Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 3 June
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
3 June
Musicians born and died on 3 June: 18 births, 12 deaths and 1 recording milestone from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born18
- 1887Roland HayesBiographyvocal · Curryville, GADied 1 January 1977 · Gospel
- 1897Memphis Minnie (Lizzie "Kid" Douglas)Biographyguitar, vocal · Algiers, LADied 7 August 1973 · Blues
- 1906Josephine BakerBiographyvocal · St. Louis, MODied 12 April 1975 · Jazz
- 1916Buster PickensBiographypiano · Hempstead, TXDied 24 November 1964 · Blues · Lightnin' Hopkins
- 1918Carl PruittBiographybass · Birmingham, ALJazz · Lucky Millinder, Roland Kirk
- 1921Henry StoneBiographylabel-owner, producer · New York, NYDied 7 August 2014 · Blues · R&B
- 1924Jimmy Rogers (James A Lane Rogers)Biographycomposer, guitar, vocal · Ruleville, MSDied 19 December 1997 · Blues · Chess Rec’s
- 1927Boots RandolphBiographysaxophone · Paducah, KYDied 3 July 2007 · Jazz
- 1930Dakota StatonBiographyvocal · Pittsburgh, PADied 10 April 2007 · Jazz
- 1932Royal Abbitpiano, vocal · Winston-Salem, NCDied 22 November 1995 · R&B · Five Royales
- 1942Curtis MayfieldBiographycomposer, label-owner, producer, vocal · Chicago, ILDied 26 December 1999 · Gospel · Soul · Impressions
- 1943Mike Dennisvocal · Philadelphia, PASoul · Dovells
- 1946Eddie HolmanBiographyvocal · Norfolk, VAGospel · Soul
- 1948Floyd Lloyd (Lloyd Seivright)Biographyvocal · Brown's Town, JamaicaDied 6 November 2018 · Reggae · Wirl Studio, Red Cloud
- 1951Deniece WilliamsBiographyvocal · Gary, INGospel · R&B · Soul
- 1953Terry GarlandBiographyguitar · Johnson City, TNDied 19 September 2021 · Blues · First Warning Rec’s
Died12
- 1954Henry Strongharmonica · Chicago, ILBorn 1 September 1928 · aged 25 · Blues · Muddy Waters
- 1988"Blind" Jim BrewerBiographyguitar · Chicago, ILBorn 3 October 1920 · aged 67 · Blues
- 1988David Wildmannlabel-owner · Philadelphia, PAMeta Meta Rec’s
- 1993Frantz Gabriel CasseusBiographyguitarBorn 14 December 1915 · aged 77 · Folk · Folkways Rec’s
- 2009Koko Taylor (Cora Walton Taylor)Biographyvocal · Chicago, ILBorn 28 September 1928 · aged 80 · Complications from gastrointestinal surgery · Blues
- 2009Sam ButeraBiographysaxophone · Las Vegas, NVBorn 17 August 1927 · aged 81 · Jazz · R&B
- 2011Benny SpellmanBiographyvocal · Pensacola, FLBorn 11 December 1931 · aged 79 · Respiratory failure · R&B · Soul
- 2012Andy Hamilton (Andy Raphael Thomas Hamilton)Biographyarranger, band-leader, composer, promoter, saxophoneBorn 26 March 1918 · aged 94 · Jazz · Blue Notes
- 2013Piano C. RedpianoBorn 14 September 1933 · aged 79 · Blues
- 2016Cassius Marcellus Clay/Muhammad AliBiographyboxer · Scottsdale, AZBorn 17 January 1942 · aged 74 · Soul · Sam Cooke
- 2018Clarence FountainBiographyvocal · Baton Rouge, LABorn 28 November 1929 · aged 88 · Diabetes complications · Gospel · Soul · Five Blind Boys of Alabama
- 2026James "Blood" UlmerBiographyguitar · New York, NYBorn 8 February 1940 · aged 86 · Blues · Jazz
Events1
- 1957Isley Brother's first release (flop) on Teenage Records.