Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 9 November
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
9 November
Musicians born and died on 9 November: 9 births, 8 deaths and 1 recording milestone from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born9
- 1884Lucius Smithbanjo · Panola Cty, MSDied 18 May 1980 · Blues · Folk
- 1886Euday Louis BowmanBiographypiano · Fort Worth, TXDied 26 May 1949 · Jazz
- 1899Mezz MezzrowBiographyclarinet · Chicago, ILDied 5 August 1972 · Jazz
- 1906James Ostend "Pete" BrownBiographysaxophone · Baltimore, MDDied 20 September 1963 · Jazz
- 1906Muggsy SpanierBiographytrumpet · Chicago, ILDied 12 February 1967 · Jazz
- 1912Brother Joe MayBiographycomposer, vocal · Macon, MSDied 14 July 1972 · Gospel
- 1921Stanley Trotmanpiano · Boston, MAJazz · Lloyd Trotman
- 1941Roy Richards (Leroy Richards)harmonica, vocal · Clarksonville, JamaicaDied 25 May 2007 · Reggae · Ska · Roy & Paulette, Keith & Enid, Byron Lee and the Dragonaires, Studio One
- 1941Tom FogertyBiographyguitar · Berkeley, CADied 6 September 1990 · Blues · Creedence Clearwater
Died8
- 1990Alma Parks Brownvocal · Washington, DCGospel
- 1992Troyce KeyBiographyguitar · Oakland, CABorn 7 September 1937 · aged 55 · Blues
- 2004Olivia "Lady Charlotte" CookBiographypianoBorn 11 May 1913 · aged 91 · Jazz
- 2008Miriam MakebaBiographyvocal · Castel Volturno, ItalyBorn 4 March 1932 · aged 76 · Heart attack · Jazz
- 2012Major HarrisBiographyvocal · Richmond, VABorn 9 February 1947 · aged 65 · Congestive heart and lung failure · Soul · Delfonics, Jarmels
- 2024Ella Louise JenkinsBiographyguitar · Chicago, ILBorn 6 August 1924 · aged 100 · Folk
- 2024Lou DonaldsonBiographysaxophone · Daytona Beach, FLBorn 1 November 1926 · aged 98 · Pneumonia · Jazz
Events1
- 1962Motown releases The Miracles ‘You Really Got A Hold On Me’ (Tamla 54073).