Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 28 September
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
28 September
Musicians born and died on 28 September: 15 births, 13 deaths and 1 recording milestone from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born15
- 1901William S. PaleyBiographylabel-owner · Chicago, ILDied 26 October 1990 · Cbs Rec’s
- 1910Houston StackhouseBiographyguitar · Wesson, MSDied 23 September 1980 · Blues
- 1919Fred RobbinsBiographyDJ · Baltimore, MDDied 23 June 1992 · Jazz · Robbins Nest
- 1924Rosetta ReitzBiographylabel-owner · Utica, NYDied 1 November 2008 · Blues · Jazz · Rosetta Rec’s
- 1927Lammar Wright Jr.Biographytrumpet · Kansas City, MODied 8 July 1983 · Jazz · Lionel Hampton
- 1927Olive Lewin (Olive Wilhelmina Mahoney Lewin)Biographyarranger · Vere, JamaicaDied 10 April 2013 · Folk · Jamaican Folk Singers
- 1928Koko Taylor (Cora Walton Taylor)Biographyvocal · Memphis, TNDied 3 June 2009 · Blues
- 1937Eugene "Texas" RayBiographyharmonica · Omaha, TXDied 9 December 1993 · Blues · Laurie Rec’s
- 1938Ben E. King (Benjamin Earl Nelson King)Biographyguitar, vocal · Henderson, NCDied 30 April 2015 · R&B · Soul · Drifters
- 1940Sironebass · Atlanta, GADied 21 October 2009 · Jazz
- 1941Willie "Jitterbug" WebbBiographyguitar · San Antonio, TXDied 31 October 1997 · Jazz · R&B · Johnny Otis
- 1953Keni BurkeBiographyvocal · Chicago, ILSoul · Five Stairsteps
- 1955Kenny KirklandBiographypiano · Brooklyn, NYDied 12 November 1998 · Jazz · Marsalis
- 1957Brigadier Jerry (Robert Russell)BiographyDJ · Kingston, JamaicaReggae · King Stur-Gav
Died13
- 1963Charlie LincolnBiographyguitar · Cairo, GABorn 11 March 1900 · aged 63 · Blues · Barbecue Bob
- 1966Lucius "Lucky" MillinderBiographyband-leader, vocal · New York, NYBorn 8 August 1900 · aged 66 · R&B
- 1968Dewey PhillipsBiographyDJ · Memphis, TNBorn 13 May 1926 · aged 42 · Blues · R&B
- 1972Casey Bill WeldonBiographyguitar · Kansas City, MOBorn 10 July 1909 · aged 63 · Blues
- 1973Mantan MorelandBiographyvocal · Hollywood, CABorn 3 September 1902 · aged 71 · Comedy · Comedy
- 1975Guitar Slim Greenguitar · Los Angeles, CABorn 25 July 1907 · aged 68 · Blues
- 1975Norman G. "Slim" GreenBiographyguitar · Los Angeles, CABorn 25 July 1907 · aged 68 · Blues
- 1989Johnny Harringtonbass · Philadelphia, PAJazz · Duke Ellington, Four Keys
- 1991Miles Dewey Davis IIIBiographyband-leader, composer, piano, flugelhorn, trumpet · Santa Monica, CABorn 26 May 1926 · aged 65 · Stroke, pneumonia · Jazz
- 1995Allen Johnsonvocal · Pittsburg, PABorn 18 September 1940 · aged 55 · R&B · Marcels
- 2011The Ethiopian (Leonard Dillon)Biographycomposer, vocal · Kingston, JamaicaBorn 9 December 1942 · aged 68 · Cancer · Reggae · Ska · Ethiopians, Studio One, Trojan Rec’s
- 2015Frankie Ford (Francis Guzzo Ford)Biographyvocal · Gretna, LABorn 4 August 1939 · aged 76 · R&B
- 2020Maynard SolomonBiographylabel-owner · New York, NYBorn 5 January 1930 · aged 90 · Lewy body dementia · Blues · Folk · Jazz · Vanguard Rec’s
Events1
- 1966Wes Montgomery and Jimmy Smith collaborate on 'O.G.D. (AKA Road Song)'.