Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 2 September
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
2 September
Musicians born and died on 2 September: 18 births, 9 deaths and 3 recording milestones from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born18
- 1896Edith WilsonBiographyvocal · Louisville, KYDied 30 March 1981 · Blues · Jazz
- 1900Gertrude "Gertie" Wellspiano · Washington, DCDied 25 November 1988 · Jazz · Elmer Snowden
- 1911Floyd "Dipper Boy" CouncilBiographyguitar · Chapel Hill, NCDied 9 May 1976 · Blues
- 1914Booker T. Laury (Lawrence Laury Laury)Biographypiano · Memphis, TNDied 23 September 1995 · Blues
- 1914Melvin ColdenBiographyvocal · VirginiaGospel · Norfolk Jubilee
- 1915Grachan MoncurBiographybass · Miami, FLDied 3 October 1996 · Jazz · Savoy Sultans
- 1915Oett M. "Sax" MallardBiographysaxophone · Chicago, ILDied 29 August 1986 · Blues · Jazz
- 1928Horace SilverBiographycomposer, piano · Norwalk, CTDied 18 June 2014 · Jazz
- 1931Clifford JordanBiographysaxophone · Chicago, ILDied 27 March 1993 · Jazz
- 1931Guitar Red (Vincent Duling)guitar · Chicago, ILBlues
- 1932Walter Davis Jr.Biographypiano · Richmond, VADied 2 June 1990 · Jazz
- 1933Richard "Rick" LewisBiographyvocal · Philadelphia, PADied 19 April 2005 · R&B · Silhouettes
- 1934Sam GoodenBiographyvocal · Chattanooga, TNDied 4 August 2022 · Soul · Impressions
- 1936Gene ChambersBiographyguitar · Coffeyville, KSBlues
- 1939Bobby Purify (Robert Lee Dickey Purify)Biographyvocal · Tallahassee, FLDied 29 December 2011 · Soul
- 1940Jimmy ClantonBiographyvocal · Baton Rouge, LAR&B
- 1943Li’l Willie Shinaultvocal · Kansas City, MODied 22 September 1997 · Hyde A Ways
- 1943Rosalind AshfordBiographyvocal · Detroit, MIDied 15 September 2026 · Soul · Vandellas
Died9
- 1966Darnell HowardBiographyclarinet · San Francisco, CABorn 25 July 1895 · aged 71 · Jazz · Sam Theard
- 1968Connie TooleBiographylabel-ownerBorn 2 August 1909 · aged 59 · Theron Rec’s
- 1974Earl Masonpiano · Chicago, ILJazz · Billy Eckstine
- 1986Bennie PayneBiographypiano · Los Angeles, CABorn 18 June 1907 · aged 79 · Jazz · Cab Calloway
- 1986Billy Taylor Sr.Biographybass · Fairfax, VABorn 3 April 1906 · aged 80 · Jazz
- 1998Willie KizartBiographyguitar · Dallas, TXBorn 4 January 1932 · aged 66 · Blues · R&B · Ike Turner
- 2004Billy Roquel Davis (Tyran Carlo Davis)Biographyarranger, compose, producer · New Rochelle, NYBorn 11 July 1932 · aged 72 · R&B · Soul
- 2006Dewey RedmanBiographysaxophone · Brooklyn, NYBorn 17 May 1931 · aged 75 · Liver disease · Jazz
- 2006Pat JenkinsBiographytrumpetBorn 25 December 1914 · aged 91 · Jazz
Events3
- 1959Ernie K-Doe and Benny Spellman share Minit/Instant's inaugural recording session Allen Toussaint arranging, 'Make You Love Me' (Minit 604).
- 1965Fontella Bass records ‘Rescue Me’ (Checker 1120).
- 1966Motown releases The Four Top’s ‘I’ll Be There’.