Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 21 May
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
21 May
Musicians born and died on 21 May: 9 births, 5 deaths and 4 recording milestones from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born9
- 1904Thomas "Fats" WallerBiographycomposer, piano, vocal · New York, NYDied 15 December 1943 · Jazz
- 1920“Little” Willie AndersonBiographyharmonica · West Memphis, ARDied 20 June 1991 · Blues
- 1921Henry GloverBiographyarranger, composer, producer, trumpet · Hot Springs, ARDied 7 April 1991 · R&B · Soul · King Rec’s
- 1923Doris AkersBiographycomposer, vocal · Brookfield, MODied 26 July 1995 · Gospel
- 1930Tommy BryantBiographybass · Philadelphia, PADied 3 January 1982 · Jazz · Ink Spots
- 1932Billy WrightBiographyvocal · Atlanta, GADied 28 October 1991 · R&B
- 1938Lee "Shot" WilliamsBiographyvocal · Lexington, MSDied 25 November 2011 · R&B
- 1941Ronald IsleyBiographyvocal · Cincinnati, OHR&B · Soul · Isley Brothers
- 1952Vernon HarringtonBiographyvocal · Chicago, ILDied 8 January 2015 · Blues
Died5
- 1979Blue MitchellBiographytrumpet · Los Angeles, CABorn 13 March 1930 · aged 49 · Jazz
- 1989Eddie MooreBiographydrums · Oakland, CABorn 14 September 1940 · aged 48 · Jazz
- 1990Morris LevyBiographylabel-owner · Ghent, NYBorn 27 August 1927 · aged 62 · Liver cancer · R&B · Gee/rama Rec’s, Roulette Recs
- 1997Lloyd Nolanvocal · Chicago, ILBorn 15 February 1939 · aged 58
- 2015Louis JohnsonBiographybass · Los Angeles, CABorn 13 April 1955 · aged 60 · Soul · Johnson Brothers
Events4
- 1951The Trenier Twins debut release under their own name 'Go, Go, Go' (Okeh 6804).
- 1955Chuck Berry records R&B #1 ‘Maybelline’/'Wee Wee Hours' (Chess 1604).
- 1961Gladys Knight and The Pips' 'Every Beat Of My Heart' (Fury) enters Hot 100.
- 1962Owen Gray ('River of Tears') and Raymond Harper ('That Girl Sunshine') record for Lloyd Daley's 'Matador' label.