Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 19 November
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
19 November
Musicians born and died on 19 November: 14 births, 11 deaths and 3 recording milestones from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born14
- 1862Billy SundayBiographyevangelist · Ames, IADied 6 November 1935 · Gospel
- 1905Tommy DorseyBiographyband-leader, trombonist · Shenandoah, PADied 26 November 1956 · Jazz
- 1908Keg JohnsonBiographytrombone · Dallas, TXDied 8 November 1967 · Jazz · Lucky Millinder
- 1908Willie Anderson "Smokey" Hoggguitar · Centerville, TXBlues · Mercury Rec's
- 1927Joseph Edward HunterBiographyarranger, band-leader, composer, piano · Jackson, TNDied 2 February 2007 · R&B · Soul · Funk Brothers
- 1929Earl King (Earl Connelly King)vocal · Philadelphia, PADied 11 January 1996 · R&B · King Rec’s
- 1933“Big” Leon BrooksBiographyharmonica · Sunflower, MSDied 22 January 1982 · Blues
- 1936Robert WhiteBiographyguitar · Billmyre, PADied 27 October 1994 · Soul · Motown Rec’s
- 1939Warren "Pete" MooreBiographyvocal · Detroit, MIDied 19 November 2017 · R&B · Soul · Miracles
- 1940Winston "Merritone" BlakeBiographyDJ, promoter, producer, sound-system · Morant Bay, JamaicaDied 27 February 2016 · Reggae · Ska · Merritone
- 1944Bob GreenleeBiographybass, producer · Dayton Beach, FLDied 12 February 2004 · Blues · Kingsnake Rec’s
- 1944Bobbie SolomonvocalDied 30 May 1975
- 1954Annette Guestvocal · Chester, PASoul · First Choice
- 1957Eek-A-Mouse (Ripton Joseph Hylton)BiographyDJ, vocal · Kingston, JamaicaReggae
Died11
- 1964“Little” Johnnie JonesBiographypiano · Chicago, ILBorn 1 November 1924 · aged 40 · Blues · Elmore James
- 1977Sonny CrissBiographysaxophone · Los Angeles, CABorn 23 October 1927 · aged 50 · Jazz
- 1983Carolyn LeighBiographylyricist · New York, NYBorn 21 August 1926 · aged 57 · Heart attack · Jazz · R&B · Louis Jordan
- 1985Stepin Fetchit (Lincoln Perry)Biographyvocal · Woodland Hills, CABorn 30 May 1902 · aged 83 · Comedy
- 1986Freddie McKayBiographyvocalHeart attack · Reggae · Treasure Isle, Studio One, Bamboo
- 1987Lorenzo HoldenDiscographysaxophone · Los Angeles, CABorn 17 June 1924 · aged 63 · Jazz · R&B · Johnny Otis
- 1988Robert "Galloping Gray Ghost" KnoxBiographyDJ · Philadelphia, PARock & Roll
- 1993David "Crow" Levineguitar, label-owner · Montpelier, VTRe Bop Rec’s
- 2017Della ReeseBiographyvocal · Los Angeles, CABorn 6 July 1931 · aged 86 · R&B · Meditation Singers
- 2017Warren "Pete" MooreBiographyvocal · Las Vegas, NVBorn 19 November 1939 · aged 78 · Complications of diabetes · R&B · Soul · Miracles
- 2022Danny KalbBiographyguitar · Brooklyn, NYBorn 9 September 1942 · aged 80 · Cancer · Blues · Blues Project
Events3
- 1947Amos Milburn records ‘Chicken Shack Boogie’ (Aladdin).
- 1964Joe Tex’s first chart hit ‘Hold What You’ve Got’ (Atlantic).
- 1979Chuck Berry released from jail for tax evasion.