Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 11 September
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
11 September
Musicians born and died on 11 September: 16 births, 14 deaths and 4 recording milestones from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born16
- 1899"Governor" Jimmie H. DavisBiographyguitar · Quitman, LADied 5 November 2000 · Blues
- 1902Barbecue Bob (Robert Hicks)Biographyguitar, vocal · Walnut Grove, GADied 21 October 1931 · Blues
- 1904Jazz GillumBiographyharmonica, vocal · Indianola, MSDied 29 March 1966 · Blues
- 1905Fred Flynnclarinet, piano · IllinoisDied 2 December 1980 · Blues · Jazz · Bessie Smith
- 1909Jerry ThomasBiographydrums · Pully, SwitzerlandDied 31 August 1990 · Jazz
- 1922Edward Thomasvocal · New Orleans, LAGospel · Fairfield Four
- 1923Lawson SmithBiographyvocal · MichiganR&B · Midnighters, Royals
- 1924Smiley WintersBiographydrums · MissouriDied 18 December 1994 · Jazz
- 1924Willie D. WarrenBiographybass, guitar · Stamps, ARDied 30 December 2000 · Blues
- 1925Tommy Lee Russellpiano · Vienna, GABlues
- 1928Bobby FieldsBiographysaxophone · Chicago, ILDied 6 January 1981 · Blues · R&B · B.b. King, Buddy Guy
- 1930Bert KeyesBiographypiano · Brooklyn, NYDied 21 July 1987 · R&B
- 1933Roosevelt "Baby Face" WilletteBiographyorgan · Little Rock, ARDied 1 April 1971 · Jazz
- 1934Oliver JonesBiographypiano · Montreal, Quebec, CanadaDied 22 July 2026 · Jazz
- 1938Charles PatrickBiographyvocal · Newark, NJDied 11 September 2020 · R&B · Monotones
- 1939Samuel "Sam" Henry Jr.Biographypiano · New Orleans, LAJazz · R&B
Died14
- 1950Casey SmithBiographyguitar · Tyler, TXBlues
- 1969Leon PayneBiographycomposer, guitar · San Antonio, TXBorn 15 June 1917 · aged 52 · Country
- 1971Curtis JonesBiographypiano · Munich, GermanyBorn 18 August 1906 · aged 65 · Blues
- 1971Joe JordanBiographycomposer, piano · Tacoma, WABorn 11 February 1882 · aged 89 · Jazz
- 1987Jeff Samuel Dixon (Free I Dixon)BiographyDJ, vocal · Kingston, JamaicaBorn 31 March 1946 · aged 41 · Shot · Reggae
- 1987Peter Tosh (Winston Hubert McIntosh Tosh)Biographycomposer, vocal · Kingston, JamaicaBorn 19 October 1944 · aged 42 · Reggae · Wailers, Wailing Wailers
- 1992Charles "Buddy" BarnesBiographypiano · New York, NYBorn 6 November 1939 · aged 52 · Jazz · Mabel Mercer
- 2007Wilson Turbinton "Willie" TeeBiographyproducer, vocal · New Orleans, LABorn 6 February 1944 · aged 63 · Colon cancer · Soul
- 2013Prince Jazzbo (Linval Roy Carter)BiographyDJ, label-owner, producer, vocal · Homestead, JamaicaBorn 3 September 1951 · aged 62 · Cancer · Reggae · Studio One, Whip
- 2014Cosimo MatassaBiographyengineer · New Orleans, LABorn 13 April 1926 · aged 88 · R&B · Soul
- 2020Charles PatrickBiographyvocalBorn 11 September 1938 · aged 82 · R&B · Monotones
- 2020Frederick "Toots" HibbertBiographyvocal · Kingston, JamaicaBorn 8 December 1942 · aged 77 · COVID-19 · Reggae · Ska
Events4
- 1951Ray Charles’ first Atlantic session.
- 1958Lavern Baker records 'I Cried A Tear' (Atlantic 2007) at Atlantic Studios.
- 1960Aretha Franklin’s stage debut (N.Y.).
- 1961Lee Dorsey’s ‘Ya Ya’ (Fury) hits pop.