Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 24 October
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
24 October
Musicians born and died on 24 October: 21 births, 9 deaths and 2 recording milestones from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born21
- 1889Frank B. WalkerBiographyarranger, producer · Fly Summit, NYDied 15 October 1963 · Country · R&B · Columbia Rec’s
- 1906Sandy WilliamsBiographytrombone · Summerville, SCDied 25 March 1991 · Jazz · Fletcher Henderson
- 1909Raphael TaylorBiographyvocal · Houston, TXGospel · Pilgrim Travelers
- 1911Sonny TerryBiographyharmonica · Greensboro, GADied 12 March 1986 · Blues · Brownie McGhee
- 1914Jimmie PowellBiographysaxophone · New York, NYDied 16 February 1994 · Jazz
- 1920Wendell MarshallBiographybass · St. Louis, MODied 6 February 2002 · Jazz
- 1921Connie "Williams" WoodruffBiographypiano · Newark, NJBlues
- 1925Willie MabonBiographypiano, vocal · Hollywood, TNDied 19 April 1985 · Blues
- 1930Big Bopper (Jiles Perry "J.P." Richardson)Biographycomposer, vocal · Sabine Pass, TXDied 3 February 1959 · R&B
- 1930Lewis Hamlintrumpet · Baltimore, MDSoul · James Brown
- 1931Tommy BankheadBiographyguitar, vocal · Lake Comorant, MSDied 16 December 2000 · Blues
- 1936Jimmy DawkinsBiographyguitar, vocal · Tchula, MSDied 10 April 2013 · Blues
- 1937Clarence HollimonBiographyguitar · Houston, TXDied 23 April 2000 · Jazz · R&B · Bobby Bland, Junior Parker, O.v. Wright
- 1937Santo FarinaBiographyguitar · New York, NYDied 7 June 2016 · R&B · Santo & Johnny
- 1938Odean PopeBiographysaxophone · Ninety Six, SCJazz
- 1943Corky SiegelBiographypiano, harmonica · Chicago, ILBlues · Siegel-Schwall
- 1944Bettye Swann (Betty Jean Champion Swann)Biographyvocal · Shreveport, LADied 25 January 2023 · Soul · Fawns
- 1945Brenda PaytonBiographyvocalDied 14 June 1992 · Soul · Brenda & the Tabulations
- 1949Tiny TavaresBiographyvocal · Cape Verde IslandSoul · Tavares
- 1950Pablove Black (Paul Anthony Dixon)Biographyarranger, band-leader, composer, keyboards, piano, producer, vocalReggae · Ska · Studio One, Soul Defenders, Black Ark, Wanderers
- 1954Cindy Breakspeare (Cynthia Jean Cameron Breakspeare)Biographyvocal · Toronto, CanadaJazz
Died9
- 1964Joe Henderson (singer)Biographyvocal · Nashville, TNHeart attack · Gospel · R&B
- 1986Johnny Mbizo DyaniBiographybass · Berlin, GermanyBorn 30 November 1945 · aged 40 · Jazz
- 1987Revella HughesBiographyvocal · New York, NYBorn 27 July 1895 · aged 92 · Jazz · Black Swan Rec’s
- 1989Sahib ShihabBiographysaxophone · TennesseeBorn 23 June 1925 · aged 64 · Jazz
- 2000“Little” Mac SimmonsBiographyharmonica · Chicago, ILBorn 25 January 1933 · aged 67 · Blues
- 2008Merl SaundersBiographypiano · San Francisco, CABorn 14 February 1934 · aged 74 · Stroke complications · Jazz · Soul · Galaxy Rec’s
- 2017Antoine "Fats" DominoBiographypiano, vocal · Harvey, LABorn 26 February 1928 · aged 89 · Natural causes · R&B
- 2018Tony Joe WhiteBiographycomposer, guitar · Leiper's Fork, TNBorn 23 July 1943 · aged 75 · Heart attack · Soul
Events2
- 1962James Brown records ‘Live At The Apollo’ in front of 1500 at 253 West 125th St. (King/Federal).
- 1964Maxine Brown’s ‘Oh No Not My Baby’ (Roulette?) enters the Hot 100.