Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 13 October
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
13 October
Musicians born and died on 13 October: 12 births, 9 deaths and 1 recording milestone from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born12
- 1900Gerald MarksBiographycomposer · Saginaw, MIDied 27 January 1997 · Jazz · R&B · Louis Jordan
- 1915Jack FallonBiographybass · London, CanadaDied 22 May 2006 · Blues · Josh White
- 1915Scoville BrownBiographyclarinet · Chicago, ILDied 4 October 1994 · Jazz · Lionel Hampton
- 1920Nipsey RussellBiographyvocal · Atlanta, GADied 2 October 2005 · Comedy
- 1927Anita KerrBiographyarranger, band-leader, composer, conductor, piano, producer, vocal · Memphis, TNDied 10 October 2022 · Country · Jazz · Anita Kerr Singers
- 1929Bernie BaumBiographyarranger, composer · New York, NYDied 28 August 1993 · R&B · Soul · Chantels, Crystals
- 1938Shirley CaesarBiographycomposer, vocal · Durham, NCGospel · Caravans
- 1940Pharoah SandersBiographysaxophone · Little Rock, ARDied 24 September 2022 · Jazz
- 1945Denzil DennisBiographyvocal · Manchester, JamaicaDied 11 July 2024 · Ska · Reggae
- 1946Dorothy MooreBiographyvocal · Jackson, MSSoul · Poppies
Died9
- 1965Harrison VerrettBiographyguitarBorn 27 February 1907 · aged 58 · Lung cancer · R&B · Fats Domino
- 1971Joe SullivanBiographypiano · San Francisco, CABorn 4 November 1906 · aged 64 · Jazz
- 1977Shirley Brickleyvocal · Philadelphia, PABorn 9 December 1944 · aged 32 · R&B · Soul · Orlons
- 1979Clarence MuseBiographycomposer · Perris, CABorn 14 October 1889 · aged 89
- 1980Gabby "Pop" PahinuiBiographyguitar · Honolulu, HIBorn 22 April 1921 · aged 59 · Folk
- 1993Wade FlemonsBiographyvocal · Battle Creek, MIBorn 25 September 1940 · aged 53 · Cancer · R&B · Newcomers
- 1995Geoffrey Aloysius ChungBiographycomposer, engineer, guitar, keyboards, producerLiver failure · Reggae · Ska · Mighty Mystics, Now Generation Band, Upsetters, Edge Productions
- 2006Jennell Hawkins (Jennell Ruth Grimes Hawkins)Biographypiano, vocalBorn 8 April 1938 · aged 68 · R&B · Soul · Rickey & Jennell
- 2010General Norman JohnsonBiographyvocal · Atlanta, GABorn 23 May 1941 · aged 69 · Complications of lung cancer · Soul · Showmen
Events1
- 1958Federal releases James Brown and the Famous Flames’ ‘Try Me’.