Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 29 March
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
29 March
Musicians born and died on 29 March: 8 births, 15 deaths and 1 recording milestone from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born8
- 1901Sidney ArodinBiographyclarinet · Westwego, LADied 6 February 1948 · Jazz
- 1914Camille HowardBiographypiano, vocal · Galveston, TXDied 10 March 1993 · R&B
- 1914Mabel Robinson SimmsBiographypiano · Cape Charles, VADied 27 January 2005 · Blues · Jazz
- 1918Dick JacobsBiographyarranger, producer · New York, NYDied 20 May 1988 · Soul · Jackie Wilson
- 1918Pearl BaileyBiographyvocal · Newport News, VADied 17 August 1990 · Jazz
- 1940Raymond DavisBiographyvocal · Sumter, SCDied 5 July 2005 · Soul · Parliaments, Temptations
- 1949Michael BreckerBiographysaxophone · Philadelphia, PADied 13 January 2007 · Jazz · Brecker Brothers
- 1955Willie ClaytonBiographyvocal · Indianola, MSSoul
Died15
- 1961Alexander VictorBiographylabel-owner · Monterey, CABorn 20 June 1878 · aged 82 · RCA
- 1966Jazz GillumBiographyharmonica, vocal · Chicago, ILBorn 11 September 1904 · aged 61 · Blues
- 1982Floyd SmithBiographyguitar · Indianapolis, INBorn 25 January 1917 · aged 65 · Jazz · Andy Kirk
- 1986Paul GlassBiographylabel-owner · Oceanside, CAUsa Rec’s
- 1989John LemmonDJ · Cleveland, OHAlan Freed
- 1991Allen Jacksonbass, guitar · Los Angeles, CABorn 10 June 1939 · aged 51 · Jazz · Sonny Stitt
- 1991Jimmy Noone Jr.Biographysaxophone · San Diego, CABorn 21 April 1938 · aged 52 · Jazz · Jeannie Cheatham
- 1991Lee AtwaterBiographyguitar · Washington, DCBorn 27 February 1951 · aged 40 · Blues
- 1995Carl E. JeffersonBiographylabel-owner · St. Helena, CABorn 10 December 1919 · aged 75 · Jazz · Concord Rec’s
- 1999Joe WilliamsBiographyvocal · Las Vegas, NVBorn 12 December 1918 · aged 80 · Blues · Jazz · Count Basie
- 2001Jeanette S. KimballBiographypiano · Charleston, SCBorn 18 December 1908 · aged 92 · Jazz
- 2001John LewisBiographyarranger, composer, piano · New York, NYBorn 3 May 1920 · aged 80 · Prostate cancer · Jazz · Modern Jazz Quartet
- 2003Placide AdamsBiographybass · New Orleans, LABorn 30 August 1929 · aged 73 · R&B · Atlantic Rec’s
- 2018Jimmy WoodsBiographysaxophone · Anchorage, AKBorn 29 October 1934 · aged 83 · Jazz
- 2023Charles "Sweet" SherrellBiographyvocal · The NetherlandsBorn 8 March 1943 · aged 80 · Emphysema · Soul · James Brown
Events1
- 1960Jimmy Reed records 'Big Boss Man' (Vee-Jay).