Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 20 June
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
20 June
Musicians born and died on 20 June: 13 births, 7 deaths and 2 recording milestones from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born13
- 1878Alexander VictorBiographylabel-owner · Bollnäs, SwedenDied 29 March 1961 · RCA
- 1907Lammar Wright Sr.Biographytrumpet · Texarkana, TXDied 13 April 1973 · Jazz
- 1920Thomas JeffersonBiographytrumpet · Chicago, ILDied 13 December 1986 · Jazz · Freddy Kohlman
- 1922John LittletonBiographycomposer, guitar · Tallulah, LADied 24 August 1998 · Gospel
- 1928Dickie FreemanBiographyvocal · Johns, ALDied 16 October 2012 · Gospel · Fairfield Four
- 1928Eric DolphyBiographyflute, saxophone · Los Angeles, CADied 29 June 1964 · Jazz
- 1933Lazy Lester (Lester Johnson)Biographyharmonica, vocal · Torras, LADied 22 August 2018 · Blues
- 1934Kid Thomas (Louis Thomas Watts)Biographyharmonica, vocal · Sturgis, MSDied 5 April 1970 · Blues
- 1944Lewis LymonBiographyvocal · Washington Hts, NYDied 9 July 2013 · R&B · Teenchords
- 1945Anthony MarescoDiscographyvocalDied 18 December 1998 · R&B · Anthony & Sophomores
- 1948Renford George "Rennie" CogleBiographyarranger, composer, vocal · Kingston, JamaicaDied 5 April 2019 · Reggae · Delroy Wilson, Melodians, Brent Dowe, Tony Brevett
- 1949Lionel RichieBiographycomposer, piano · Tuskegee, ALSoul
Died7
- 1976Herbert NewmanBiographylabel-owner · Hollywood, CABorn 5 May 1925 · aged 51 · Era Rec’s
- 1983Sadik HakimBiographypiano · New York, NYBorn 15 July 1919 · aged 63 · Jazz
- 1983Walter JacksonBiographyvocal · Chicago, ILBorn 19 March 1938 · aged 45 · Cerebral haemorrhage · R&B · Soul · Velvetones
- 1991“Little” Willie AndersonBiographyharmonica · Chicago, ILBorn 21 May 1920 · aged 71 · Blues
- 1996Ralph GoodpasteurDiscographycomposer, piano · Chicago, ILBorn 12 December 1923 · aged 72 · Gospel
- 1997Lawrence PaytonBiographycomposer · Southfield, MIBorn 2 March 1938 · aged 59 · R&B · Soul · Four Aims, Four Tops
- 2001Coney WoodmanBiographypiano · Los Angeles, CABorn 7 June 1917 · aged 84 · Jazz · Woodman Brothers
Events2
- 1937Robert Johnson's final session (Dallas) - 'Love in Vain', 'Me and the Devil Blues' (Vocalion).
- 1944T-Bone Walker's last Imperial session.