Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 24 November
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
24 November
Musicians born and died on 24 November: 14 births, 15 deaths and 1 recording milestone from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born14
- Leon "Pop" WilliamsBiographyvocalDied 6 September 1989 · Gospel · Williams Brothers
- 1868Scott JoplinBiographycomposer, piano · Bowie Cty, TXDied 1 April 1917 · Jazz
- 1896Rosa HendersonBiographyvocal · Henderson, KYDied 6 April 1968 · Blues · Jazz
- 1905Vee LawnhurstBiographycomposer, piano · New York, NYDied 16 May 1992 · Jazz · R&B · Louis Jordan
- 1912Teddy WilsonBiographypiano · Austin, TXDied 31 July 1986 · Jazz · Billie Holiday
- 1918"Wild" Bill DavisBiographyarranger, organ, piano · Glasgow, MODied 17 August 1995 · Jazz · R&B · Louis Jordan
- 1921Mighty Panther (Vernon Joseph Roberts)Biographycomposer, vocal · TrinidadDied 29 July 2002 · Calypso · Drum Boy
- 1923Earl Paytonharmonica · Pine Bluff, ARBlues
- 1923Serge ChaloffBiographysaxophone · Boston, MADied 16 July 1957 · Jazz
- 1935Jim Benhamlabel-owner · Joliet, ILJazz · Palo Alto Rec’s
- 1941Donald "Duck" DunnBiographybass · Memphis, TNDied 13 May 2012 · Soul · Booker T & Mgs
- 1941Wayne JacksonBiographytrumpet · West Memphis, ARDied 21 June 2016 · R&B · Soul · Markeys, Memphis Horns
- 1943Richard TeeBiographypiano, producer · Brooklyn, NYDied 21 July 1993 · Jazz · Soul
- 1949Anita LouisBiographyvocal · Memphis, TNSoul · Soul Children
Died15
- 1941Dick WilsonBiographysaxophone · New York, NYBorn 11 November 1911 · aged 30 · Jazz · Andy Kirk
- 1959George Irisharranger, saxophone · Boston, MAJazz · Cab Calloway
- 1964Buster PickensBiographypiano · Houston, TXBorn 3 June 1916 · aged 48 · Blues · Lightnin' Hopkins
- 1966Abner SilverBiographycomposer · New York, NYBorn 28 December 1899 · aged 66 · Jazz · R&B · Louis Jordan
- 1969J.T. BrownBiographysaxophone · Chicago, ILBorn 2 April 1918 · aged 51 · Blues · Elmore James
- 1985“Big” Joe TurnerBiographyvocal · Ingelwood, CABorn 18 May 1911 · aged 74 · Kindney failure · R&B
- 1987Robert "Bud" GarrettBiographyguitar · Free Hall, TNBorn 28 January 1916 · aged 71 · Blues · Excello Rec’s
- 1988Rev. Lonnie FarrisBiographyguitar · Los Angeles, CABorn 27 June 1924 · aged 64 · Homicide · Gospel
- 1992June TysonBiographyvocal · Phildelphia, PABorn 5 February 1936 · aged 56 · Jazz
- 1993Albert CollinsBiographyguitar, vocal · Las Vegas, NVBorn 1 October 1932 · aged 61 · Cancer · Blues · R&B
- 1996John WilliamsBiographysaxophone · Columbus, OHBorn 13 April 1905 · aged 91 · Jazz · Andy Kirk
- 2005Wilson "Lit" Watersvocal · Nashville, TNBorn 5 March 1931 · aged 74 · Cancer · Gospel · Fairfield Four
- 2006Bobby McFerrin Sr.Biographyvocal · St. Louis, MOBorn 19 March 1921 · aged 85 · Heart attack · Gospel
- 2006Walter BookerBiographybass · New York, NYBorn 17 December 1933 · aged 72 · Cardiac arrest · Jazz
- 2025Jimmy Cliff (Tomes Chambous Cliff)Biographycomposer, vocal · Kingston, JamaicaBorn 30 July 1944 · aged 81 · Pneumonia · Reggae · Ska
Events1
- 1933Bessie Smith cuts her final record "I'm Down in the Dumps"