Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 10 May
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
10 May
Musicians born and died on 10 May: 20 births, 10 deaths and 2 recording milestones from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born20
- 1886Ann "Bad" CookBiographyvocal · Fazendeville, LADied 29 September 1962 · Blues · Victor Rec’s
- 1905Adriel McDonaldBiographyvocal · Virgin IslandsDied 1 September 1987 · Jazz · Ink Spots
- 1924Teddy RileyBiographytrumpet · New Orleans, LADied 14 November 1992 · R&B · Roy Brown
- 1925Cliff GoldsmithBiographyproducerDied 14 June 1991 · Jazz · R&B · Soul · GALAXY REC's, LITTLE JOHNNY TAYLOR
- 1928Sherman Bookerpiano · Phoenix, AZCombo Rec’s
- 1935Larry WilliamsBiographypiano, vocal · New Orleans, LADied 7 January 1980 · R&B
- 1937Carlo MastrangelloBiographyvocal · Bronx, NYDied 4 April 2016 · R&B · Belmonts
- 1938Henry FambroughBiographyvocal · Detroit, MIDied 7 February 2024 · Soul · Detroit Spinners
- 1938Jimmy MoschellaBiographyvocal · Staten Island, NYDied 10 June 2006 · R&B · Elegants
- 1940Arthur Bernard Alexander Jr.Biographyvocal · Florence, ALDied 9 June 1993 · Soul
- 1941Arlene SmithBiographyvocal · New Rochelle, NYDied 29 July 2026 · R&B · Chantels
- 1941Danny RappBiographyvocal · Philadelphia, PADied 4 April 1983 · R&B · Danny & Juniors
- 1942Bill CodayBiographyvocal · Coldwater, MSDied 7 June 2008 · Soul
- 1946Jimmy PonderBiographyguitar · Pittsburgh, PADied 16 September 2013 · Jazz
- 1949Maurice John VaughnBiographyguitar · Chicago, ILBlues · Alligator Rec’s
- 1950Prince Allah (Keith Blake)Biographyvocal · Denham Town, JamaicaReggae · Leaders
- 1952Lowell Charles "Sly" DunbarBiographydrums · Kingston, JamaicaDied 26 January 2026 · Reggae
Died10
- 1967George Jenkinsdrums · San Francisco, CAJazz · R&B · Dinah Washington
- 1970Frankie Lee SimsBiographyguitar, vocal · Dallas, TXBorn 30 April 1917 · aged 53 · Blues · Specialty Rec’s
- 1974Bernard Gablerlabel-owner · New York, NYJazz · Commodore Rec’s
- 1979Carl MartinBiographybass, guitar, mandolin, violin, vocal · Pontiac, MIBorn 1 April 1906 · aged 73 · Blues · Martin,bogan & Armstrong
- 1986Charles "Hungry" WilliamsBiographydrums · New York, NYBorn 12 February 1935 · aged 51 · R&B
- 1987Laverne Melody "Sugar" Kingvocal · Philadelphia, PAJazz · Dizzy Gillespie
- 1989Woody ShawBiographytrumpet · New York, NYBorn 24 December 1944 · aged 44 · Jazz · Art Blakey, Eric Dolphy, Horace Silver, Max Roach
- 1995Jimmy RaneyBiographyguitar · Louisville, KYBorn 20 August 1927 · aged 67 · Jazz
- 2017Arthur "Bunny" RobinsonBiographyvocalBorn 6 June 1935 · aged 81 · Cancer · Reggae · Ska · Simms & Robinson, Bunny & Scully, Peanut
- 2020Betty WrightBiographyvocal · Miami, FLBorn 21 December 1953 · aged 66 · Cancer · Soul
Events2
- 1952Little Walter records his groundbreaking debut hit (#1)- 'Juke' (Checker).
- 1953Joe Turner records 'Honey Hush' (Atlantic) at J&M Studios New Orleans.