Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 20 September
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
20 September
Musicians born and died on 20 September: 18 births, 18 deaths and 1 recording milestone from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born18
- 1895Harry BrooksBiographycomposer · Homestead, PADied 22 June 1970 · Jazz · Fats Waller
- 1895Paul HowardBiographysaxophone · Steubenville, OHDied 18 February 1980 · Jazz · Les Hite
- 1902Jack Erbypiano · Fort Worth, TXBlues · Monette Moore
- 1909Teacho WiltshireBiographya&r, composer, piano, producer · near Belleplaine, BarbadosDied 29 September 1968 · Jazz · R&B · Soul · Willie Bobo
- 1910Franc WilliamsBiographytrumpet · McConnels Mills, PADied 2 October 1983 · Jazz
- 1912John CollinsBiographyguitar · Montgomery, ALDied 4 October 2001 · Jazz · Nat King Cole, Pete Johnson
- 1927Jackie ParisBiographyguitar · Nutley, NJDied 17 June 2004 · Jazz
- 1927Red MitchellBiographybass · New York, NYDied 8 November 1992 · Jazz · Harold Land
- 1930Eddie Bo (Edwin J. Bocage Bo)Biographycomposer, piano, vocal · New Orleans, LADied 18 March 2009 · R&B Live recording on Mohair Slim →
- 1940Vince Vallisa&r · New York, NYAce Rec’s, Jody Rec’s
- 1941Richard KnoxBiographypiano · IllinoisJazz · Dirty Dozen
- 1948Michael CuscunaBiographylabel-owner, producer · Stamford, CTDied 20 April 2024 · Jazz · Mosaic Rec’s
- 1953Mike Cavadinipiano · North Haven, CTGarry& Moodswingers
Died18
- 1954Washington PhillipsBiographyvocal · Teague, TXBorn 11 January 1880 · aged 74 · Gospel
- 1962Curley WeaverBiographyguitar · Covington, GABorn 25 March 1906 · aged 56 · Blues
- 1963James "Pete" BrownBiographysaxophone · New York, NY
- 1963James Ostend "Pete" BrownBiographysaxophone · New York, NYBorn 9 November 1906 · aged 56 · Jazz
- 1966Rudolph ThompsonBiographyjug · Louisville, KYBlues · Whistler’s Jug Band
- 1973Ben WebsterBiographyarranger, piano, saxophone · Amsterdam, HollandBorn 27 March 1909 · aged 64 · Jazz
- 1988Sam WoodyardBiographydrums · Paris, FranceBorn 7 January 1925 · aged 63 · Jazz · Duke Ellington, Paul Gayten
- 1989Charlie BookerBiographyguitar · South Bend, INBorn 3 September 1919 · aged 70 · Blues
- 1991Gene GilbeauxBiographypiano · San Francisco, CABorn 1 January 1922 · aged 69 · Jazz · R&B · Treniers
- 1991James Lockettsaxophone · Salt Lake City, UTBlues · Junior Wells
- 1994Jimmy HamiltonBiographyclarinet, saxophone · St. Croix, Virgin IsBorn 25 May 1917 · aged 77 · Jazz · Duke Ellington
- 1996Paul WestonBiographya&r, arranger · Santa Monica, CABorn 12 March 1912 · aged 84 · Jazz
- 2003Ken KhouriBiographylabel-owner, producer · Kingston, JamaicaCalypso, Mento, R&B, Reggae, Ska · Federal Records
- 2008Napoleon BrownBiographypiano · Charlotte, NCBorn 12 October 1929 · aged 78 · Gospel
- 2008Nappy Brown (Napoleon Brown Culp Brown)Biographyvocal · Charlotte, NCBorn 12 October 1929 · aged 78 · Respiratory failure · R&B
- 2014Tito Simon (Keith Foster)Biographyproducer, vocalBorn 23 September 1940 · aged 73 · Reggae · Sugar & Dandy, Planetone, Trojan Rec’s
- 2018Joseph "Jo Jo" Hoo KimBiographyDJ, label-owner, producer, sound-system · New York, NYBorn 10 December 1942 · aged 75 · Cancer · Reggae · Ska · Channel One, Well Charge
- 2021Sarah DashBiographyvocal · Trenton, NJBorn 18 August 1945 · aged 76 · Soul · Blue-Belles, del Capris
Events1
- 1963Garnet Mimms and The Enchanters’ ‘A Quiet Place’ (United Artists) released.