Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 5 June
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
5 June
Musicians born and died on 5 June: 10 births, 8 deaths and 3 recording milestones from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born10
- 1899Too Tight Henry (Henry Lee Castle)Biographyguitar · Georgia, GADied 16 August 1971 · Blues
- 1900Washboard Slim (Robert Young)Biographyvocal, washboard · Marshall, TXDied 2 June 1990 · Blues
- 1911Aughn HortonBiographycomposer · Broad Top, PADied 29 February 1988 · Jazz
- 1922Specs PowellBiographydrums · New York, NYDied 15 September 2007 · Jazz
- 1930Robbie Robinsonvocal · Greensboro, NCR&B · Flares
- 1937Floyd ButlerBiographybass, composer · El Campo, TXDied 29 April 1990 · Soul · Friends Distinction, Hi-Fis
- 1944Hubert LeeBiographyvocal · Mannings Field, Manchester, JamaicaDied 31 March 2020 · Reggae · Clarendonians
- 1947Freddie StoneBiographyguitar · Vallejo, CASoul · Sly & Family Stone
- 1950Ronnie DysonBiographyvocal · Washington, DCDied 10 November 1990 · Soul · Cbs, Cotillion Rec’s
- 1954Peter ErskineBiographydrums · Somers Point, NJJazz · Weather Report
Died8
- 1977Sleepy John EstesBiographyguitar, vocal · Brownsville, TNBorn 25 January 1899 · aged 78 · Stroke · Blues
- 1980Robert "Buddy" HagansBiographysaxophoneBorn 18 December 1922 · aged 57 · R&B · Fats Domino
- 1983Mort HerbertBiographybass · Los Angeles, CABorn 30 June 1925 · aged 57 · Jazz · Louis Armstrong
- 1999Ernie WilkinsBiographyarranger, saxophone · Copenhagen, DenmarkBorn 20 July 1922 · aged 76 · Stroke · Jazz · Count Basie
- 2002Curtis AmyBiographysaxophone · Los Angeles, CABorn 11 October 1929 · aged 72 · Jazz
- 2014Donald "Don" DavisBiographycomposer, guitar, producer · West Bloomfield Township, MIBorn 25 October 1938 · aged 75 · Soul · Groovesville Rec's, Stax Rec's
- 2023Jimmy Christian HotzBiographyproducerBorn 12 October 1953 · aged 69 · R&B · B.b. King
Events3
- 1954Major record companies announce that they will be replacing 78rpm singles supplied to radio stations with 45rpm.
- 1957Dale Hawkin’s ‘Suzie Q’ debuts on pop charts (HP #29).
- 1979Muddy Waters (64) marries Mavis Jean Brooks on her 25th birthday.