Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 29 June
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
29 June
Musicians born and died on 29 June: 11 births, 9 deaths and 3 recording milestones from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born11
- 1910Frank LoesserBiographycomposer · New York, NYDied 28 July 1969
- 1912Bon Bon TunnellBiographyvocal · Reading, PADied 20 May 1975 · Jazz · Jan Savitt, Three Keys
- 1922Ralph J. BurnsBiographyarranger · Newton, MADied 21 November 2001 · Jazz · Ray Charles
- 1927Frank Kirklanddrums · Washington, DCR&B · Bo Diddley
- 1935Johnnie Louise RichardsonBiographyvocal · Montgomery, ALDied 25 October 1988 · R&B · Soul · Johnnie and Joe
- 1935Julian PriesterBiographytrombone · Chicago, ILJazz
- 1936Leonard LeeBiographyvocal · New Orleans, LADied 23 October 1976 · R&B · Shirley & Lee
- 1938Billy StormBiographyvocal · Dayton, OHDied 5 September 1983 · R&B · Valiants
- 1943Little Eva (Eva Narcissus Boyd)Biographyvocal · Bellhaven, NCDied 10 April 2003 · Soul
- 1946Brent "Porkey" DoweBiographycomposer, vocal · Greenwich Town, JamaicaDied 28 January 2006 · Reggae · Ska · Melodians, Skatalites, Studio One
- 1947Charles HodgesBiographyorgan, piano · Memphis, TNSoul · Willie Mitchell
Died9
- 1964Eric DolphyBiographyflute, saxophone · Berlin, GermanyBorn 20 June 1928 · aged 36 · Jazz
- 1969Frederick Earl "Shorty" LongBiographyvocal · Detroit, MIBorn 20 May 1940 · aged 29 · Boating accident · Soul
- 1978Weldon "Juke Boy" BonnerBiographyguitar, harmonica · Houston, TXBorn 22 March 1932 · aged 46 · Blues
- 1984Jimmie DanielsBiographyvocal · New York, NYBorn 23 November 1907 · aged 76 · Jazz
- 1987Elizabeth "Libba" CottenBiographyguitar · Syracuse, NYBorn 5 January 1893 · aged 94 · Blues
- 1989Charles Bridgesvocal · Chicago, ILBorn 18 June 1901 · aged 88 · Gospel · Birmingham Jubilee
- 1991Richard "Groove" HolmesBiographyorgan · St. Louis, MOBorn 2 May 1931 · aged 60 · Heart attack · Jazz · Clifford Scott, Gene Ammons, Joe Pass
- 1997Li'l MilletBiographypiano · New Orleans, LABorn 25 October 1935 · aged 61 · R&B
- 2018Eugene PittBiographyvocal · Newberry, SCBorn 6 November 1937 · aged 80 · Complications of diabetes · R&B · Soul · Genies, Jive Five
Events3
- 1953Clyde McPhatter and the Drifters first (Atlantic) session.
- 1960The Coasters record ‘Shopping for Clothes’ (Atlantic).
- 1962Motown releases The Contours’ ‘Do You Love Me’ (Gordy 7005).