Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 28 October
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
28 October
Musicians born and died on 28 October: 11 births, 7 deaths and 2 recording milestones from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born11
- 1892Dink JohnsonBiographyclarinet, drums, piano · Biloxi, MSDied 29 November 1954 · Jazz
- 1907Rudy PowellBiographysaxophone · New York, NYDied 30 October 1976 · Jazz · R&B · Millinder, Rushing
- 1909Willie Hatcherarranger, composer, label-owner, producer, vocal · Clarksdale, MS
- 1921Arturo "Chico" O'FarrillBiographyarranger, composer · Havana, CubaDied 27 June 2001 · Jazz
- 1931Harold BattisteBiographyarranger, label-owner, producer, trumpet · New Orleans, LADied 19 June 2015 · Jazz · R&B · Soul
- 1936Ted HawkinsBiographycomposer, guitar · Lakeshore, MSDied 1 January 1995 · Blues
- 1940Jay ProctorBiographyvocalR&B · Jay & Techniques
- 1948Jimmy Don SmithBiographyguitar · Fort Worth, TXDied 29 January 1986
- 1948Telma Louise HopkinsBiographyvocal · Louisville, KYSoul · Golden World Rec's, Motown Rec's
- 1953Desmond Child (John Charles Barrett Jr Child)Biographycomposer, producer · Gainesville, FLRock & Roll
Died7
- 1965Earl Eugene BosticBiographyband-leader, clarinet, flute, saxophone · Rochester, NYBorn 25 April 1913 · aged 52 · Heart attack · Jazz · R&B
- 1967Jody EdwardsBiographyvocal · Dolton, ILBorn 19 July 1895 · aged 72 · Blues · Butterbeans & Susie
- 1975Oliver NelsonBiographyarranger, saxophone · Los Angeles, CABorn 4 June 1932 · aged 43 · Jazz
- 1991Billy WrightBiographyvocal · Atlanta, GABorn 21 May 1932 · aged 59 · R&B
- 2003Oliver SainBiographyband-leader, producer, saxophone · St. Louis, MOBorn 1 March 1932 · aged 71 · Bone cancer · Soul
- 2022Jerry Lee LewisBiographypiano, vocal · Nesbit, MSBorn 29 September 1935 · aged 87 · R&B
Events2
- 1966Jimmy Smith records 'OGD' (a.k.a. 'The Road Song') at Van Gelder's Studio, Englewood Cliffs New Jersey (Verve).
- 1980Eddie Boyd receives a pacemaker.