Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 9 March
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
9 March
Musicians born and died on 9 March: 15 births, 13 deaths from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born15
- 1886J.D. SuggsBiographyguitarDied 19 June 1955 · Blues
- 1903Georgia White (Georgia Lawson White)Biographypiano · Sandersville, GABlues
- 1909Herschel EvansBiographysaxophone · Denton, TXDied 9 February 1939 · Jazz · Count Basie
- 1918Saul BihariBiographylabel-owner · St. Louis, MODied 22 February 1975 · Blues · R&B · Mordernrpm/flair Rec’s
- 1920William "Lefty" BatesBiographybass, guitar · Leighton, ALDied 7 April 2007 · Blues · Vee Jay Rec’s
- 1925Billy FordBiographytrumpet, vocal · Bloomfield, NJR&B · Billy & Lillie
- 1928Keely SmithBiographyvocal · Norfolk, VADied 16 December 2017 · Jazz · Louis Prima
- 1930Ornette ColemanBiographysaxophone · Fort Worth, TXDied 11 June 2015 · Jazz
- 1933Lloyd PriceBiographyarranger, label-owner, producer, vocal · Kenner, LADied 3 May 2021 · R&B · Soul
- 1934John Thomas "Scooter" Steelevocal · Chapel Hill, NCDied 28 April 1997 · R&B · Willows
- 1944King Biscuit Boy (Richard Newell)Biographyharmonica · Hamilton, CanadaDied 5 January 2003 · Blues
- 1948Jeffrey OsborneBiographyvocal · Providence, RISoul · L.t.d.
- 1948Steve Hughesharmonica · TexasHeads Up Rec’s
- 1952Oku Onuora (Orlando Wong)Biographyvocal · Kingston, JamaicaReggae · Light of Saba
Died13
- 1961Wilbur C. SweatmanBiographypiano · New York, NYBorn 7 February 1882 · aged 79 · Jazz
- 1965Tommy DouglasBiographyarranger, clarinet, saxophone · South DakotaBorn 9 January 1906 · aged 59 · Jazz
- 1966Henry StuckeyBiographyguitar · Jackson, MSBorn 11 April 1897 · aged 68 · Blues · Skip James
- 1970Jackie OpelBiographyvocal · Bridgetown, BarbadosBorn 27 August 1937 · aged 32 · Ska · Soul · Skatalites
- 1971Gay S. CrosseBiographysaxophone · Cleveland, OHJazz · Gotham Rec’s
- 1974Harry WomackBiographyvocal · Los Angeles, CABorn 25 June 1945 · aged 28 · Soul · Valentinos, Womack Brothers
- 1985Robert "Bumps" BlackwellBiographyarranger, band-leader · Hacienda Heights, CABorn 23 May 1918 · aged 66 · R&B · Specialty Rec’s
- 1986Clarence NelsonBiographyguitar · Memphis, TNBlues
- 1988Thomas Coleman Sellersproducer · Wayne, PASoul · Motown Rec's
- 1992Monty Rex BudwigBiographybassBorn 26 December 1929 · aged 62 · Jazz
- 2005George ScottBiographyvocal · Durham, NCBorn 18 March 1929 · aged 75 · Complications of diabetes and a heart condition · Gospel · Five Blind Boys of Alabama
- 2007Sammy LewisBiographyharmonica · West Memphis, ARBorn 9 August 1932 · aged 74 · Blues · Willie Johnson
- 2012Bugs HendersonBiographyguitar · Jefferson, TXBorn 20 October 1943 · aged 68 · Liver cancer · Blues
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