Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 12 September
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
12 September
Musicians born and died on 12 September: 12 births, 10 deaths and 2 recording milestones from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born12
- 1883Gus CannonBiographybanjo, guitar, jug, kazoo, piano · Red Banks, MSDied 15 October 1979 · Blues · Jug Stompers
- 1900Texas AlexanderBiographyvocal · Jewett, TXDied 16 April 1954 · Blues · Okeh Rec’s
- 1915Billy DanielsBiographyvocal · Jacksonville, FLDied 7 October 1988 · Jazz
- 1916William "Cat" AndersonBiographytrumpet · Greenville, SCDied 29 April 1981 · Jazz · Duke Ellington
- 1919Bill JenningsBiographyguitar · Indianapolis, INDied 29 November 1978 · Jazz
- 1924Ella Mae MorseBiographyvocal · Mansfield, TXDied 16 October 1999 · R&B · Freddie Slack
- 1927Bettye MillerBiographypiano · Clinton, MODied 28 February 1977 · Jazz
- 1938Gloria Jonesvocal · Long View, TXSoul · Blossoms, Crystals, Dreamers, Pharoahs, Rollettes
- 1938Warren CorbinBiographyvocal · Jamaica, NYR&B · Cleftones
- 1942Maria MuldaurBiographyguitar · New York, NYBlues
- 1944Barry White (Barry Lee White)Biographycomposer, piano, vocal · Galveston, TXDied 4 July 2003 · R&B · Soul · Atlantics, Majestics, Upfronts
Died10
- 1949Harry Thacker BurleighBiographyarranger, vocal · Stamford, CTBorn 2 December 1866 · aged 82 · Gospel
- 1955Frank StokesBiographyguitar · Memphis, TNBorn 1 January 1888 · aged 67 · Blues · Paramount Rec's, Victor Rec’s
- 1962Abbey "Chinee" Fosterdrums · New Orleans, LABorn 20 March 1902 · aged 60 · Jazz
- 1970Wright HolmesBiographyguitar · Houston, TXBorn 4 July 1903 · aged 67 · Blues
- 1983Bob EffrosBiographytrumpetBorn 6 December 1900 · aged 82 · Jazz · Ethel Waters
- 1994Major Bill SmithBiographyproducer · Fort Worth, TXBorn 21 January 1922 · aged 72 · R&B · Bruce Channel
- 2000Stanley TurrentineBiographysaxophone · New York, NYBorn 5 April 1934 · aged 66 · Stroke · Jazz · R&B
- 2007Bobby ByrdBiographyorgan, piano, vocal · Loganville, GABorn 15 August 1934 · aged 73 · Cancer · R&B · Soul · James Brown
- 2014Joe SampleBiographypiano · Houston, TXBorn 1 February 1939 · aged 75 · Cancer · Jazz · Crusaders
- 2022Ramsey LewisBiographypiano · Chicago, ILBorn 27 May 1935 · aged 87 · Natural causes · Jazz · Soul · Ramsey Lewis Trio
Events2
- 1946Amos Milburn’s inaugural Aladdin session.
- 1956Screamin' Jay Hawkins records 'I Put A Spell On You' (Okeh) in N.Y.