Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 10 March
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
10 March
Musicians born and died on 10 March: 13 births, 10 deaths and 1 recording milestone from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born13
- 1903Bix BeiderbeckeBiographycornet · Davenport, IADied 6 August 1931 · Jazz
- 1909Sam Fowlerharmonica · Tullulah, LADied 27 July 1994 · Blues · Big Joe Williams
- 1911Elmer AkinsBiographyDJDied 9 December 1998 · Gospel
- 1915Guitar Slim (James Stephens)Biographyguitar · near Spartanburg, SCDied 10 February 1991 · Blues
- 1924Bunny Williamssaxophone · Magnolia, MSR&B · Trumpet Rec’s
- 1929Huey Purvis "The Crazy Cajun" MeauxBiographycomposer, producer · Wright, LADied 23 April 2011 · R&B · Soul · Zydeco · Crazy Cajun Recs, Tear Drop Recs
- 1930Raymond Rasberrypiano · Akron, OHDied 20 October 1995 · Gospel · Rasberry Singers
- 1938Adam JacksonBiographyvocal · New York, NYDied 27 February 1994 · R&B · Jesters
- 1938Omar Sharriff (Dave Alexander Elam Sharriff)Biographypiano · Shreveport, LADied 8 January 2012 · Blues
- 1942Gorgeous George (Theodophilus Odell George)Discographyvocal · Tamo, ARSoul · Stax
- 1946Gaylord BirchBiographydrums · San Francisco, CADied 14 April 1996 · Jazz · R&B · Charles Brown
- 1953Ronnie Earl (Ronald Earl Horvath Earl)Biographyguitar · New York, NYBlues
Died10
- 1968"Blind" Joe ReynoldsBiographyguitar · Monroe, LABlues
- 1985“Little” Eddie Lang (Eddie Langlois Lang)Biographyguitar · Slidell, LABorn 15 January 1936 · aged 49 · R&B · Soul
- 1988Lloyd "Fatman" SmithBiographyvocal · Philadelphia, PABorn 4 October 1921 · aged 66 · R&B · Gotham Rec’s, Peacock Rec’s
- 1989Dock GreenBiographyvocal · New York, NYBorn 8 October 1934 · aged 54 · R&B · Drifters, Five Crowns
- 1993Camille HowardBiographypiano, vocal · Los Angeles, CABorn 29 March 1914 · aged 78 · R&B
- 1996Emory Williamsguitar · Chicago, ILBlues · Big Time Sarah
- 1997Lavern Baker (Delores Williams Baker)Biographyvocal · New York, NYBorn 11 November 1929 · aged 67 · R&B
- 2002Shirley ScottBiographyorgan, piano · Philadelphia, PABorn 14 March 1934 · aged 67 · Heart disease · Jazz
- 2016Ernestine AndersonBiographyvocal · Shoreline, WABorn 11 November 1928 · aged 87 · R&B · Soul
- 2023Junior English (Lindel Beresford English)BiographyvocalReggae · Nighthawks, Trojan Rec’s
Events1
- 1967Release of Aretha Franklin’s first Atlantic album - ‘I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You’.