson, Red Saunders
- 1915Eddie DoughertyBiographydrums · New York, NYDied 14 December 1994 · Blues · Jazz · Pete Johnson
- 1916Stacy GastonHaines, OKGospel · K.c. Soul Revivers
- 1921George BarnesBiographyguitar · South Chicago Heights, ILDied 5 September 1977 · Jazz
- 1921Mary OsborneBiographyguitar · Minot, NDDied 4 March 1992 · Jazz
- 1923Mapletoft Poulle (Eugene Mapletoft Poulle)Biographyarranger, band-leader, composer, piano · Kingston, JamaicaDied 8 February 1981 · Mento
- 1924Marvin Foddrellguitar · Stuart, VADied 1 July 1986 · Blues · Country
- 1925Peppermint Harris (Harrison Nelson Harris)Biographycomposer, guitar, piano, vocal · Texarcana, TXDied 19 March 1999 · Blues · R&B · Lightnin' Hopkins
- 1925Willie Love (Fairfield Four)Biographyvocal · Birmingham, ALDied 28 February 1991 · Gospel · Fairfield Four
- 1925“Little” Jimmy ScottBiographyvocal · Cleveland, OHDied 12 June 2014 · Jazz · R&B
- 1926John MixonBiographybass · St. Louis, MOJazz · Jimmy Forrest
- 1926Ray CopelandBiographytrumpet · Norfolk, VADied 18 May 1984 · Jazz
- 1933Wilfred MiddlebrooksBiographybass · Chattanooga, TNDied 13 March 2008 · Jazz · Tab Smith
- 1935Diahann CarrollBiographyvocal · Bronx, NYDied 4 October 2019 · Jazz
- 1936Nick BrignolaBiographysaxophone · Troy, NYDied 8 February 2002 · Jazz
- 1939Marjorie Ann "Margie" Evans-JohnsonBiographyvocal · Shreveport, LADied 19 March 2021 · R&B · Johnny Otis
- 1949Chico FreemanBiographysaxophone · Chicago, ILJazz
- 1950Damon HarrisBiographyvocal · Baltimore, MDDied 18 February 2013 · Soul · Temptations
Died18
- 1959Eleonora Fagan/Elinore Harris/Billie Holiday (Eleanor Gough Holiday)Biographyvocal · New York, NYBorn 7 April 1915 · aged 44 · Drug overdose · Jazz · Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Count Basie
- 1967John ColtraneBiographycomposer, saxophoneBorn 23 September 1926 · aged 40 · Jazz
- 1971Cliff "Ukulele Ike" EdwardsBiographyukulele, vocal · Hollywood, CABorn 14 June 1895 · aged 76 · Jazz
- 1983Roosevelt "The Honeydripper" SykesBiographypiano, vocal · New Orleans, LABorn 31 January 1906 · aged 77 · Blues
- 1984Bessie JonesBiographyvocal · Brunswick, GABorn 8 February 1902 · aged 82 · Folk · Gospel · Georgia Sea Island Singers
- 1992Johnny LetmanBiographytrumpet · New York, NYBorn 6 September 1917 · aged 74 · Jazz · R&B · Tiny Grimes
- 1996Bryan "Chas" ChandlerBiographybass · Newcastle, EnglandBorn 18 December 1938 · aged 57 · Aortic aneurysm · Blues · Animals
- 1996Grey Ghost (Roosevelt Thomas Williams)Biographypiano · Austin, TXBorn 7 December 1903 · aged 92 · Blues
- 1996Marcel DadiBiographyguitar · Long Island, NYBorn 20 August 1951 · aged 44 · Country · Folk
- 2001Chuck EdwardsguitarBorn 29 November 1927 · aged 73 · Blues · R&B · Duke Rec’s
- 2002Arthur Lee MayeBiographyvocal · Riverside, CABorn 11 December 1934 · aged 67 · Pancreatic cancer · R&B · Crowns, Five Hearts, Rams
- 2002Otis Leavill (Otis Leavill Cobb Leavill)Biographyvocal · Chicago, ILBorn 8 February 1937 · aged 65 · Heart attack · R&B · Soul
- 2005Laurel Antonio AitkenBiographycomposer, producer, vocal · Leicester, EnglandBorn 22 April 1927 · aged 78 · R&B · Reggae · Ska
- 2008Roy Shirley (Ainsworth Roy Rushton Shirley)Biographyvocal · London, EnglandBorn 18 July 1944 · aged 63 · Reggae · Ska · Uniques, Joe Gibbs, Public, Trojan Rec’s
- 2011Gil BernalBiographysaxophone · Glendale, CABorn 4 February 1931 · aged 80 · Congestive heart failure · Jazz · R&B · Rock & Roll · Spark Rec’s
- 2011Joe Lee WilsonBiographypiano · Brighton, EnglandBorn 22 December 1935 · aged 75 · Congestive heart failure · Jazz
Events2
- 1960Jackie Wilson’s ‘A Woman, A Lover, A Friend’ (Brunswick) enters the R&B charts.
- 1965James Brown’s ‘Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag’ enters charts on way to R&B #1.