Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 7 March
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
7 March
Musicians born and died on 7 March: 6 births, 10 deaths and 1 recording milestone from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born6
- 1911Louis Cottrell Jr.Biographyclarinet · New Orleans, LADied 21 March 1978 · Jazz · Esther Bigeou
- 1912James "Peck" CurtisBiographydrums · Benoit, MSDied 1 November 1970 · Blues · King Biscuit Boys
- 1942Hamilton BohannonBiographyarranger, drums · Newnan, GADied 24 April 2020 · Soul · Motown Rec’s
- 1944Keith ColeyBiographyvocal · St. Elizabeth, JamaicaReggae · Ska · Silvertones, Treasure Isle, Studio One
- 1952Donovan GermainBiographycomposer, producer · Kingston, JamaicaReggae
Died10
- 1967Willie SmithBiographysaxophone · Los Angeles, CABorn 25 November 1910 · aged 56 · Jazz
- 1971Harold "Digby" McNairBiographyarranger, band-leader, flute, saxophone, vocal · London, EnglandBorn 5 November 1931 · aged 39 · Cancer · Jazz · Donovan, Ginger Baker’s Air Force, CCS
- 1991Sam McCraryBiographyvocal · Nashville, TNBorn 27 October 1913 · aged 77 · Gospel · Fairfield Four
- 2001Robert EaleyBiographyguitar, vocal · Fort Worth, TXBorn 6 December 1925 · aged 75 · Blues
- 2006Gordon Parks Sr.Biographycomposer · New York, NYBorn 30 November 1912 · aged 93 · Soul
- 2007Paul DelayBiographyharmonica · Portland, ORBorn 31 January 1952 · aged 55 · Leukemia · Blues
- 2012“Big” Walter PriceBiographypiano · Houston, TXBorn 2 August 1917 · aged 94 · Jazz · R&B
- 2015Horace Faith (Horace Smith)BiographyvocalReggae · Trojan Rec’s, B&C Rec’s, A&M Rec’s, DJM Rec’s
- 2026Joe "Country" McDonaldBiographycomposer, guitar · Berkeley, CABorn 1 January 1942 · aged 84 · Complications from Parkinson's disease · Folk · Rock & Roll
Events1
- 1956The first C&W song to enter R&B charts - 'Blue Suede Shoes' by Carl Perkins.