Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 29 September
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
29 September
Musicians born and died on 29 September: 5 births, 17 deaths and 2 recording milestones from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born5
- 1934Shirley GunterBiographyvocal · Coffeyville, KSDied 1 December 2015 · R&B · Queens
- 1935Jerry Lee LewisBiographypiano, vocal · Ferriday, LADied 28 October 2022 · R&B
- 1937Joe "Guitar" HughesBiographyguitar · Houston, TXDied 20 May 2003 · Blues
- 1939Sherman HolmesBiographybass, piano, vocal · Plainfield, NJBlues · Gospel · Soul · Holmes Brothers
- 1946Roger HatcherBiographyvocal · Birmingham, ALDied 11 July 2002 · Soul
Died17
- 1962Ann "Bad" CookBiographyvocal · New Orleans, LABorn 10 May 1886 · aged 76 · Blues · Victor Rec’s
- 1968Eddie WilcoxBiographypianoBorn 27 December 1907 · aged 60 · Jazz · R&B · Derby Rec’s
- 1968Teacho WiltshireBiographya&r, composer, piano, producer · Teaneck, NJBorn 20 September 1909 · aged 59 · Jazz · R&B · Soul · Willie Bobo
- 1969Clarence HallDiscographysaxophone · New Orleans, LABorn 19 February 1903 · aged 66 · R&B · Fats Domino
- 1974Billie PierceBiographypiano · New Orleans, LABorn 8 June 1907 · aged 67 · Jazz · Dede Pierce
- 1984Teddy ReigBiographya&r, producer · Teaneck, NJBorn 23 November 1918 · aged 65 · Jazz · Savoy Rec’s
- 1988Barney JosephsonBiographylabel-owner · New York, NYBorn 1 February 1902 · aged 86 · Jazz · Cookery
- 1990Freddy KohlmanBiographyband-leader, drums · New Orleans, LABorn 25 August 1918 · aged 72 · Jazz · R&B
- 1993Lee "Tennessee" CrispBiographyharmonica · Maryville, TNBorn 16 June 1912 · aged 81 · Blues
- 1995Seger EllisBiographypiano · Houston, TXBorn 4 July 1904 · aged 91 · Jazz · Mills Brothers
- 2002Ellis LarkinsBiographypiano · Baltimore, MDBorn 15 May 1923 · aged 79 · Pneumonia · Jazz
- 2011Sylvia Vanderpool-RobinsonBiographyvocal · Secaucus, NJBorn 29 May 1935 · aged 76 · Congestive heart failure · R&B · Micky & Sylvia
- 2014Little Melvin (Melvin Underwood)Biographyguitar · Monticello, NYBorn 24 December 1935 · aged 78 · Blues
- 2015Phil WoodsBiographysaxophone · East Stroudsburg, PABorn 2 November 1931 · aged 83 · Emphysema · Jazz · Clark Terry, Dizzy Gillespie, Quincy Jones
- 2016Nora Dean Nora Dean (Letetia Leonora McLean Nora Dean)Biographyvocal · Connecticut, CTBorn 8 January 1944 · aged 72 · Disease · Gospel · Reggae · Soulettes, Ebony Sisters, Soul Sisters
- 2019Larry WillisBiographypiano · Baltimore, MDBorn 20 December 1942 · aged 76 · Jazz
Events2
- 1967Motown releases Gladys Knight and The Pips ‘I Heard It Through The Grapevine’.
- 1975Jackie Wilson has heart attack and goes into coma singing ‘Shake, Shake, Shake’ at the Latin Casino, Camden, NJ.