Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 25 November
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25 November
Musicians born and died on 25 November: 21 births, 14 deaths from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born21
- 1895Wilmoth HoudiniBiographycomposer, vocal · Port Of Spain, British West IndiesDied 6 August 1973 · Calypso
- 1905Will OsborneBiographycomposer · Toronto, CanadaDied 22 October 1981 · Jazz · R&B · Louis Jordan
- 1909Spencer O'neillBiographydrums · Cedarville, OHDied 24 July 1944 · Jazz · John Kirby
- 1910Willie SmithBiographysaxophone · Charleston, SCDied 7 March 1967 · Jazz
- 1914Eddie Boyd (Edward Riley Boyd)Biographycomposer, guitar, organ, piano, vocal · Stovall, MSDied 13 July 1994 · Blues · R&B
- 1915Dave DexterBiographycomposer, producer · Kansas City, MODied 19 April 1990 · Jazz · Capitol Rec’s
- 1919Joe "Bebop" CarrollBiographyvocal · Philadelphia, PADied 1 February 1981 · Jazz · Dizzy Gillespie
- 1920Inez Jenningsvocal · Sumter, SC
- 1924Paul DesmondBiographysaxophone · San Francisco, CADied 30 May 1977 · Jazz
- 1925Matthew GeeBiographytrombone · Houston, TXDied 18 July 1979 · Jazz · Count Basie
- 1927Dick WellstoodBiographyarranger, piano · Greenwich, CTDied 24 July 1987 · Jazz
- 1928Etta JonesBiographyvocal · Aiken, SCDied 16 October 2001 · Jazz · Earl Hines
- 1928Jimmy JohnsonBiographyguitar, vocal · Holly Springs, MSDied 31 January 2022 · Blues · R&B · Soul
- 1929Rusty BryantBiographysaxophone · Huntington, WVDied 25 March 1991 · Jazz · Mercury Rec’s
- 1931Charles CrosbyBiographydrums · Memphis, TNBlues · R&B · B.b. King
- 1931Nathaniel "Nat" AdderleyBiographyclarinet, trumpet · Tampa, FLDied 2 January 2000 · Jazz
- 1937Blue Scotty (Milford Scott)piano · Williamston, SCBlues
- 1940Percy SledgeBiographyvocal · Leighton, ALDied 14 April 2015 · Soul
- 1943Jerry PortnoyBiographyharmonica · Chicago, ILBlues · Muddy Waters
- 1946Eugene CarrierBiographykeyboards · Houston, TXBlues · R&B · B.b. King
- 1946O.C. Nunnvocal · Chicago, IL
Died14
- 1929Katie CrippenBiographyvocal · New York, NYBorn 17 November 1895 · aged 34 · Blues · Black Swan Rec’s
- 1949Bill "Bojangles" RobinsonBiographydancer, vocal · New York, NYBorn 25 May 1878 · aged 71 · Jazz · Dancer/decca
- 1968James Collinsvocal · Harvey, ILJazz · Count Basie, Earl Hines
- 1970Albert AylerBiographysaxophone · New York, NYBorn 13 July 1936 · aged 34 · Jazz
- 1983Waymond ReedBiographyflugelhorn, trumpet · Nashville, TNBorn 10 January 1940 · aged 43 · Jazz · R&B · Soul · Count Basie, James Brown
- 1986Paul BascombBiographysaxophone · Chicago, ILBorn 12 February 1910 · aged 76 · R&B
- 1987“Little” Willie FosterBiographyharmonica · Chicago, ILBorn 5 April 1922 · aged 65 · Kidney cancer · Blues · Parrot Rec’s
- 1988Gertrude "Gertie" Wellspiano · Washington, DCBorn 2 September 1900 · aged 88 · Jazz · Elmer Snowden
- 1993Larry UttalBiographylabel-owner · New York, NYBorn 2 December 1921 · aged 71 · R&B · Soul · Madison Rec’s
- 1997Fenton RobinsonBiographycomposer, guitar, vocal · Rockford, ILBorn 23 September 1935 · aged 62 · Blues
- 2011Lee "Shot" WilliamsBiographyvocalBorn 21 May 1938 · aged 73 · R&B
- 2012Gregory "Earl" "Speedo" CarrollBiographyvocal · New York, NYBorn 2 November 1937 · aged 75 · Complications from stroke and diabetes · R&B · Cadillacs, Coasters
- 2013Chico HamiltonBiographydrums · New York, NYBorn 21 September 1921 · aged 92 · Natural causes · Jazz
- 2018James "Shep" ShepherdBiographydrumsBorn 19 January 1917 · aged 101 · Blues · Jazz
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