Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 8 March
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
8 March
Musicians born and died on 8 March: 13 births, 14 deaths and 3 recording milestones from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born13
- 1900Joe RobichauxBiographycomposer, piano · New Orleans, LADied 17 January 1965 · Jazz
- 1905Jimmy Walkerpiano · Memphis, TNBlues
- 1912Eddie JohnsonBiographypiano · East S. Louis, MODied 18 June 1994 · Jazz · Tab Smith
- 1914Cassell Burrowdrums · Galloway, TNDied 2 May 1979 · Blues
- 1918Douglas "Jocko" HendersonBiographyDJ · Baltimore, MDDied 15 July 2000 · R&B · Soul
- 1920Danny Turnersaxophone · Farrell, PADied 14 April 1995 · Jazz
- 1926Matthew "Mac" WestBiographyvocal · New Orleans, LADied 29 July 2009 · R&B · Spiders
- 1931Lloyd KnibbBiographydrums · JamaicaDied 12 May 2011 · Jazz · R&B · Ska · Reggae · Skatalites
- 1935George ColemanBiographysaxophone · Memphis, TNR&B · B.b. King
- 1936Gabor SzaboBiographyguitar · Budapest, HungaryDied 26 February 1982 · Jazz
- 1937Raynoma Mayberry GordyBiographylabel-owner · Detroit, MIDied 11 November 2016 · R&B · Shrine Rec’s
- 1943Charles "Sweet" SherrellBiographyvocal · Nashville, TNDied 29 March 2023 · Soul · James Brown
Died14
- 1965Tadd DameronBiographyarranger, piano · New York, NYBorn 21 February 1917 · aged 48 · Jazz
- 1967Herman ChittisonBiographypiano · Cleveland, OHBorn 15 October 1908 · aged 58 · Jazz · Ethel Waters
- 1971Francis WolffBiographylabel-owner · New York, NYBorn 5 April 1907 · aged 63 · Jazz · Blue Note Rec’s
- 1972Nappy Chin (Clarence Richard Evans Chin)guitar · Dallas, TXBorn 8 February 1935 · aged 37
- 1974John Houserflute · Chicago, ILJazz · Red Saunders
- 1979G.D. YoungBiographyfife, drums · Tyro, MSFolk
- 1990Michael Silvadrums · Paris, FranceBorn 12 November 1925 · aged 64 · Black & Blue Rec’s
- 1992George Sylvester "Red" CallenderBiographybass, composer · Saugus, CABorn 6 March 1916 · aged 76 · Jazz · Exclusive Rec’s
- 1993Don BarksdaleBiographylabel-owner · Oakland, CABorn 31 March 1923 · aged 69 · R&B · Soul · Rhythm Rec’s
- 1993Singleton PalmerBiographybass, trumpet · St. Louis, MOBorn 13 November 1912 · aged 80 · Jazz · Jimmy Forrest
- 1993William Clarence "Billy" EckstineBiographytrombone, trumpeter, vocalBorn 8 July 1914 · aged 78 · Cancer · Jazz · Earl Hines
- 1994Jack SpecterBiographyDJ · Garden City, NYBorn 15 September 1928 · aged 65 · Rock & Roll
- 2003Nathen PageBiographyguitar · Orlando, FLBorn 23 August 1937 · aged 65 · Jazz · Jimmy Smith, Sonny Rollins
Events3
- 1947Roy Milton & His Solid Senders record 'True Blues' (Specialty 510).
- 1966Sam & Dave record the Hayes Porter Tune ‘Hold On I’m Comin’ at Stax studios.
- 1968Bill Brandon records the original 'Rainbow Road' (Tower 430).