Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 17 September
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17 September
Musicians born and died on 17 September: 18 births, 9 deaths from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born18
- 1891Thomas "Mutt" CareyBiographycornet · Hahnville, LADied 3 September 1948 · Jazz
- 1895William McKinneyBiographydrums · Cynthiana, KYDied 14 October 1969 · Jazz · Cotton Pickers
- 1901Floyd CampbellBiographydrums · Helena, ARDied 30 September 1993 · Blues
- 1902Louis NelsonBiographytrombone · New Orleans, LADied 5 April 1990 · Jazz
- 1906"Blind" James CampbellBiographyguitar · Nashville, TNDied 22 January 1981 · Blues
- 1917Doctor Horse (Al Pittman)Biographyvocal · Vinnia, GADied 28 April 2004 · R&B
- 1922Jesse "Spider" BurksBiographyDJ · MissouriDied 4 September 1975 · Jazz
- 1926Brother Jack McDuff (Eugene McDuff McDuff)Biographyorgan · Champaign, ILDied 23 January 2001 · Jazz
- 1926William Patton "Bill" BlackBiographyband-leader, bass, composer · Memphis, TNDied 21 October 1965 · R&B
- 1929Curtis PeaglerBiographysaxophone · Cincinnati, OHDied 19 December 1992 · Jazz · R&B · Count Basie, Ray Charles
- 1929Sylvester "Sil" AustinBiographyband-leader, saxophone · Dunnellon, FLDied 1 September 2001 · R&B
- 1930St. Clair PinckneyBiographysaxophone · Charleston, SCDied 1 February 1999 · R&B · Soul · James Brown
- 1931Eddie BurksBiographyharmonica · Rising Sun Plant, MSDied 27 January 2005 · Blues
- 1935Lamont McLemoreBiographyvocal · St Louis, MODied 3 February 2026 · Soul · Fifth Dimension, Versatiles, Vocals
- 1937Phil CracoliciBiographyvocal · New York, NYR&B · Mystics
- 1940King Stitt (Winston Sparkes)BiographyDJ, vocal · Kingston, JamaicaDied 31 January 2012 · Reggae · Ska · Coxsone's Downbeat, Studio One, Clandisc Interview on Mohair Slim →
- 1944Roscoe Rileydrums · LouisianaBlues · Cal Green
Died9
- 1951Jimmy YanceyBiographypiano · Chicago, ILBorn 20 February 1898 · aged 53 · Blues
- 1958Herbie FieldsBiographyclarinet, saxophone · Miami, FLBorn 24 May 1919 · aged 39 · Jazz · Parrot Rec’s
- 1977Lou HooperBiographypiano · Charlottetown, Prince Edward IslandBorn 18 May 1894 · aged 83 · Blues · Jazz
- 1988Brenda BellBiographyvocal · Staten Island, NYBorn 30 October 1953 · aged 34 · Blues · Spivey Rec’s
- 1993Elmer E. CrumbleyBiographytrombone · New York, NYBorn 1 August 1908 · aged 85 · Blues · Jazz · Victoria Spivey
- 1996Jessie HillBiographycompose, drums, vocal · New Orleans, LABorn 9 December 1932 · aged 63 · R&B · Soul
- 2001Arthur "Guitar" KellyBiographyguitar · Baton Rouge, LABorn 14 November 1924 · aged 76 · Blues
- 2002Michael "Dodo" MarmarosaBiographyorgan, piano · Pittsburgh, PABorn 12 December 1925 · aged 76 · Jazz
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