Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 31 October
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
31 October
Musicians born and died on 31 October: 8 births, 9 deaths and 2 recording milestones from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born8
- 1896Ethel WatersBiographypiano, vocal · Chester, PADied 1 September 1977 · Blues · R&B
- 1915Chris GriffinBiographytrumpet · Binghamton, NYDied 18 June 2005 · Blues · Jazz · Meade Lux Lewis
- 1917Melvin Moorevocal · Oklahoma City, OKJazz · Lucky Millinder
- 1922Illinois Jacquet (Illinois Battiste Jacquet)Biographysaxophone · Broussard, LADied 22 July 2004 · Jazz · Cab Calloway, Lionel Hampton
- 1930Booker ErvinBiographysaxophone · Denison, TXDied 31 August 1970 · Jazz · Mingus
- 1936James MaddoxBiographybass vocal · Chicago, ILDied 4 January 2022 · R&B · El Dorados
- 1941Bruce BrombergBiographyproducer · Chicago, ILDied 27 December 2021 · Blues · Hightone Rec’s
Died9
- 1977Eva TaylorBiographyvocal · Mineola, NYBorn 22 January 1895 · aged 82 · Jazz · Clarence Williams
- 1991Garvin BushellBiographyclarinet, saxophone · Las Vegas, NVBorn 25 September 1902 · aged 89 · Jazz
- 1994Lester SillBiographyproducer · Los Angeles, CABorn 13 January 1918 · aged 76 · R&B
- 1995Doctor Hepcat (Lavada Durst)Biographypiano · Austin, TXBorn 9 January 1913 · aged 82 · Blues · Jazz · R&B
- 1995Lloyd LambertBiographybass · New Orleans, LABorn 4 June 1928 · aged 67 · R&B · Guitar Slim, Specialty Rec's
- 1997Willie "Jitterbug" WebbBiographyguitar · San Antonio, TXBorn 28 September 1941 · aged 56 · Cancer · Jazz · R&B · Johnny Otis
- 2013Robert Lee "Bobby" ParkerBiographyguitar, vocal · Bowie, MDBorn 31 August 1937 · aged 76 · Heart attack · R&B · Soul · Otis Williams & Charms, Paul Williams Band
Events2
- 1963Tamla Motown releases The Miracles' 'I Gotta Dance to Keep from Crying' (Tamla 54089).
- 1967Tony Borders records 'What Kind of Spell' (South Camp 7009).