Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 4 May
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
4 May
Musicians born and died on 4 May: 16 births, 7 deaths and 2 recording milestones from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born16
- 1886Shelton BrooksBiographycomposer · Amesburg, CanadaDied 6 September 1975 · Jazz
- 1895William "Fess" Hamiltonpiano · Midway, KY
- 1913Dave DickersonBiographyguitar · Tip Top, WVBlues · Flyright Rec’s
- 1926Sonny PayneBiographydrums · New York, NYDied 29 January 1979 · Jazz · R&B · Count Basie, Earl Bostic, Tiny Grimes
- 1928Maynard FergusonBiographytrumpet · Verdun, CanadaDied 23 August 2006 · Jazz
- 1930Bobby MartinBiographyarranger, piano, vibraphone · Lockland, OHDied 6 September 2013 · Jazz · Soul · Phil. Int. Rec’s
- 1935Pee Wee MadisonBiographyguitarDied 7 January 2008 · Blues · Muddy Waters
- 1937Ron CarterBiographybass · Ferndale, MIJazz
- 1938Tyrone DavisBiographyvocal · Greenville, MSDied 9 February 2005 · Soul
- 1939Herbert BelkinBiographylabel-owner · New York, NYMobile Fidelity Rec’s
- 1942Nickolas "Nick" AshfordBiographycomposer, vocal · Fairfield, SCDied 22 August 2011 · Soul
- 1950Larry SlovenBiographylabel-ownerHightone Rec’s
- 1951Sigmund "Jackie" JacksonBiographyvocal · Gary, INSoul · Jacksons
- 1952Jacob MillerBiographyvocal · Mandeville, JamaicaDied 23 March 1980 · Reggae
- 1952Joseph Burtontrombone · Chicago, ILBlues · B.b.king, Junior Wells
- 1954Jacob "Killer" MillerBiographyvocal · Mandeville, JamaicaDied 23 March 1980 · Reggae
Died7
- 1987Paul ButterfieldBiographyharmonica · Hollywood, CABorn 17 December 1942 · aged 44 · Blues
- 1994Nowell Dewayne Fulsondrums · Los Angeles, CA
- 1998Elder Anderson JohnsonBiographyguitarBorn 1 August 1915 · aged 82 · Gospel
- 2003Richard "Harmonica Slim" RigginsBiographyharmonica · Fresno, CABorn 1 July 1921 · aged 81 · Heart attack · Blues
- 2004Clement "Coxsone" DoddBiographycomposer, label-owner, producer · Kingston, JamaicaBorn 26 January 1932 · aged 72 · Heart attack · R&B · Reggae · Ska
- 2005Neal PattmanBiographyharmonica · Athens, GABorn 10 January 1926 · aged 79 · Cancer · Blues
Events2
- 1956John Brim records 'You Got Me' (Chess).
- 1957The Alan Freed show premiers on TV, inc. Screamin' Jay Hawkins, The Clovers, The Del-Vikings.