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8 September

Musicians born and died on 8 September: 16 births, 8 deaths and 5 recording milestones from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.

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Born16

  • 1911Doc Washboardwashboard · Johns Island, SCDied 16 September 1988 · Blues
  • 1911Washboard Docwashboard · Charleston, SCDied 16 September 1988 · Blues · Spivey Rec’s
  • 1913Jules BihariBiographylabel-owner · Philadelphia, PADied 17 November 1984 · Blues · R&B · Mordernrpm/flair Rec’s
  • 1917Lord Pretender (Aldric Farrell)Biographyvocal · Tobago, Trinidad and TobagoDied 22 January 2002 · Calypso
  • 1918Bill GrahamBiographysaxophone · Kansas City, MODied 29 December 1975 · R&B
  • 1921Norris TurneyBiographysaxophone · Wilmington, OHDied 17 January 2001 · Jazz
  • 1923Wilbur WareBiographybass · Chicago, ILDied 9 September 1979 · Jazz
  • 1927Harlan HowardBiographycomposer · Detroit, MIDied 3 March 2002 · Country
  • 1927Harmonica Fats (Harvey "Heavy Juice" Blackston)Biographyharmonica · McDade, LADied 3 January 2000 · Blues · R&B
  • 1928Jackie Lee (Earl Lee Nelson Lee)Biographyvocal · Lake Charles, LADied 12 July 2008 · R&B · Soul · Bob & Earl, Hollywood Flames
  • 1928Peanuts WhalumBiographysaxophone, trumpet · Memphis, TNDied 25 December 2019 · Jazz
  • 1930Earnest Johnsonbass · MississippiDied 24 December 1982 · Blues · Muddy Waters
  • 1931Marion BrownBiographysaxophone · Atlanta, GADied 18 October 2010 · Jazz
  • 1934Guitar Shorty (David William Kearney)Biographyguitar · Huston, TXDied 20 April 2022 · Blues
  • 1935Johnny SylviaBiographyvocal · Boston, MADied 12 April 2023 · R&B · Tune Weavers
  • 1941Phillip Sanford WilsonBiographydrums · St. Louis, MODied 25 March 1992 · Jazz · R&B · Soul · Butterfield, Stax Rec's

Died8

  • 1960Oscar PettifordBiographybass · Copenhagen, DenmarkBorn 30 September 1922 · aged 37 · Jazz
  • 1975Reuben ReevesBiographytrumpet · New York, NYBorn 25 October 1905 · aged 69 · Jazz · Apollo Theatre
  • 1984Lennie Hibbert (Leonard Aloysius)Biographyband-leader, drums, percussionBorn 12 November 1928 · aged 55 · Jazz · Reggae · Sound Dimension, Studio One
  • 1991Alex NorthBiographycomposer · Pacific PalisadescaBorn 4 December 1910 · aged 80 · Soul
  • 1993Bobby "Pops" Busterorgan · Waterbury, CTBlues · Walter Horton
  • 2014Gerald WilsonBiographyarranger, trumpet · Los Angeles, CABorn 4 September 1918 · aged 96 · Jazz
  • 2015Smokey WilsonBiographyguitar · Los Angeles, CABorn 11 July 1936 · aged 79 · Blues
  • 2016Prince Buster (Cecil Bustamente Campbell)Biographyband-leader, DJ, label-owner, producer, vocal · Miami, FLBorn 24 May 1938 · aged 78 · Heart problems · Reggae · Ska · Buster's Rec’sord Shack Rec’s, Voice People Rec’s, Wild Bells Rec’s

Events5

  • 1955Clifton Chenier’s second Specialty session begins - ‘Opelousas Hop’, ‘All Night Long’.
  • 1957Brunswick releases Jackie Wilson's first solo record, 'Reet Petite'.
  • 1957Jackie Wilson’s records/releases? ‘Reet Petite’ on Brunswick.
  • 1958Roddy Jackson records 'Moose On The Loose' (Specialty 649).
  • 1961Sonny Boy Williamson records 'One Way Out' (Checker1003), 'Nine Below Zero' (Checker 1003).