Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 21 June
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
21 June
Musicians born and died on 21 June: 15 births, 11 deaths and 2 recording milestones from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born15
- 1879Henry S. CreamerBiographycomposer · Richmond, VADied 14 October 1930 · Jazz
- 1906Harry GoodmanBiographylabel-owner · Chicago, ILDied 22 October 1997 · Jazz · Arc Music
- 1912“Big” Jim WynnBiographysaxophone · El Paso, TXDied 19 July 1977 · R&B · T-Bone Walker
- 1928Clifford ScottBiographysaxophone · San Antonio, TXDied 19 April 1993 · R&B · Bill Doggett
- 1931Sonia Eloise Durrant/PottingerBiographylabel-owner, producer · Leith Hall, JamaicaDied 3 November 2010 · SKA
- 1932Carl WhiteBiographyvocal · Los Angeles, CADied 7 January 1980 · R&B · Rivingtons
- 1932Jamil S. NasserBiographybass · Memphis, TNDied 13 February 2010 · Jazz · Ahmad Jamal
- 1932Ocie Lee "Oc" SmithBiographyvocal · Mansfield, LADied 23 November 2001 · Jazz
- 1936Clay HammondBiographycomposer, vocal · Groesbeck, TXDied 4 February 2011 · Soul
- 1941Johnny "Yard Dog" JonesBiographyharmonica · Crawfordsville, ARDied 15 September 2015 · Blues
- 1941Mitty CollierBiographyvocal · Birmingham, ALGospel · Soul
- 1942Winfield Albert ParkerBiographysaxophone, vocal · Cooksville, MDDied 18 January 2021 · Soul
- 1946Brenda HollowayBiographycomposer, vocal · Atascadero, CASoul
- 1946Tony GregoryBiographycomposer, producer, vocal · JamaicaR&B · Reggae · Soul · Bertie King's Big Band, Byron Lee and the Dragonaires, Family Tree
- 1954Augustus Pablo (Horace Swaby Pablo)Biographyorgan · St. Andrew, JamaicaDied 18 May 1999 · Reggae
Died11
- 1945Mike JacksonBiographycomposer, piano · New York, NYBorn 23 December 1888 · aged 56 · Jazz · R&B · Louis Jordan
- 1982Frank HovingtonBiographyguitar · Felton, DEBorn 9 January 1919 · aged 63 · Blues · Country
- 1986Eddie ThomasChicago, ILSoul · Daylighters
- 1991Kate HallNew York, NYGospel · Hall Johnson Choir
- 1992Rev. Thomas WhitfieldBiographyproducer · Detroit, MIBorn 30 April 1954 · aged 38 · Gospel
- 1997Arthur PrysockBiographyvocal · Hamilton, BermudaBorn 2 January 1929 · aged 68 · Jazz · R&B · Buddy Johnson
- 2001John Lee HookerBiographycomposer, guitar, vocal · Los Altos, CABorn 22 August 1917 · aged 83 · Blues · Fairfield Four, Robert Nighthawk
- 2004Clifford SolomonBiographysaxophoneBorn 17 January 1931 · aged 73 · R&B · Charles Brown
- 2016Wayne JacksonBiographytrumpet · Memphis, TNBorn 24 November 1941 · aged 74 · Heart failure · R&B · Soul · Markeys, Memphis Horns
Events2
- 1948First ‘microgroove’ (LP) records publicly demonstrated in Columbia, OH.
- 1957Chris Kenner’s debut release ‘Sick and Tired’ (Imperial).