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14 April

Musicians born and died on 14 April: 4 births, 12 deaths and 7 recording milestones from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.

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Born4

  • 1924Shorty Rogersarranger, producer, trumpet · Great Barrington, MADied 7 November 1994 · Jazz
  • 1925Bill Harrisguitar · Nashville, NCDied 6 December 1988 · R&B · Clovers
  • 1925Eugene "Jug" Ammonssaxophone · Chicago, ILDied 6 August 1974 · Jazz
  • 1937Wally Roker (Christian Waldemar Roker)bass, manager, producer, songwriter, vocalDied 2 December 2015 · R&B · Heartbeats, Scepter Records, Roker Record Group, Hearts

Died12

  • 1945Trevor Baconguitar, vocal · Sumter, SCBorn 2 November 1906 · aged 38 · Jazz · R&B · Lucky Millinder
  • 1954Lil Green (Lillian Johnson Green)vocal · Chicago, ILBorn 22 December 1901 · aged 52 · Pneumonia · Blues
  • 1954Lillian "Lil" Green-Johnsonvocal · Chicago, ILBorn 22 December 1919 · aged 34 · Bronchopneumonia · Blues
  • 1974Al Morganbass · Los Angeles, CABorn 19 August 1908 · aged 65 · Jazz · Jack McVea, Les Hite
  • 1988Pony Poindextersaxophone · Oakland, CABorn 8 February 1926 · aged 62 · Jazz
  • 1990Thurston Harrisvocal · Pomona, CABorn 11 July 1931 · aged 58 · Heart attack · R&B · Lamplighters
  • 1992Sammy Pricepiano · New York, NYBorn 6 October 1908 · aged 83 · Gospel · Jazz · Decca, Savoy Rec’s
  • 1995Danny Turnersaxophone · New York, NYBorn 8 March 1920 · aged 75 · Jazz
  • 1996Gaylord Birchdrums · San Francisco, CABorn 10 March 1946 · aged 50 · Jazz · R&B · Charles Brown
  • 2005Cootie Starkguitar · Greenville, SCBorn 27 December 1927 · aged 77 · Blues
  • 2013George Jackson (George Henry Jackson)songwriter, vocal · Ridgeland, MSBorn 12 March 1945 · aged 68 · Cancer · R&B · Soul · Goldwax, Hi, FAME, Malaco
  • 2015Percy Sledgevocal · Baton Rouge, LABorn 25 November 1940 · aged 74 · Liver cancer · Soul

Events7

  • 1956'Long Tall Sally / Slippin' and Slidin'' by Little Richard (Specialty) reaches No. 1 on the Billboard R&B chart (8 weeks at the top).
  • 1960Elmore James records 'Talk To Me Baby' (Chess 1756).
  • 1962'Soul Twist' by King Curtis and the Noble Knights (Enjoy) reaches No. 1 on the Billboard R&B chart (2 weeks at the top).
  • 1962Gene Ammons records 'The Soulful Moods of Gene Ammons' (Moodsville) at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs.
  • 1965Millie Small appears on ABC-TV's 'Shindig' performing her smash hit 'My Boy Lollipop'.
  • 1965Stanley Turrentine records 'Joyride' (Blue Note) at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs.
  • 1967Barkays’ biggest hit ‘Soulfinger’ released (Volt 148).