Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 4 July
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4 July
Musicians born and died on 4 July: 21 births, 13 deaths from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born21
- 1902Frank "Deacon" Lastiedrums · New Orleans, LAJazz · R&B · Soul
- 1903Wright HolmesBiographyguitar · Hightower, TXDied 12 September 1970 · Blues
- 1904Seger EllisBiographypiano · Houston, TXDied 29 September 1995 · Jazz · Mills Brothers
- 1905Leonard "Ham" DavisBiographytrumpet · St. Louis, MOJazz
- 1910William Thomas "Champion Jack" DupreeBiographypiano, vocal · New Orleans, LADied 21 January 1992 · Blues · Jazz
- 1911Mitch MillerBiographyproducer · Rochester, NYDied 31 July 2010 · Country
- 1915Timmie "Oh Yea" RogersBiographyvocal · Detroit, MIDied 17 December 2006 · R&B · Johnny Otis
- 1921Annie TurnerBiographyvocal · New Orleans, LABlues · Little Brother Montgomery
- 1928Calvin BostickBiographypiano · AlabamaDied 9 April 1974 · Blues
- 1931Harold Johnsonvocal · Bronx, NYDied 8 May 1985 · R&B · Crickets, Mellows
- 1931McKinley Jamesguitar, harmonica · Macon, GABlues
- 1934Gilbert J. LopezBiographyvocal · Boston, MADied 3 July 1998 · R&B · Tune Weavers
- 1938Bill WithersBiographyvocal · Slab Fork, WVDied 30 March 2020 · Soul
- 1943Annette SterlingBiographyvocal · Detroit, MISoul · Martha Reeves & Vandellas
- 1943Fred WesleyBiographyarranger, trombone · Columbus, GAR&B · Soul · James Brown Revue
- 1944Chicago Bob (Robert Lee Nelson)Biographyharmonica · Bogalusa, LADied 17 January 2013 · Blues
- 1944Harvey BrooksBiographybass · New York, NYJazz · Miles Davis
- 1945Rupert Lloyd "Rupie" EdwardsBiographyproducer, vocal · St Anns, JamaicaReggae · Ska
- 1950Ronnie Davis (Jerome Constantine Bellin)Biographycomposer, producer, vocal · Savanna-la-Mar, JamaicaDied 25 January 2017 · Reggae · Tennors
Died13
- 1970Alma Lillie HubbardDiscographyvocal · New York, NYBlues · Paramount Rec’s
- 1982Robert JonesDJ · Chicago, IL
- 1985Chris WoodsBiographysaxophone · New York, NYBorn 25 December 1925 · aged 59 · Jazz · United Rec’s
- 1990Walter "Lightnin' Bug" RhodesBiographyguitar · Rockingham, NCBorn 4 September 1939 · aged 50 · Blues
- 1992Joseph Dwight NewmanBiographytrumpet · New York, NYBorn 7 September 1922 · aged 69 · Jazz · Count Basie
- 1993Carl CampbellBiographypiano · Houston, TXBorn 20 March 1933 · aged 60 · Gospel
- 1999Ruby JohnsonBiographyvocal · Lanham, MDBorn 19 April 1936 · aged 63 · Soul
- 2003Barry White (Barry Lee White)Biographycomposer, piano, vocal · Los Angeles, CABorn 12 September 1944 · aged 58 · Kidney failure · R&B · Soul · Atlantics, Majestics, Upfronts
- 2005John Stubblefield IvBiographysaxophoneBorn 4 February 1945 · aged 60 · Prostate cancer · Soul
- 2005“Big” Al DowningBiographypiano, vocalBorn 9 January 1940 · aged 65 · Leukemia · R&B
- 2007Bill PinckneyBiographyvocal · Daytona Beach, FLBorn 15 August 1925 · aged 81 · Myocardial infarction · R&B · Soul · Drifters
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