Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 3 July
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
3 July
Musicians born and died on 3 July: 12 births, 11 deaths from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born12
- 1881"Blind" Simmie DooleyBiographyguitar · Hartwell, GADied 17 January 1961 · Blues · Pink Anderson
- 1893"Mississippi" John HurtBiographyguitar, vocalDied 2 November 1966 · Blues
- 1914Cadillac Baby (Narvel Eatmon)Biographyvocal · Cayuga, MSDied 17 March 1991 · R&B · Bea & Baby
- 1923Johnny HartmanBiographyvocal · Houma, LADied 15 September 1983 · Jazz
- 1926Johnny ColesBiographytrumpet · Trenton, NJDied 21 December 1997 · Jazz · R&B · Bullmoose Jackson, Eddie "cleanhead" Vinson
- 1929David LynchBiographyvocal · St. Louis, MODied 2 January 1981 · R&B · Soul · Platters
- 1929Lavelle "Miss Lavelle" WhiteBiographyvocal · Amite, LABlues · Soul
- 1930Ronnell BrightBiographypiano · Chicago, ILDied 12 August 2021 · R&B · Coasters, Valentines
- 1937Lord Brynner (Kade Joseph Simon)Biographycomposer, vocal · Erin, TrinidadCalypso · Ska · Wailers, Sheiks
- 1940Fontella BassBiographypiano, vocal · St Louis, MODied 26 December 2012 · Soul
- 1949Frank McClurebass · Chicago, ILBlues · Junior Wells
- 1950Tinga Stewart (Neville Stewart)Biographycomposer, producer, vocal · Kingston, JamaicaReggae · Wildcats, Byron Lee & the Dragonaires, Boris Gardiner Happening
Died11
- 1950John LindsayBiographybass · Chicago, ILBorn 23 August 1894 · aged 55 · Blues · Jazz · Harlem Hamfats
- 1960Lee CollinsBiographytrumpet · Chicago, ILBorn 17 October 1901 · aged 58 · Jazz
- 1971Don McPhersonBiographyvocal · Indianapolis, INBorn 9 July 1941 · aged 29 · Soul · Main Ingredient, Poets
- 1971Donald MacphersonBiographyvocalBorn 9 July 1941 · aged 29 · Soul · Main Ingredient, Poets
- 1972"Mississippi" Fred McDowellBiographyguitar, vocal · Memphis, TNBorn 12 January 1904 · aged 68 · Stomach cancer · Blues
- 1983Larry Darnell (Leo Edward Donald Darnell)Biographyvocal · Columbus, OHBorn 21 December 1928 · aged 54 · Cancer · R&B
- 1986Monk Higgins (Milton Bland Higgins)Biographyarranger, producer, saxophone · Los Angeles, CABorn 17 October 1936 · aged 49 · Soul
- 1986Rudy ValeeBiographyvocal · North Hollywood, CABorn 28 July 1901 · aged 84 · Jazz
- 1997Johnny Clyde CopelandBiographyguitar · New York, NYBorn 27 March 1937 · aged 60 · Complications of heart surgery · Blues · R&B · Soul
- 1998Gilbert J. LopezBiographyvocalBorn 4 July 1934 · aged 63 · R&B · Tune Weavers
- 2007Boots RandolphBiographysaxophone · Nashville, TNBorn 3 June 1927 · aged 80 · Brain hemorrhage · Jazz
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