Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 3 October
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
3 October
Musicians born and died on 3 October: 18 births, 11 deaths and 1 recording milestone from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born18
- 1907Edgar BattleBiographycomposer · Atlanta, GADied 6 February 1977 · Jazz
- 1908Johnny BurkeBiographycomposer · Antioch, CADied 25 February 1964
- 1911John Robertsvocal · Andros, British West IndiesDied 8 August 1983 · Blues · Joseph Spence
- 1920"Blind" Jim BrewerBiographyguitar · Brookhaven, MSDied 3 June 1988 · Blues
- 1923Von FreemanBiographysaxophone · Chicago, ILDied 11 August 2012 · Jazz
- 1924Malcom "Big" WilsonBiographyDJ, piano · Mariaville Lake, NYDied 5 October 1989
- 1925George T. WeinBiographypiano · Lynn, MADied 13 September 2021 · Folk · Jazz · Newport Fest
- 1925Johnny Vincent (John Vincent Imbragulio Vincent)Biographylabel-owner, producer · Hattiesburg, MSDied 4 February 2000 · Blues · R&B
- 1937Randy Chin (Vincent G.)Biographylabel-owner, producer · Kingston, JamaicaDied 2 February 2003 · Reggae · Ska · Randy's
- 1938Eddie Cochran (Edward Ray Cochrane Cochran)Biographyguitar, vocal · Albert Lea, MNDied 17 April 1960 · R&B · Summertime Blues
- 1941Chubby Checker (Ernest Evans)Biographyvocal · Spring Gulley, SCR&B
- 1947Hopeton LewisBiographyarranger, vocal · Kingston, JamaicaDied 4 September 2014 · Reggae · Ska
- 1950Darlin Ingrid BerryBiographyvocal · St. Louis, MODied 25 September 2026 · R&B · Chuck Berry
- 1950Ronnie LawsBiographysaxophone · Houston, TXFunk · Jazz · R&B
- 1951Billy BranchBiographyharmonica · Great Lakes, ILBlues
- 1954Rev. Al SharptonBiographyvocal · New York, NYSoul · James Brown
- 1954Stevie Ray VaughanBiographyguitar · Dallas, TXDied 27 August 1990 · Blues · R&B
Died11
- 1946James Tim BrymnBiographycomposer · New York, NYBorn 5 October 1881 · aged 64 · Jazz
- 1969Nehemia "Skip" JamesBiographyguitar, piano, vocal · Philadelphia, PABorn 9 June 1902 · aged 67 · Cancer · Blues
- 1976Victoria "Queen" SpiveyBiographycomposer, piano, vocal · New York, NYBorn 15 October 1906 · aged 69 · Blues
- 1979Corky CorcoranBiographysaxophone · Tacoma, WABorn 28 July 1924 · aged 55 · Jazz
- 1987Thomas Phillipslabel-owner · Memphis, TNPhillips Rec’s
- 1991Kate McTellBiographyvocal · Augusta, GABorn 22 August 1911 · aged 80 · Blues
- 1996Grachan MoncurBiographybassBorn 2 September 1915 · aged 81 · Jazz · Savoy Sultans
- 2002Willie MorrisBiographyguitar · Toledo, OHBorn 8 June 1906 · aged 96 · Blues · Jazz · Adelphi Rec’s
- 2004Vernon C. AlleyBiographybass · San Francisco, CABorn 26 May 1915 · aged 89 · Jazz · Count Basie, Lionel Hampton
- 2004“Little” Sammy Hopkinspiano · San Diego, CABorn 3 December 1917 · aged 86 · Jazz
- 2007Lloyd TrotmanBiographybass · Huntington, NYBorn 25 May 1923 · aged 84 · Pneumonia · Jazz · R&B · T-Bone Walker
Events1
- 1964The Supremes’ ‘Baby Love’ (Tamla/Motown) enters the Hot 100.