Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 26 October
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
26 October
Musicians born and died on 26 October: 9 births, 9 deaths and 2 recording milestones from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born9
- 1911Mahalia JacksonBiographyvocal · New Orleans, LADied 27 January 1972 · Gospel
- 1913Charles Dali BarnetBiographyband-leader, saxophoneDied 4 September 1991 · Jazz
- 1931Detroit Junior (Emery H. Williams Jr.)Biographypiano, vocal · Haynes, ARDied 9 August 2005 · Blues
- 1936Joya Landis (Wanda Jeanne Vann)Biographyvocal · Mound City, KSDied 17 April 2013 · Reggae · Ska · Treasure Isle
- 1937Joey Lewisband-leader, guitar, keyboards, piano · Port of Spain, TrinidadDied 8 February 2016 · Calypso · Joey Lewis Orchestra, JoVan Rec’s
- 1938James "Jabo" StarksBiographydrums · Jackson, ALDied 1 May 2018 · Soul · James Brown
- 1947King Jammy (Lloyd Woodrowe James)Biographyengineer, producer, sound-system · Montego Bay, JamaicaReggae · King Tubby
- 1949Shirley KingBiographyvocal · West Memphis, ARBlues · Gbw Rec’s
- 1951William "Bootsy" CollinsBiographybass, vocal · Cincinnati, OHSoul · James Brown
Died9
- 1952Hattie McDanielBiographydrums, vocal · Woodland Hills, CABorn 10 June 1895 · aged 57 · Blues
- 1961Ed "Jack Raggs" Johnsonarranger, trombone · New York, NYBorn 12 July 1910 · aged 51 · Onyx Rec’s
- 1966Jessie Mae RobinsonBiographycomposer · Los Angeles, CABorn 1 October 1919 · aged 47 · R&B
- 1989Grace Smithvocal · Newark, NJBorn 1 January 1908 · aged 81
- 1990William S. PaleyBiographylabel-owner · New York, NYBorn 28 September 1901 · aged 89 · Cbs Rec’s
- 1994Wilbert HarrisonBiographydrums, guitar, piano, vocal · Spencer, NCBorn 5 January 1929 · aged 65 · Stroke · R&B · W.c. Barker Band
- 1997Ollie NightingaleBiographyvocal · Memphis, TNBorn 6 September 1936 · aged 61 · Heart attack · Soul
- 2009Chris BartleyBiographyvocalBorn 17 April 1947 · aged 62 · Kidney failure · R&B · Soul · Soulful Inspirations
- 2015Winfield "Big Roebie" ScottBiographycomposer, vocal · Union, NJBorn 27 November 1920 · aged 94 · R&B · Cues
Events2
- 1950Floyd Dixon records ‘Telephone Blues’ (Aladdin) at Radio Recorders LA.
- 1953Guitar Slim records ‘Things I Used To Do’ (Specialty).