Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 14 June
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
14 June
Musicians born and died on 14 June: 16 births, 14 deaths and 7 recording milestones from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born16
- 1895Cliff "Ukulele Ike" EdwardsBiographyukulele, vocal · Hannibal, MODied 17 July 1971 · Jazz
- 1907John Lomax Jr.Biographyproducer · Austin, TXDied 12 December 1974 · Blues · Jazz · Library Congress
- 1907Nappy LamareBiographybanjo, guitar · New Orleans, LADied 8 May 1988 · Jazz
- 1918Hubbard M. AtwoodBiographyarranger, composerDied 21 September 1988 · Jazz · R&B
- 1918John SimmonsBiographybass · Haskell, OKDied 19 September 1979 · Jazz · Nat King Cole
- 1928James "Sam" Aydelottevocal · Baltimore, MDR&B · Cardinals
- 1931Junior Walker (Autry Dewalt II Walker)Biographyband-leader, saxophone, vocal · Blytheville, ARDied 23 November 1995 · R&B · Soul · Junior Walker & Allstars
- 1932Edward FrankBiographypiano · New Orleans, LADied 13 February 1997 · Blues · Duke Rec’s, Imperial Rec's
- 1936Renaldo "Obie" BensonBiographycomposer, vocalDied 1 July 2005 · R&B · Soul · Four Aims/four Tops
- 1938George Prayervocal · East St. Louis, ILDied 17 June 1992 · R&B · Moroccos
- 1940Harvey TreesBiographyguitar · Atkin, MNDied 23 June 2026 · Soul · Checkmates Ltd
- 1941Sylvia "Blues Queen" EmbryBiographybass · Wabbaseka, ARDied 28 February 1992 · Blues · Jimmy Dawkins
- 1942Garland Green (Garfield Green Jr. Green)Biographypiano, vocal · Dunleath, MSDied 9 February 2026 · Soul
- 1962Hugh MundellBiographycomposer, DJ, producer, vocal · Kingston, JamaicaDied 14 October 1983 · Reggae
Died14
- 1931Jimmy BlytheBiographypiano · Chicago, ILBorn 20 May 1901 · aged 30 · Meningitis · Blues
- 1952John KirbyBiographybass · Hollywood, CABorn 31 December 1908 · aged 43 · Jazz
- 1968Pop StonemanBiographyguitar · Nashville, TNBorn 25 May 1893 · aged 75 · Country
- 1969Wynonie "Mr. Blues" HarrisBiographyband-leader, vocal · Los Angeles, CABorn 24 August 1915 · aged 53 · Throat cancer · R&B
- 1974Brother Bones (Freeman Davis)Biographypercussion · Long Beach, CABorn 4 October 1902 · aged 71 · Jazz
- 1978Quinn WilsonBiographybass · Evanston, ILBorn 26 December 1908 · aged 69 · Blues · Jazz · R&B · Vee Jay Rec’s
- 1980Charles MillerBiographyflute, saxophone · Los Angeles, CABorn 2 July 1939 · aged 40 · Murder · Soul · WAR
- 1991Cliff GoldsmithBiographyproducer · Burbank, CABorn 10 May 1925 · aged 66 · Heart failure · Jazz · R&B · Soul · GALAXY REC's, LITTLE JOHNNY TAYLOR
- 1992Brenda PaytonBiographyvocalBorn 24 October 1945 · aged 46 · Soul · Brenda & the Tabulations
- 1995Rory GallagherBiographyguitarBorn 2 March 1948 · aged 47 · Complications following a liver transplant · Blues
- 2000Bob RolontzBiographya&r, producer · New York, NYBorn 14 December 1920 · aged 79 · Parkinson's disease · R&B · Groove Rec’s, Rca Rec’s
- 2000Paul GriffinBiographyorgan, piano · Bronx, NYBorn 6 August 1937 · aged 62 · Jazz · Soul
Events7
- 1929Charley Patton records 'A Spoonful Blues' (Paramount).
- 1929Roosevelt Sykes records '44 Blues' New York City (Okeh).
- 1944Smiley Lewis records 'That Certain Door' (Imperial) New Orleans.
- 1956Columbia reactivates Okeh as an R&B label.
- 1956LaVern Baker records ‘Still’ (#7), ‘I Can’t Love You Enough’ for Atlantic.
- 1956‘Let The Good Times Roll’ by Shirley and Lee released on Aladdin.
- 1965Jimmy Smith records ‘Organ Grinder Swing’ (Verve).