Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 14 May
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14 May
Musicians born and died on 14 May: 9 births, 10 deaths and 4 recording milestones from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born9
- 1897Sidney BechetBiographyclarinet, saxophone · New Orleans, LADied 14 May 1959 · Jazz
- 1909Pearlis Williamsdrums · Gloucester, MSBlues · Jazz · Harlem Hamfats
- 1923Arthur Stanley "Duke" ReidBiographyproducer · Portland, JamaicaDied 1 January 1975 · Reggae · Ska · Treasure Isle
- 1928Will "Dub" JonesBiographyvocal · Shreveport, LADied 16 January 2000 · R&B · Cadets, Coasters, Jacks
- 1934Grady GainesBiographysaxophone · Waskom, TXDied 29 January 2021 · R&B · Soul
- 1936Bobby Darin (Walden Robert Cassoto Darin)Biographycomposer, drums, guitar, piano, vocal · New York, NYDied 20 December 1973 · Jazz · R&B
- 1943Winston Delano RileyBiographycomposer, producer, vocal · Kingston, JamaicaDied 19 January 2012 · Reggae · Ska · Techniques
- 1946Gene CornishBiographyguitar, vocal · Ottowa, CanadaR&B · Soul · Young Rascals
- 1954Clive Chin (Neville Clive Chin)Biographycomposer, producer · Kingston, JamaicaReggae · Randy's, Studio 17, Impact All Stars
Died10
- 1943William H. Steinlabel-owner · Los Angeles, CAMcA Rec’s
- 1959Sidney BechetBiographyclarinet, saxophone · Paris, FranceBorn 14 May 1897 · aged 62 · Jazz
- 1967George TreadwellBiographytrumpet, manager · New York, NYBorn 21 December 1919 · aged 47 · R&B · Drifters
- 1973Elmer SnowdenBiographyguitar · Philadelphia, PABorn 9 October 1900 · aged 72 · Jazz
- 1974Paul GonsalvesBiographysaxophone · London, EnglandBorn 12 July 1920 · aged 53 · Jazz · Duke Ellington
- 1998Frank SinatraBiographyvocal · Los Angeles, CABorn 12 December 1915 · aged 82 · Heart attack · Jazz
- 2015Riley Ben "B.B." KingBiographyguitar, vocal · Las Vegas, NVBorn 16 September 1925 · aged 89 · Blues · R&B
- 2023Lowell Adrian Morrisdrums, percussion · Ringwood, AustraliaBorn 15 December 1932 · aged 90 · Exotica · Jazz · R&B · Ska · Kes Chin & The Souvenirs/The Caribs
- 2024Jimmy James (Michael James James)Biographyvocal · London, EnglandBorn 13 September 1940 · aged 83 · R&B · Reggae · Ska · Soul · Vagabonds
Events4
- 1944Pat Hare declares 'I'm Gonna Murder My Baby' (Sun).
- 1949Frank Culley's 'Coleslaw' (Atlantic) hits the charts.
- 1963Johnny Watson records 'Gangster of Love' (King).
- 1964The 'blue beat' dance craze has taken hold in Cleveland and Detroit in the wake of Millie Small's 'My Boy Lollipop'. Within one week Ahmet Ertegun and Tom Dowd of Atlantic fly to Jamaica and return with forty newly recorded sides by Ska acts like The Blues Busters, The Charmers, Stranger Cole and The Maytals.