Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 6 March
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
6 March
Musicians born and died on 6 March: 11 births, 13 deaths and 3 recording milestones from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born11
- 1893Walter "Furry" LewisBiographyguitar, vocal · Greenwood, MSDied 14 September 1981 · Blues
- 1896Billy AustinBiographycomposer · Denver, CODied 24 July 1964 · Jazz · R&B · Louis Jordan
- 1898Dewey P. WilliamsBiographyvocal · Haw Ridge, ALDied 11 November 1996 · Folk · Gospel
- 1906Leslie "Jives" HutchinsonBiographytrumpet · Kingston, JamaicaDied 22 November 1959 · Jazz
- 1914Thurmon RuthBiographyvocal · Pomaria, SCDied 13 September 2002 · Gospel · Selah Jubilee Singers
- 1916George Sylvester "Red" CallenderBiographybass, composer · Haynesville, VADied 8 March 1992 · Jazz · Exclusive Rec’s
- 1923John Leslie "Wes" MontgomeryBiographyguitar · Indianopolis, INDied 15 June 1968 · Jazz
- 1929Percy Jackson Jr.congas · St. Louis, MOJazz · Jimmy Forrest
- 1938Lovelace WatkinsBiographyvocal · New Brunswick, NJDied 11 June 1995 · Jazz
- 1944Mary WilsonBiographyvocal · Greenville, MSDied 8 February 2021 · Soul · Primettes, Supremes
- 1957Barry Brown (Barrington Michael)Biographycomposer, vocal · Kingston, JamaicaDied 29 May 2004 · Reggae · Aliens
Died13
- 1975Bill "Walkin' & Talkin' Bill" HawkinsBiographyDJ · Cleveland, OHBorn 26 April 1909 · aged 65 · Gospel · Jazz · R&B
- 1980Bobby JonesBiographysaxophone · Munich, GermanyBorn 30 October 1928 · aged 51 · Jazz
- 1987Eddie DurhamBiographyarranger, guitar, trombone · New York, NYBorn 19 August 1906 · aged 80 · Jazz · Count Basie
- 1988Mattie JohnsonBiographyvocal · Washington, DCGospel · Stars Faith
- 1994Moses RascoeBiographyguitar · Lebanon, PABorn 27 July 1917 · aged 76 · Blues · Flying Fish Rec’s
- 1994Yvonne FairBiographyvocal · Las Vegas, NVBorn 21 October 1942 · aged 51 · Soul · James Brown
- 1995Delroy WilsonBiographyvocal · Kingston, JamaicaBorn 5 October 1948 · aged 46 · Reggae · Ska
- 1999Larry WashingtonDiscographypercussionBorn 10 December 1940 · aged 58 · Complications related to lung cancer · Soul · Gamble & Huff
- 1999Tulsa Red/Lowell Fulson (Lowell Fulsom Fulson)Biographyband-leader, guitar, vocal · Long Beach, CABorn 31 March 1921 · aged 77 · Blues · R&B · Soul
- 2000Pearl ReavesBiographyvocal · Boston, MABorn 7 June 1929 · aged 70 · R&B · Soul
- 2006King FloydBiographycompose, vocalBorn 13 February 1945 · aged 61 · Complications of a stroke and diabetes · Soul
- 2006Rev. Johnny "Uncle" WilliamsBiographyguitar · Chicago, ILBorn 15 May 1906 · aged 99 · Blues
- 2020McCoy TynerBiographypiano · Bergenfield, NJBorn 11 December 1938 · aged 81 · Jazz · John Coltrane
Events3
- 1959Ben E. King's Drifters first record for Atlantic - 'There Goes My Baby'.
- 1965Solomon Burke’s only #1 ‘Go To Get You Off My Mind’ (Atlantic) enters R&B charts.
- 1965The Temptations’ ‘My Girl’ hits Pop #1.