Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 16 June
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
16 June
Musicians born and died on 16 June: 14 births, 14 deaths and 1 recording milestone from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born14
- 1912Lee "Tennessee" CrispBiographyharmonica · TennesseeDied 29 September 1993 · Blues
- 1913Ben RaleighBiographycomposer · New York, NYDied 26 February 1997
- 1924Bill GazzarriBiographypromoter · New York, NYDied 13 March 1991 · Rock & Roll
- 1924Lucky ThompsonBiographysaxophone · Columbia, SCDied 30 July 2005 · Jazz
- 1927Jimmy FordBiographysaxophone · Houston, TXDied 13 March 1994 · Jazz · Milt Larkins
- 1934Little Caesar (David Johnson)Biographyvocal · Chicago, ILDied 25 October 2018 · R&B · Romans
- 1940Nolan StruckBiographyvocal · Dunson, LABlues
- 1940Robbie MontgomeryBiographyvocal · Columbus, MSSoul · Ikettes
- 1941Lamont DozierBiographyarranger, composer, piano, producer, vocal · Detroit, MIDied 8 August 2022 · Soul · Romeos, Voice Masters
- 1942Eddie LevertBiographyvocal · Bessemer, ALR&B · Soul · O’jays
- 1946Tom HarrellBiographytrumpet · Urbana, ILJazz
- 1950James SmithBiographyvocal · New York, NYSoul · Stylistics
Died14
- 1939Chick WebbBiographyband-leader, drums · Baltimore, MDBorn 10 February 1909 · aged 30 · Jazz
- 1970Alonzo "Lonnie" JohnsonBiographyguitar, piano, violin, vocal · Toronto, CanadaBorn 8 February 1899 · aged 71 · Stroke or auto accident · Blues · Jazz · Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong
- 1981Jimmy ShirlDiscographycomposerBorn 7 October 1909 · aged 71 · Jazz · R&B · Louis Jordan
- 1982Warren RyanesBiographyvocalBorn 14 December 1937 · aged 44 · R&B · Monotones
- 1984Harmonica Slim (Travis L. Blaylock)Biographyharmonica · Texarkana, TXBorn 21 December 1934 · aged 49 · Stomach cancer · Blues
- 1986Joe GreeneBiographycomposer · Pasadena, CABorn 19 April 1915 · aged 71 · Country
- 1987Kid ValentineBiographytrumpet · New Orleans, LABorn 3 February 1896 · aged 91 · Jazz
- 1987Patricio Serranoguitar · Philadelphia, PAJazz · Louis Prima
- 1988John JordanBiographyvocal · Chicago, ILBorn 7 November 1913 · aged 74 · R&B · Four Vagabonds
- 2005Willie EasonBiographyguitar · St. Petersburg, FLBorn 26 June 1921 · aged 83 · Pneumonia · Blues · Gospel
- 2010Marc M. GordonBiographycomposerBorn 14 October 1935 · aged 74 · Soul · Motown Rec's
- 2016Sir Charles ThompsonBiographypiano · Tokyo, JapanBorn 21 March 1918 · aged 98 · Colon cancer · Jazz
- 2025Patti DrewBiographyvocalBorn 29 December 1944 · aged 80 · Soul · Drew-Vels
Events1
- 1951‘Peppermint’ Harris records ‘I Got Loaded’ (Aladdin) at Radio Recorders, LA.