Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 9 July
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
9 July
Musicians born and died on 9 July: 10 births, 7 deaths and 2 recording milestones from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born10
- 1915June RichmondBiographyvocal · Chicago, ILDied 14 August 1962 · Jazz · Andy Kirk
- 1916Joe LigginsBiographypiano, vocal · Seminole, OKDied 26 July 1987 · R&B
- 1920Duke BurrellBiographypiano · New Orleans, LADied 5 August 1993 · Jazz · R&B · Johnny Otis, Louis Jordan
- 1935Frank WrightBiographysaxophone · Grenada, MSDied 17 May 1990 · Jazz
- 1940John SalvatoBiographyvocal · Jersey City, NJSoul · Duprees
- 1941Don McPhersonBiographyvocalDied 3 July 1971 · Soul · Main Ingredient, Poets
- 1941Donald MacphersonBiographyvocal · Indianapolis, INDied 3 July 1971 · Soul · Main Ingredient, Poets
- 1945Root Boy Slim (Foster Mackenzie III)Biographyvocal · Asheville, NCDied 8 June 1993 · Blues · Rock & Roll
- 1954Debbie SledgeBiographyvocal · Philadelphia, PAR&B · Soul · Sister Sledge
Died7
- 1982Wingy ManoneBiographytrumpet · Las Vegas, NVBorn 13 February 1900 · aged 82 · Jazz
- 1986Calvin CarterBiographya&r, producer · Oak Forest, ILBorn 27 May 1925 · aged 61 · Blues · R&B · Soul · Vee Jay Rec’s
- 1994Cornelius Boyson (Cornelius Boysaw Boyson)bass · Chicago, ILBorn 5 September 1936 · aged 57 · Blues · Jimmy Dawkins
- 1994Sabby LewisBiographyarranger, piano · Boston, MABorn 1 November 1914 · aged 79 · Jazz · R&B
- 1999Talib Ahmad DawudBiographytrumpet · New York, NYBorn 26 January 1923 · aged 76 · Jazz · R&B · Tiny Bradshaw
- 2006Milan B. WilliamsBiographycomposer, keyboards · Houston, TXBorn 28 March 1948 · aged 58 · Cancer · Funk · Commodores
- 2013Lewis LymonBiographyvocalBorn 20 June 1944 · aged 69 · Prostate cancer · R&B · Teenchords
Events2
- 1963Garnet Mimms and The Enchanters record debut album inc. ‘A Quiet Place’ (United Artists).
- 1964Aretha Franklin records ‘Runnin’ Out of Fools’ (Columbia).