Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 18 March
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
18 March
Musicians born and died on 18 March: 14 births, 16 deaths and 1 recording milestone from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born14
- 1898Mike Hanapivocal · Honolulu, HIJazz · Kalama Quintette
- 1906George OrendorffBiographytrumpet · Atlanta, GADied 28 June 1984 · Jazz · R&B · T-Bone Walker
- 1927“Big” Daddy KinseyBiographyguitar · Pleasant Grove, MSDied 3 April 2001 · Blues
- 1929George ScottBiographyvocal · Notasoga, ALDied 9 March 2005 · Gospel · Five Blind Boys of Alabama
- 1932Rev. Cleophus RobinsonBiographyvocal · Canton, MSDied 2 July 1998 · Gospel
- 1934Neal KimbleBiographyvocal · New Orleans, LA
- 1936Robert Lee SmithBiographyvocal · Atlanta, GASoul · Tams
- 1937Gloria SpencerBiographyvocal · Steelton, PADied 2 April 1976 · Gospel · Nashboro Rec’s
- 1937Joe RiversBiographyvocal · Charleston, SCDied 26 August 2025 · R&B · Soul · Chess Rec’s, Johnnie & Joe
- 1940Joseph Warrickvocal · New Orleans, LAGospel · Zion Harmonizers
- 1941Wilson PickettBiographyvocal · Prattville, ALDied 19 January 2006 · Gospel · Soul · Falcons
- 1943Willie Francis (Wilbert Winston Francis)Biographyproducer, vocal · Farm District, JamaicaReggae · Ska
- 1946Keith HudsonBiographyproducer · Kingston, JamaicaDied 14 November 1984 · Reggae
Died16
- 1976Snake" Johnson (Luther "George Boy Johnson)Biographyguitar · Boston, MABorn 30 August 1934 · aged 41 · Blues
- 1981Oliver AlcornBiographyclarinet, saxophone · Chicago, ILBorn 3 August 1910 · aged 70 · Blues
- 1983Buddy LucasBiographyharmonica, saxophone · Stamford, CTBorn 16 August 1914 · aged 68 · Blues
- 1984Joseph SpenceBiographyguitar · Nassau, BahamasBorn 3 August 1910 · aged 73 · Blues · Calypso · Folk
- 1984Paul Francis WebsterBiographycomposer · Beverly Hills, CABorn 20 December 1907 · aged 76
- 1988Marc Paul SimonDiscographylabel-owner · Santa Monica, CACasablanca Rec’s
- 1993Winston WrightBiographykeyboards, organ, vocal · Kingston, JamaicaBorn 5 September 1943 · aged 49 · Heart attack · Reggae · Ska · Supersonics, Dynamites, Treasure Isle
- 1995Charles DrainBiographyvocal · St. Louis, MOBorn 31 May 1939 · aged 55 · R&B · Soul · Tabs
- 1999Lillian Shedd McMurryBiographylabel-owner · Jackson, MSBorn 30 December 1921 · aged 77 · Heart attack · Blues · R&B · Trumpet Rec’s
- 2001Robert "Huckleberry" Wrightdrums · Chicago, ILBorn 21 March 1927 · aged 73 · Cardiac arrest · Blues · Bo Diddley, Magic Sam
- 2004Flash TerryBiographyguitar · Tulsa, OKBorn 17 June 1934 · aged 69 · Stroke · R&B · Floyd Dixon
- 2004Wallace DavenportBiographytrumpet · New Orleans, LABorn 30 June 1925 · aged 78 · R&B · Paul Gayten, Roy Brown
- 2009Eddie Bo (Edwin J. Bocage Bo)Biographycomposer, piano, vocalBorn 20 September 1930 · aged 78 · Heart attack · R&B Live recording on Mohair Slim →
- 2015Sam B. ChartersBiographyproducer · Årsta, SwedenBorn 1 August 1929 · aged 85 · Bone marrow cancer · Blues
- 2017Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" BerryBiographycomposer, guitar, vocal · St. Charles County, MOBorn 18 October 1926 · aged 90 · R&B
- 2018Lloyd Edward David "The Matador" DaleyBiographyDJ, label-owner, producer · FloridaBorn 12 July 1939 · aged 78 · Reggae · Ska
Events1
- 1952The Clovers record ‘Wonder Where My Baby’s Gone’ (#7) and ‘Ting-A-Ling’ (#1) for Atlantic.