Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 3 March
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
3 March
Musicians born and died on 3 March: 10 births, 11 deaths and 2 recording milestones from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born10
- 1893William "Ragtime Millionaire" MooreBiographyguitar · Dover, GADied 22 November 1951 · Blues
- 1903Lowell PetersBiographyvocal · Cleveland, TNGospel · Southernaires
- 1906Albany Leon "Barney" BigardBiographyclarinet · New Orleans, LADied 27 June 1980 · Jazz · Duke Ellington
- 1918Cliff SmallsBiographypiano · Charleston, SCJazz · R&B · Earl Bostic
- 1924Reverend Houston.H. "H.H." HarringtonBiographylabel-owner · Macon, MSBlues · R&B · Atomic-H Rec’s
- 1927Tommy McCookBiographysaxophone · Havana, CubaDied 5 May 1998 · Jazz · R&B · Reggae · Ska · Skatalites
- 1931Robert HamlettBiographyvocal · Nashville, TNDied 1 February 2016 · Gospel · Fairfield Four
- 1934Jimmy GarrisonBiographybass · Miami, FLDied 7 April 1976 · Jazz · John Coltrane
- 1938Willie ChambersBiographyguitar · Lee County, MSSoul · Chambers Brothers
- 1948Donat Roy "Jackie" MittooBiographyorgan, piano, vocal · Browns Town, JamaicaDied 16 December 1990 · Reggae · Ska · Skatalites
Died11
- 1973Jerry BlaineBiographylabel-owner · Long Island, NYBorn 31 December 1910 · aged 62 · Jazz · R&B · Jubilee-Josie Rec’s
- 2002Cleo "Big Bo" McGeeBiographyharmonica, vocal · Eutaw, ALBorn 9 October 1928 · aged 73 · Stabbed · Blues
- 2002Harlan HowardBiographycomposer · Nashville, TNBorn 8 September 1927 · aged 74 · Heart attack · Country
- 2006Sister O.M. TerrellBiographyguitar · Conyers, GABorn 18 August 1911 · aged 94 · Gospel
- 2009Richard Pequearranger, producerBorn 29 July 1943 · aged 65 · Blues · Soul · Twinight Rec’s
- 2013Bobby RogersBiographyvocal · Southfield, MIBorn 19 February 1940 · aged 73 · Complications from diabetes · R&B · Soul · Miracles
- 2015Sylvester RankinBiographyguitar · Albany, NYBorn 16 December 1932 · aged 82 · Blues
- 2022Denroy MorganBiographyvocal · Lawrenceville, GABorn 15 May 1945 · aged 76 · Cancer · Reggae · Black Eagles
- 2026Cicero BlakeBiographyvocalBorn 20 February 1936 · aged 90 · R&B · Kool Gents
Events2
- 1951Jackie Brenston records 'Rocket 88' (Chess) with Ike Turner's band at Sun studios.
- 1963Ben E King records ‘Don’t Play That Song’ (Atlantic) with a young Little Eva one of the backing singers.