Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 5 March
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
5 March
Musicians born and died on 5 March: 12 births, 10 deaths and 2 recording milestones from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born12
- 1888"Peg Leg" HowellBiographyguitar · Eatonton, GADied 11 August 1966 · Blues
- 1910Gene RodgersBiographyarranger, piano · New York, NYDied 23 October 1987 · Jazz · Beacon Rec’s
- 1918Bill PembertonBiographybass · New York, NYDied 13 December 1984 · Jazz
- 1920Tommy GaitherBiographyguitar · Baltimore, MDDied 5 November 1950 · R&B · Orioles
- 1920Warren LuckeyBiographysaxophone · Dallas, TXDied 11 July 2005 · Jazz · R&B
- 1928Pee Wee MooreBiographysaxophone · Raleigh, NCDied 13 April 2009 · R&B · Wynonie Harris
- 1929J.B. LenoirBiographyguitar, vocal · Monticello, MSDied 29 April 1967 · Blues
- 1931Wilson "Lit" Watersvocal · Nashville, TNDied 24 November 2005 · Gospel · Fairfield Four
- 1933Tommy Tucker (Robert Higginbotham Tucker)Biographyguitar, piano, vocal · Springfield, OHDied 22 January 1982 · Jazz · R&B · Soul
- 1948James WineganBiographyharmonica · Newport News, VABlues · Johnny Heartsman
- 1951James A. Taylorband-leader · Birmingham, ALGospel · Birmingham Sunlights
- 1956Bobby DebargeBiographyvocal · Detroit, MIDied 16 August 1995 · R&B · Switch
Died10
- 1962Ruth WillisBiographyvocal · Atlanta, GABlues · Blind Willie McTell
- 1968Syd NathanBiographylabel-owner · Miami Beach, FLBorn 27 April 1904 · aged 63 · Blues · R&B · Soul · King/fereral Rec’s
- 1981Red SaundersBiographydrums · Chicago, ILBorn 2 March 1912 · aged 69 · Jazz · R&B · Okeh Rec’s
- 1989Bernie WashingtonDJ · Pittsburgh, PA
- 1997Ralph BassBiographylabel-owner, producer · New York, NYBorn 1 May 1911 · aged 85 · R&B · Soul · Chess Rec's, King Rec's
- 2000King Ernest (Ernest Baker)Biographyvocal · Santa Maria, CABorn 30 May 1939 · aged 60 · Car accident · Blues
- 2006Mortimo St George PlannoBiographydrums · Kingston, JamaicaBorn 6 September 1929 · aged 76 · Reggae · Bob Marley and the Wailers, Ras Michael and the Sons of Negus
- 2007Count Alert (Alerth Rockford Bedasse)Biographyarranger, band-leader, composer, DJ, guitar, percussion, sound-system, vocal · Kingston, JamaicaBorn 21 February 1928 · aged 79 · Stroke · Mento · Chin’s Calypso Sextet, Chin’s, Federal, Kalypso
- 2013Melvin "Mel" RhyneBiographyorgan · Indianapolis, INBorn 12 October 1936 · aged 76 · Lung cancer · Jazz · Wes Mongtgomery
Events2
- 1935Lucille Bogan records the bawdy 'Shave 'Em Dry' (16972-1) under the pseudonym Bessie Jackson for Okeh in New York.
- 1965The Miracles' 'Ooo Baby Baby' (Tamla 54113) (#4).