Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 24 January
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
24 January
Musicians born and died on 24 January: 13 births, 9 deaths and 3 recording milestones from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born13
- 1904Will Battsviolin · Michigan, MSDied 18 February 1956 · Blues · Jack Kelly's Jug Band
- 1907Isidore "Tuts" Washingtonpiano, vocal · New Orleans, LADied 5 August 1984 · Blues · R&B · Smiley Lewis
- 1917Avery Parrishpiano · Birmingham, ALDied 10 December 1959 · Blues
- 1920Jimmy Forrestsaxophone · St. Louis, MODied 26 August 1980 · Jazz · R&B
- 1921Mitchell "Tiny" Webbguitar · Yoakum, TXDied 26 December 1954 · Blues · Jazz · R&B · Eddie Williams & His Brown Buddies, Maxwell Davis Orchestra, Red Miller Trio, Maxine Trio
- 1923Guitar Shorty (John Henry Fortescue)guitar · Belhaven, NCDied 26 May 1976 · Blues
- 1933Zeke Careyvocal · Bluefield, WVDied 24 December 1999 · R&B · Flamingos
- 1934Ann Cole (Cynthia Coleman Cole)vocal · Newark, NJDied 4 November 1986 · Soul
- 1938Julius Hemphillsaxophone · Fort Worth, TXDied 2 April 1995 · Jazz · Soul
- 1939Ray Stevens (Harold Ray Ragsdale)arranger, band-leader, keyboards, piano, producer, songwriter, vocal · Clarkdale, GAR&B · Barons, Capitol Records, Mercury Records, Monument Records
- 1941Aaron Nevillevocal · New Orleans, LAR&B · Soul
- 1950Johnny B. Mooreguitar · Clarksdale, MSBlues
- 1954Vance Kellyguitar · Chicago, ILBlues · Soul
Died9
- 1970James "Shep" Sheppardvocal · Long Island, NYBorn 24 September 1935 · aged 34 · Shot · R&B · Heartbeats, Shep & Limelites
- 1986George McCraeproducer, vocal · FloridaBorn 19 October 1944 · aged 41 · Soul
- 1989Alvin "Shine" Robinsonguitar, vocal · New Orleans, LABorn 22 December 1937 · aged 51 · R&B · Soul
- 1989Les Spannguitar · New York, NYBorn 23 May 1932 · aged 56 · Jazz
- 1992James "Thunderbird" Davis (James Houston Davis)vocal · St. Paul, MNBorn 10 November 1938 · aged 53 · Heart attack · Blues · Duke Rec’s
- 1998Walter Bishop Jr.piano · New York, NYBorn 4 October 1927 · aged 70 · Heart attack · Jazz
- 1999Howard "Duke" Andersonpiano · West Orange, NJBorn 28 August 1917 · aged 81 · Jazz · Tiny Bradshaw
- 2004Charles Batemanpiano · Orlando, FLBorn 21 September 1921 · aged 82 · Jazz · Gene Ammons, Lucky Millinder
- 2009Leonard Gaskinbass · New York, NYBorn 25 August 1920 · aged 88 · Natural causes · Jazz
Events3
- 1960R&B duet Brook Benton/Dinah Washington have first hit - 'Baby (You've Got What It Takes)'.
- 1963Lou Donaldson records 'Good Gracious!' (Blue Note) at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs.
- 1964Stanley Turrentine records 'Hustlin'' (Blue Note) at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs.