Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 18 November
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18 November
Musicians born and died on 18 November: 13 births, 12 deaths and 3 recording milestones from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born13
- 1909Johnny MercerBiographylabel-owner · Savannah, GADied 25 June 1976 · Jazz · R&B · Soul · Capitol Rec’s
- 1910Spencer JacksonThomaston, ALGospel
- 1914Leonard E. DepaurBiographycomposer, vocal · Summit, NJDied 7 November 1998 · Gospel
- 1920Dennis "Long Man" BinderBiographypiano · Rosendale, MSBlues · R&B · Sun Rec’s
- 1921Sister Mary Ignatius Davies (Mary Davies)BiographyDJ · Innswood, JamaicaDied 9 February 2003 · Jazz
- 1923Lil GreenwoodBiographyvocalDied 19 July 2011 · Jazz · R&B
- 1925Don JohnsonBiographytrumpet · Pasadena, CAJazz · R&B · Johnny Otis
- 1927Hank Ballard (John H. Kendricks Ballard)Biographyvocal · Detroit, MIDied 2 March 2003 · R&B · Soul · Midnighters
- 1930Melvin LastieBiographytrumpet · New Orleans, LADied 4 December 1972 · Jazz · R&B · Soul
- 1936Don CherryBiographyclarinet, piano, vocal · Oklahoma City, OKDied 19 October 1995 · Jazz
- 1936Jimmy RadcliffeBiographycomposer, producer, vocal · New York, NYDied 27 July 1973 · Soul
- 1946Bennie WallaceBiographysaxophone · Chattanooga, TNJazz
- 1951Ernest Wilson (Fitzroy Ernest Wilson)Biographybass, guitar, piano, vocal · Clarendon Parish, JamaicaDied 2 November 2021 · Reggae · Ska · Clarendonians, Techniques
Died12
- 1940Joshua AltheimerBiographypiano · Chicago, ILBorn 17 May 1911 · aged 29 · Blues · Jazz · Bluebird Rec’s
- 1951Will H. VoderyBiographypiano · New York, NYBorn 8 October 1885 · aged 66 · Jazz
- 1971"Little Junior" Parker (Herman Parker Jr Parker)Biographyharmonica, vocal · Blue Island, ILBorn 27 March 1932 · aged 39 · Brain tumour · Blues · R&B
- 1973Luther Henry HuffBiographyguitar · Detroit, MIBorn 5 December 1910 · aged 62 · Heart attack · Blues
- 1978Lennie TristanoBiographypiano · New York, NYBorn 19 March 1919 · aged 59 · Jazz
- 1989Freddie Waits (Freddie Dahoud Waits)Biographydrums · New York, NYBorn 27 April 1940 · aged 49 · Soul · Motown Rec’s
- 1993Donald Deecomposer, producer · New York, NY
- 1994Cabell "Cab" Calloway IIIBiographyband-leader, composer, drums, vocal · Hockessin, DEBorn 25 December 1907 · aged 86 · Jazz · Alabamians, Cab Jivers, Missourians
- 2009Johnny AlmondBiographysaxophone · Hayward, CABorn 20 July 1946 · aged 63 · Cancer · Blues
- 2014Dave AppellBiographycomposer · Cherry Hill, NJBorn 24 March 1922 · aged 92 · Alzheimer's disease · R&B · Soul · Cameo-Parkway Rec’s
- 2022Tommy FacendaBiographyvocal · Portsmouth, VABorn 10 November 1939 · aged 83 · Rock & Roll
Events3
- 1954Ray Charles’ second rock’n’roll session (Georgia Tech studios)- ‘I Got A Woman’, ‘Greenbacks’.
- 1964Wes Montgomery records 'Movin' Wes' (Verve V6-8610).
- 1968Over two consecutive days George Benson records his Verve LP 'Goodies' (Verve V6 8771).