Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 12 November
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
12 November
Musicians born and died on 12 November: 19 births, 9 deaths and 1 recording milestone from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born19
- 1874Bert WilliamsBiographyvocal · New Providence, NasDied 4 March 1922 · Comedy
- 1906Bukka WhiteBiographyguitar, vocal · Houston, MSDied 26 February 1977 · Blues
- 1911Buck ClaytonBiographytrumpet · Parsons, KSDied 8 December 1991 · Jazz · Count Basie
- 1917Hedley H. G. JonesBiographyband-leader, engineer, guitar · Linstead, JamaicaDied 1 September 2017 · Jazz · Hedley Jones Sextet
- 1925Michael Silvadrums · New York, NYDied 8 March 1990 · Black & Blue Rec’s
- 1928Lennie Hibbert (Leonard Aloysius)Biographyband-leader, drums, percussion · Mavis Bank, JamaicaDied 8 September 1984 · Jazz · Reggae · Sound Dimension, Studio One
- 1936Charlotte DavisBiographyvocal · Boston, MAR&B · Tune Weavers
- 1938Mort ShumanBiographycomposer · Brooklyn, NYDied 2 November 1991 · R&B · Soul
- 1938Terry JohnsonBiographyvocal · Baltimore, MDDied 8 October 2025 · R&B · Soul · Flamingos
- 1941Jerry SchollBiographyvocal · Mt. Vernon, NYDied 30 April 2019 · R&B · Mello Kings
- 1942Jim SchwallBiographyguitar · Chicago, ILDied 19 June 2022 · Blues · Siegel-Schwall Band
- 1943Errol Brown (Lester Errol Brown)Biographycomposer, vocal · Kingston, JamaicaDied 6 May 2015 · Soul · Hot Chocolate, Chosen Few
- 1943Jimmy HayesBiographyvocal · Hopewell, VADied 18 May 2017 · Soul · Persuasions
- 1944Booker T. JonesBiographyguitar, organ, piano · Memphis, TNSoul · Booker T & Mgs
- 1945Roger PenzabeneBiographycomposer · Detroit, MIDied 31 December 1967 · Soul · Temptations
- 1949Pooch TavaresBiographyvocal · Cape Verde IslandDied 15 April 2024 · Soul · Tavares
- 1954Nelson MillerBiographyband-leader, drums, producer · Port Antonio, JamaicaDied 30 June 2019 · Reggae
Died9
- 1982Melvin WebbBiographydrums · Los Angeles, CASoul · Marvin Gaye
- 1983Preston JacksonBiographytrombone · Blytheville, ARBorn 3 January 1902 · aged 81 · Jazz · R&B
- 1985Dicky WellsBiographytrombone · New York, NYBorn 10 June 1907 · aged 78 · Jazz · Count Basie
- 1992Charles "Honi" ColesBiographydancer · East Elmhurst, NYBorn 2 April 1911 · aged 81 · Jazz · Coles & Atkins
- 1996Cordell Hull ReagonBiographyvocal · Berkeley, CABorn 22 February 1943 · aged 53 · Gospel · Freedom Singers
- 1998Kenny KirklandBiographypiano · Queens, NYBorn 28 September 1955 · aged 43 · Congestive heart failure · Jazz · Marsalis
- 2014Buddy CatlettBiographysaxophone · Seattle, WABorn 13 May 1933 · aged 81 · Heart problems and other illnesses · Jazz · Blackwell, Count Basie
- 2023Richard BrooksBiographycomposer, vocal · Chattanooga, TNBorn 13 May 1940 · aged 83 · Soul · Impressions
Events1
- 1953The Drifters record ‘Such A Night’, ‘Honey Love’ (Atlantic).