Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 21 November
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
21 November
Musicians born and died on 21 November: 12 births, 10 deaths and 3 recording milestones from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born12
- 1904Coleman HawkinsBiographycello, piano, saxophone · St. Joseph, MODied 19 May 1969 · Jazz
- 1909Lloyd GlennBiographyarranger, piano · San Antonio, TXDied 23 May 1985 · R&B
- 1913K.C. DouglasBiographyguitar, vocal · Sharon, MSDied 18 October 1975 · Blues
- 1923John Marshall "Big John" GreerBiographysaxophone, vocal · Hot Springs, ARDied 12 May 1972 · R&B · Lucky Millinder
- 1929L.B. LawsonguitarBlues
- 1934Jimmy AndersonBiographyharmonica, vocal · Natchez, MSBlues
- 1941Andrew LoveBiographysaxophone · Memphis, TNDied 12 April 2012 · Soul · Memphis Horns
- 1941David PorterBiographycomposer, vocal · Memphis, TNSoul
- 1948Alphonse MouzonBiographydrums, piano · Charleston, SCDied 25 December 2016 · Jazz
- 1948Lonnie JordanBiographypiano · San Diego, CASoul · WAR
- 1953Santa Davis (Carlton Sylvester)Biographycomposer, drums · Kingston, JamaicaReggae · Ska · Soul Syndicate, Aggrovators
Died10
- 1948Horace EubanksBiographysaxophone · St. Louis, MOBorn 21 April 1894 · aged 54 · Blues · Jazz · Lonnie Johnson
- 1977Lester KoenigBiographylabel-owner · Los Angeles, CABorn 3 December 1917 · aged 59 · Jazz · Contemporary Rec’s
- 1978Berry "Pops" Gordy Sr.Biographybusinessman, mentor · Los Angeles, CABorn 10 July 1888 · aged 90 · R&B · Soul · Motown Rec’s
- 1989Stanley Morganguitar · Honolulu, HIBorn 2 October 1913 · aged 76 · Jazz · Ink Spots
- 1999Alvin Cash (Alvin Welch Cash)Biographyvocal · Chicago, ILBorn 15 February 1939 · aged 60 · Stomach problems · Soul · Crawlers, Registers
- 2001Ralph J. BurnsBiographyarranger · Los Angeles, CABorn 29 June 1922 · aged 79 · Stroke complications and pneumonia · Jazz · Ray Charles
- 2002Hadda BrooksBiographypiano, vocal · Los Angeles, CABorn 29 October 1916 · aged 86 · Following open-heart surgery · R&B
- 2003Teddy RandazzoBiographycomposer, producer · Orlando, FLBorn 13 May 1935 · aged 68 · Heart attack · Soul
- 2006Robert Lockwood Jr.Biographyguitar, vocal · Cleveland, OHBorn 27 March 1915 · aged 91 · Cerebral aneurysm and stroke · Blues
Events3
- 1951Sticks McGhee records ‘One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show’ (Atlantic).
- 1953The Drifter’s ‘Money Honey’ (Atlantic) hits R&B #1.
- 1959Alan Freed sacked from WABC after refusing to sign affidavit affirming that he had never received payola.