Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 18 July
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
18 July
Musicians born and died on 18 July: 16 births, 8 deaths and 2 recording milestones from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born16
- 1909Deek WatsonBiographyvocal · Mounds, ILDied 4 November 1969 · Jazz · Ink Spots
- 1917Joe ComfortBiographybass · Alcorn, MSDied 29 October 1988 · Jazz · Hampton, Nat King Cole
- 1924Barney IsaacsBiographyguitar · HawaiiDied 12 February 1996 · Folk
- 1924Devonia WilliamsBiographypiano · CaliforniaDied 1 July 1967 · R&B · Johnny Otis
- 1924Earl Bealvocal · Denora, PADied 22 March 2001 · R&B · Silhouettes
- 1929Jalacy "Screaming Jay" HawkinsBiographypiano, vocal · Cleveland, OHDied 12 February 2000 · Jazz · R&B
- 1931Thomas "Papa Dee" AllenBiographydrums · Wilmington, DEDied 30 August 1988 · Soul · WAR
- 1935Johnny FunchesBiographyvocal · Harvey, ILDied 23 January 1998 · Soul · Dells
- 1939Brian AugerBiographyorgan · London, EnglandJazz · Soul
- 1940Jim KweskinBiographyband-leader, guitar, vocal · Stamford, CTBlues · Folk · Jazz · Jug Band, Vanguard Rec’s
- 1941Lonnie Mack (Lonnie McIntosh Mack)Biographyguitar · Harrison, INDied 21 April 2016 · Blues · R&B · Soul
- 1941Martha ReevesBiographyvocal · Eufaula, ALSoul · Del-Phis, Vandellas
- 1944Roy Shirley (Ainsworth Roy Rushton Shirley)Biographyvocal · Kingston, JamaicaDied 17 July 2008 · Reggae · Ska · Uniques, Joe Gibbs, Public, Trojan Rec’s
- 1948Steve MadaioBiographytrumpet · New York, NYDied 15 January 2019 · Blues · Paul Butterfield
- 1952Carl MalcolmBiographydrums, percussion, vocal · Black River, JamaicaReggae · Ska · Volcanoes, Big Relations, Studio One, Impact!
Died8
- 1966Bobby FullerBiographyvocal · Los Angeles, CABorn 22 October 1942 · aged 23 · R&B
- 1979Matthew GeeBiographytrombone · New York, NYBorn 25 November 1925 · aged 53 · Jazz · Count Basie
- 1983James Scott Jr.Biographyguitar · Chicago, ILBorn 21 January 1913 · aged 70 · Blues · Sun Rec’s
- 1983Jimmy LigginsBiographyguitar · Durham, NCBorn 14 October 1922 · aged 60 · R&B
- 1986Don WilkersonBiographysaxophone · Houston, TXBorn 6 July 1932 · aged 54 · R&B · Amos Milburn, Ray Charles
- 1994E. Parker McDougalBiographysaxophone · Chicago, ILBorn 6 August 1924 · aged 69 · Jazz
- 2013Carline RayBiographybass, guitar, piano · New York, NYBorn 21 April 1925 · aged 88 · Stroke · Jazz · Erskine Hawkins
- 2017William "Dicey" GallowayBiographyvocal · Quincy, MABorn 23 June 1933 · aged 84 · R&B · Harptones
Events2
- 1951Jimmy Yancey’s final recording session (for Atlantic in Chicago), ‘Yancey Special’, ‘Shave ‘Em Dry’.
- 1964Solomon Burke enters the Hot 100 with ‘Everybody Needs Somebody’ (Atlantic).