Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 9 June
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
9 June
Musicians born and died on 9 June: 19 births, 8 deaths and 1 recording milestone from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born19
- 1891Cole PorterBiographycomposer · Peru, INDied 15 October 1964 · Jazz
- 1902Nehemia "Skip" JamesBiographyguitar, piano, vocal · Bentonia, MSDied 3 October 1969 · Blues
- 1908Wallace "The Cat" Mercer Sr.BiographyDJ, saxophone · Round Rock, TXDied 24 June 1990 · Jazz
- 1912Buddy FeyneBiographycomposer · New York, NYDied 10 December 1998 · Jazz · R&B · Louis Jordan
- 1913Carl Joneslabel-owner · Waxahatchie, TXDied 24 September 1985 · Country · Cj Rec’s
- 1914Cyril DiazBiographyband-leader, clarinet, guitar, saxophone · Maraval Village, TrinidadCalypso · Cyril Diaz Orchestra, Cyril Diaz & 7 Piece Orchestra
- 1921Henry "Poppa Stoppa" ThieleBiographyDJDied 18 September 1966 · R&B · Soul
- 1926Calvin "Fuzzy" JonesBiographybass · Greenwood, MSDied 9 August 2010 · Blues
- 1926Cedell DavisBiographyguitar · Helena, ARDied 27 September 2017 · Blues
- 1929Johnny Ace (John Marshall Alexander Jr. Ace)Biographyvocal · Memphis, TNDied 25 December 1954 · R&B
- 1934"Wild" Jimmy SpruillBiographyguitar · Fayetteville, NCDied 3 February 1996 · Blues · R&B · Fire Rec’s
- 1934Jackie WilsonBiographyvocal · Detroit, MIDied 21 January 1984 · R&B · Soul · Dominoes
- 1940Richard WallaceBiographyvocal · Palistine, TXDied 27 July 2020 · Gospel · Mighty Clouds Joy
- 1942Oscar O'bearguitar · Ponchatoula, LA
- 1943Kenny BarronBiographypiano, vocal · Philadelphia, PAR&B
- 1946David IsaacsBiographyvocal · Denham Town, JamaicaDied 21 December 2009 · Reggae · Trojan Rec’s
- 1953Bobby MurrayBiographyguitar, producer · Nagoya, JapanDied 30 April 2026 · Blues · Murray Brothers Rec’s
- 1953Fruteland JacksonBiographyguitar · Doddsville, MSBlues
Died8
- 1914Ella SheppardBiographypiano · Nashville, TNBorn 4 February 1851 · aged 63 · Gospel · Fisk Jubilee Singers
- 1980Richard Pernasaxophone · Denver, COJazz · Lamont Cranston
- 1987Wendell Phillips WhalumBiographyorgan · Atlanta, GABorn 4 September 1931 · aged 55 · Gospel
- 1989Jay H. LaskerBiographylabel-owner · Encino, CASoul · Motown Rec’s, Veejayrec's
- 1992“Big” MillerBiographytrombone, vocal · Edmonton, AlbertaBorn 18 December 1922 · aged 69 · Blues · Jazz
- 1992“Big” MillerBiographytrombone, vocal · Edmonton, CanadaBorn 18 December 1922 · aged 69 · Blues · Jazz
- 1993Arthur Bernard Alexander Jr.Biographyvocal · Nashville, TNBorn 10 May 1940 · aged 53 · Heart attack · Soul
Events1
- 1951The Clovers’ first #1 record ‘Don’t You Know I Love You’ (Atlantic) enters the charts.