Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 2 March
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
2 March
Musicians born and died on 2 March: 13 births, 16 deaths and 2 recording milestones from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born13
- 1897Minor "Ram" HallBiographydrums · Sellers, LADied 16 October 1959 · Jazz
- 1906"Blind" Teddy DarbyBiographyguitar · Henderson, KYBlues
- 1912Red SaundersBiographydrums · Memphis, TNDied 5 March 1981 · Jazz · R&B · Okeh Rec’s
- 1922Eddie "Lockjaw" DavisBiographysaxophone · New York, NYDied 3 November 1986 · Jazz
- 1922Joe MorrisBiographytrumpetDied 7 November 1958 · Jazz · R&B · Faye Adams
- 1923Orrin KeepnewsBiographylabel-owner · Bronx, NYDied 1 March 2015 · Jazz · Riverside Rec’s
- 1924Alexander "Papa George" LightfootBiographyharmonica · Natchez, MSDied 28 November 1971 · Blues
- 1925Maxwell Street Jimmy DavisBiographyguitar · Tippo, MSDied 28 December 1995 · Blues
- 1925Maxwell Street Jimmy DavisBiographyguitar · Tippo, MSDied 28 December 1995 · Blues
- 1938Arnold SterlingBiographysaxophone · Baltimore, MDDied 28 November 2015 · Jazz · R&B · Soul · Jimmy McGriff
- 1938Lawrence PaytonBiographycomposer · Detroit, MIDied 20 June 1997 · R&B · Soul · Four Aims, Four Tops
- 1948Rory GallagherBiographyguitar · Ballyshannon, IrelanDied 14 June 1995 · Blues
- 1957Rod TaylorBiographycomposer, producer, vocal · Kingston, JamaicaReggae · Aliens, Freedom Sounds
Died16
- 1942Charlie ChristianBiographyguitar · New York, NYBorn 29 July 1916 · aged 25 · Jazz
- 1957Bat "The Humming Bird" RobinsonBiographypiano · St. Louis, MOBorn 25 December 1903 · aged 53 · Blues
- 1980Thomas PinkstonBiographyguitar, violin · Memphis, TNBorn 9 August 1900 · aged 79 · Blues
- 1983Cliff TrenierBiographyvocal · Las Vegas, NVBorn 14 July 1919 · aged 63 · R&B · Treniers
- 1990Shakey Jake (James D. Harris)Biographyharmonica, vocal · Pine Bluff, ARBorn 12 April 1921 · aged 68 · Blues · Magic Sam
- 1999Dusty Springfield (Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O’brien Springfield)Biographyvocal · Henley-on-Thames, EnglandBorn 16 April 1939 · aged 59 · Breast cancer · Soul
- 2000Jimmy LewisBiographybass, guitar · New York, NYBorn 11 April 1918 · aged 81 · Jazz · R&B · Soul · King Curtis
- 2003Hank Ballard (John H. Kendricks Ballard)Biographyvocal · Los Angeles, CABorn 18 November 1927 · aged 75 · R&B · Soul · Midnighters
- 2005Martin DennyBiographycomposer, arranger, pianist · Honolulu, HIBorn 10 April 1911 · aged 93 · Jazz
- 2006Willie KentBiographybass · Englewood, ILBorn 24 February 1936 · aged 70 · Cancer · Blues
- 2021Bunny Wailer (Neville O'reilly Livingstone Wailer)Biographyvocal · Kingston, JamaicaBorn 10 April 1947 · aged 73 · Reggae · Ska · Wailers
- 2023Wayne ShorterBiographycomposer, saxophone · Los Angeles, CABorn 25 August 1933 · aged 89 · Jazz
- 2024Blues Boy Willie (William McFalls)Biographyharmonica · Amarillo, TXBorn 28 November 1946 · aged 77 · Stroke complications · Blues
- 2024W.C. ClarkBiographycomposer, guitarBorn 16 November 1939 · aged 84 · Natural causes · Blues · Soul
- 2026Mike VernonBiographyproducer · Andalusia, SpainBorn 20 November 1944 · aged 81 · Blues · Blue Horizon
Events2
- 1955Bo Diddley records 'I'm A Man', 'Bo Diddley' (Checker) in his first session.
- 1957Chess releases Muddy Water's 'I Got My Mojo Working'.