Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 15 November
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
15 November
Musicians born and died on 15 November: 15 births, 7 deaths and 1 recording milestone from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born15
- 1911Bill Joe Austinsaxophone · Smithfield, NCJazz · R&B
- 1911Mann Curtis (Emanuel Manny Kurtz Curtis)Biographycomposer · New York, NYDied 6 December 1984 · Jazz
- 1913Gus JohnsonBiographydrums · Tyler, TXDied 6 February 2000 · Jazz · R&B · Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Eddie "cleanhead" Vinson, Jay McShann
- 1914Jack TowersBiographyengineer · South DakotaDied 23 December 2010 · Jazz
- 1915Conrad JohnsonBiographysaxophone · Victoria, TXDied 3 February 2008 · Jazz
- 1918Dicky HarrisBiographytrombone · Birmingham, ALDied 8 June 2009 · Jazz · R&B · Lucky Millinder
- 1920Jerome RichardsonBiographyband-leader, saxophone · Oakland, CADied 23 June 2000 · Jazz · Lionel Hampton
- 1924Sonny LesterBiographylabel-owner · New York, NYDied 28 April 2018 · Jazz · Lrm Rec’s
- 1927Clayton LoveBiographypiano · Mattson, MSDied 28 February 2010 · R&B · Ike Turner
- 1928Seldon PowellBiographyflute, saxophone · Lawrenceville, VADied 25 January 1997 · Jazz · R&B · Soul · Pucho & His Latin Soul Brothers
- 1929Joe HintonBiographyvocal · Evansville, INDied 13 August 1968 · Gospel · R&B · Soul · Spirits of Memphis
- 1932Clyde McPhatterBiographyvocal · Durham, NCDied 13 June 1972 · R&B · Dominoes, Drifters
- 1935Peter WeldingBiographyproducer · Philadelphia, PADied 17 November 1995 · Blues · Jazz · Testament Rec’s
- 1937William Edgar "Little Willie" JohnBiographyvocal · Cullendale, ARDied 26 May 1968 · R&B
- 1947Sandis DuralBiographyband-leader, organ, piano · Lafayette, LADied 24 September 2016 · Zydeco · Buckwheat Zydeco
Died7
- 1954Charley JordanBiographyguitar · St. Louis, MOBorn 11 July 1890 · aged 64 · Blues
- 1960Ellabelle DavisBiographyvocal · New Rochelle, NYBorn 17 March 1907 · aged 53 · Gospel
- 1977Billy Taylor Jr.Biographybass · Washington, DCBorn 31 December 1925 · aged 51 · Jazz
- 1978Mississippi Matildavocal · Chicago, ILBorn 27 January 1914 · aged 64 · Blues
- 1981Wallace "Cheese" ReadBiographyviolin · Eunice, LABorn 12 August 1914 · aged 67 · Blues · Arhoolie Rec’s
- 1986Harold C. Burnsidearranger · Cherry Hill, NJSoul · Stax Rec’s
- 2016Mose AllisonBiographycomposer, piano, vocal · Hilton Head, SCBorn 11 November 1927 · aged 89 · Blues · Jazz
Events1
- 1954The Treniers record '(Uh-Oh) Get Out of the Car' (Okeh 7050).