Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 5 July
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
5 July
Musicians born and died on 5 July: 9 births, 9 deaths and 1 recording milestone from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born9
- 1905Ray "Remo" BiondiBiographyguitar, violin · Cicero, ILDied 28 January 1981 · Jazz
- 1913"Smiley" Lewis (Overton Amos Lemons Lewis)Biographyguitar, vocal · De Quincy, LADied 7 October 1966 · R&B · Imperial Rec’s
- 1920Frances Forest ForehandBiographyorgan, piano · New Orleans, LAGospel · A.c. Forehand
- 1928Tenoo ColemanBiographydrums · New Orleans, LADied 20 February 1973 · R&B · Fats Domino
- 1938Snuff GarrettBiographyproducer · Dallas, TXDied 16 December 2015 · Country
- 1940Arthur BlytheBiographysaxophone · Los Angeles, CADied 27 March 2017 · Jazz
- 1942Dobby Dobson (Highland Ralph Dobson)Biographycomposer, producer, vocal · Kingston, JamaicaDied 21 July 2020 · Gospel · Reggae · Tip-Top, Treasure Isle, Virtues, Sheiks
- 1953Ron ThompsonBiographyguitar · Oakland, CADied 15 February 2020 · Blues · Winner Rec’s
Died9
- 1960Bill JohnsonBiographyarranger, clarinet, saxophone, vocalBorn 30 September 1912 · aged 47 · Cancer · Jazz · R&B · Erskine Hawkins, Tiny Bradshaw
- 1981Gilbert Taylorbass, vocal · Burbank, CABorn 2 February 1914 · aged 67 · Comedy · Country · Hoosier Hot Shots
- 1983Harry JamesBiographyband-leader, trumpet · Las Vegas, NVBorn 15 March 1916 · aged 67 · Jazz · Benny Goodman
- 2001Ernie K-Doe (Ernest Kador Jr. K-Doe)Biographyvocal · New Orleans, LABorn 22 February 1936 · aged 65 · R&B · Soul
- 2005Raymond DavisBiographyvocal · New Brunswick, NJBorn 29 March 1940 · aged 65 · Respiratory complications · Soul · Parliaments, Temptations
- 2005Shirley GoodmanBiographyvocal · Los Angeles, CABorn 19 June 1936 · aged 69 · R&B · Shirley & Lee
- 2006Joe WeaverBiographyorgan, piano · Southfield, MIBorn 27 August 1934 · aged 71 · Complications following a stroke · Blues · R&B
- 2019Luther "Houserocker" JohnsonBiographyguitar · East Point, GABorn 15 July 1939 · aged 79 · Blues
- 2026James RiversBiographyflute, saxophone · New Orleans, LABorn 18 April 1937 · aged 89 · R&B
Events1
- 1957Excello releases Slim Harpo’s ‘I’m A King Bee’.