Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 21 July
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
21 July
Musicians born and died on 21 July: 6 births, 17 deaths from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born6
- 1915Floyd McDanielBiographyguitar, vocal · Athens, ALDied 22 July 1995 · Jazz · R&B · Five Blazes
- 1916Jackson "Flap" McQueenBiographyvocal · Cincinnati, OHDied 11 December 2005 · R&B · Ray-O-Vacs
- 1917Floyd JonesBiographyguitar, piano, vocal · Marianna, ARDied 19 December 1989 · Blues
- 1922Brother Claude ElyBiographyvocal · Lee Cty, VADied 7 May 1978 · Gospel
- 1931Plas JohnsonBiographysaxophone · Donaldsonville, LADied 15 July 2026 · Jazz · R&B · Capitol Rec’s
- 1953Melvin WilliamsBiographyvocal · Smithdale, MSGospel · Williams Brothers
Died17
- 1935Honore DutreyBiographytrombone · Chicago, ILBorn 9 September 1894 · aged 40 · Blues · Jazz · Sippie Wallace
- 1962Maceo PinkardBiographycomposer · New York, NYBorn 27 June 1897 · aged 65 · Jazz
- 1981Snub MosleyBiographytrombone · New York, NYBorn 29 December 1905 · aged 75 · Jazz
- 1986Sam Grayvocal · Aiken, SCJosh White's Carolinians
- 1987Bert KeyesBiographypiano · Central Islip, NYBorn 11 September 1930 · aged 56 · R&B
- 1990Joe "Stride" TurnerBiographypiano · Montreuil, FranceBorn 3 November 1907 · aged 82 · Jazz
- 1991Louise Spencevocal · Nassau, BahamasBorn 8 August 1911 · aged 79 · Blues · Joseph Spence
- 1993Richard TeeBiographypiano, producer · Bronx, NYBorn 24 November 1943 · aged 49 · Jazz · Soul
- 1995Claude McLinBiographysaxophone · Los Angeles, CABorn 27 December 1925 · aged 69 · R&B
- 2001Napoleon StricklandBiographyfife, guitar, harmonica · Senatobia, MSBorn 6 October 1924 · aged 76 · Stroke · Blues
- 2005Long John BaldryBiographyvocal · Vancouver, CanadaBorn 12 January 1941 · aged 64 · Severe chest infection · Blues · R&B
- 2006Herbert KalinBiographyvocal · Waldorf, MDBorn 16 February 1934 · aged 72 · Heart attack · Jazz · Kalin Twins
- 2009Horace C. BoyerBiographyvocal · Amherst, MABorn 28 July 1935 · aged 73 · Gospel · Famous Boyer Brothers
- 2011Lloyd RickettsBiographyvocalBorn 23 September 1947 · aged 63 · Reggae · Terrors, Tennors, Westmorelites, Itals
- 2020Annie RossBiographyvocal · New York, NYBorn 25 July 1930 · aged 89 · Jazz · Lambert, Hendricks & Ross
- 2020Dobby Dobson (Highland Ralph Dobson)Biographycomposer, producer, vocal · Coral Springs, FLBorn 5 July 1942 · aged 78 · COVID-19 · Gospel · Reggae · Tip-Top, Treasure Isle, Virtues, Sheiks
- 2023Peter AustinBiographycomposer, producer, vocal · Kingston, JamaicaReggae · Ska · Clarendonians, Studio One, Treasure Isle
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