Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 30 May
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
30 May
Musicians born and died on 30 May: 12 births, 15 deaths and 3 recording milestones from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born12
- 1883Lewis F. MuirBiographycomposer, pianoDied 19 January 1950 · Jazz · R&B · Louis Jordan
- 1902Ed "Schubert" SwanstonBiographyarranger, piano · New York, NYDied 13 June 2003 · Doo-wop
- 1902Stepin Fetchit (Lincoln Perry)Biographyvocal · Key West, FLDied 19 November 1985 · Comedy
- 1905Sidney DeparisBiographytrumpet · Crawfordsville, INDied 13 September 1967 · Blues · Jazz · Bessie Smith
- 1909Benny GoodmanBiographyband-leader, clarinet · Chicago, ILDied 13 June 1986 · Jazz
- 1915Isaac Ravizeevocal · AlabamaDied 28 May 1990 · Gospel · Ravizee Singers
- 1919Joe Gainesvocal · New Orleans, LAR&B · Hawks, Humming Four
- 1921Madeline GreeneBiographyvocal · St. Matthews, SCDied 30 May 1976 · Jazz
- 1928Priscilla BowmanBiographyvocal · Kansas City, KSDied 24 July 1988 · R&B · Vee Jay Rec’s
- 1939John GordonBiographytrombone · New York, NYDied 27 November 2003 · Jazz · R&B · Lionel Hampton, Lloyd Price
- 1939King Ernest (Ernest Baker)Biographyvocal · Natchez, MSDied 5 March 2000 · Blues
- 1944Nicky Thomas (Cecil Thomas)Biographyvocal · Portland, JamaicaReggae · Trojan Rec’s
Died15
- 1953Dooley WilsonBiographydrums, vocal · Los Angeles, CABorn 3 April 1886 · aged 67 · Jazz
- 1956Valaida SnowBiographytrumpet, vocal · New York, NYBorn 2 June 1904 · aged 51 · Jazz
- 1967Morris LaneBiographysaxophone · Gary, INJazz · Lionel Hampton
- 1972John RyanesBiographyvocal · Newark, NJBorn 16 November 1940 · aged 31 · R&B · Monotones
- 1975Bobbie Solomonvocal · Los Angeles, CABorn 19 November 1944 · aged 30
- 1976Madeline GreeneBiographyvocal · Cleveland, OHBorn 30 May 1921 · aged 55 · Jazz
- 1976Melvin "Li'l Son" JacksonBiographyguitar, vocal · Dallas, TXBorn 17 August 1916 · aged 59 · Cancer · Blues · Blue Eagle Four
- 1977Paul DesmondBiographysaxophone · New York, NYBorn 25 November 1924 · aged 52 · Jazz
- 1986Hank MobleyBiographysaxophone · Philadelphia, PABorn 7 July 1930 · aged 55 · Jazz · Soul
- 1989Dave ColemanDiscographydrums · Seattle, WABorn 22 September 1923 · aged 65 · Jazz · Freddie Slack
- 1991Demas DeanBiographytrumpetBorn 6 October 1903 · aged 87 · Jazz
- 1993Sun Raband-leader, composer, piano, vocal · Birmingham, ALBorn 22 May 1914 · aged 79 · Blues · Jazz · R&B
- 1996Arthur "T Boy" RossBiographycomposer · Oak Park, MIBorn 28 February 1949 · aged 47 · Soul · Motown Rec's
Events3
- 1943Hunter Hancock (L.A. DJ) launches his program aimed at black listeners.
- 1949"Dr Daddy-O" (Vernon Winslow) becomes New Orleans first black DJ.
- 1964The Jamaican Government, in cooperation with Atlantic Records, announces that it will send dancers to demonstrate the Ska at New Jersey's Palisades Amusement Park.