Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 26 March
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
26 March
Musicians born and died on 26 March: 15 births, 6 deaths and 1 recording milestone from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born15
- 1917Rufus Thomas Jr.BiographyDJ, vocal · Cayce, MSDied 15 December 2001 · Blues · R&B · Soul
- 1918Andy Hamilton (Andy Raphael Thomas Hamilton)Biographyarranger, band-leader, composer, promoter, saxophone · Port Maria, JamaicaDied 3 June 2012 · Jazz · Blue Notes
- 1925James MoodyBiographysaxophone · Savannah, GADied 9 December 2010 · Jazz
- 1925Mattie Moss ClarkBiographycomposer, vocal · Selma, ALDied 22 September 1994 · Gospel
- 1926Count Ossie (Oswald Williams)Biographydrums, label-owner, percussion · St. Thomas, JamaicaDied 18 October 1976 · Reggae · Ska
- 1929Maurice SimonBiographysaxophone · Houston, TXDied 6 August 2019 · Jazz · Specialty Rec’s
- 1931Charles StepneyBiographyproducer · Chicago, ILDied 17 May 1976 · Soul · Chess Rec’s
- 1933Donald BaileyBiographydrums · Philadelphia, PADied 15 October 2013 · Jazz · Jimmy Smith
- 1936Fred ParrisBiographyvocal · New Haven, CTDied 13 January 2022 · R&B · Five Satins
- 1941Ernest McCarty Jr.Biographybass · Chicago, ILDied 11 December 2025 · Jazz
- 1944Diana RossBiographyvocal · Detroit, MISoul · Primettes, Supremes
- 1946Hi-Tide Harrisguitar · San Francisco, CABlues · Mayall
- 1950Theodore "Teddy" PendergrassBiographyvocal · Philadelphia, PADied 13 January 2010 · R&B · Soul · Blue Notes
- 1954Gussie Clarke (Augustus Clarke)BiographyDJ, label-owner, producer, sound-system · Kingston, JamaicaReggae · Gussy, Studio One
Died6
- 1965Rev. Jack Harpguitar · Pensacola, FLGospel
- 1991Paul GaytenBiographyarranger, band-leader, piano, producer, vocal · Los Angeles, CABorn 29 January 1920 · aged 71 · Bleeding ulcer · R&B
- 1996Jack Alan GogaBiographycomposer · Los Angeles, CABorn 2 January 1944 · aged 52 · Apparent heart attack · Soul · Motown Rec's
- 2013Margie AlexanderBiographyvocalBorn 11 October 1948 · aged 64 · Soul · Atlantic Rec’s
- 2016Dave BakerBiographyarranger, tromboneBorn 21 December 1931 · aged 84 · Jazz
- 2017James Dent "Jimmy" DotsonBiographybass, drums, guitar · Houston, TXBorn 19 October 1933 · aged 83 · Natural causes · Blues · Flyright Rec’s, Zynn
Events1
- 1964Chuck Berry records ‘No Particular Place To Go’ (Chess 1898).