Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 19 July
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
19 July
Musicians born and died on 19 July: 9 births, 9 deaths and 4 recording milestones from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born9
- 1895Jody Edwardsvocal · GeorgiaDied 28 October 1967 · Blues · Butterbeans & Susie
- 1902Buster Baileyclarinet · Memphis, TNDied 12 April 1967 · Blues · Jazz · Bessie Smith
- 1902Cliff Jacksonpiano · Culpeper, VADied 24 May 1970 · Jazz
- 1932Buster Bentonguitar, vocal · Texarkana, ARDied 20 January 1996 · Blues
- 1940“Little” Freddie Kingguitar · McComb, MSBlues · Orleans Rec’s
- 1941Phil Upchurchguitar · Chicago, ILDied 23 November 2025 · Jazz · R&B · Soul
- 1944Isaac Payton Sweatbass, drums, guitar, vocal · Port Arthur, TXDied 23 June 1990 · Blues · Jazz
- 1950Errol "Flabba" Holtbass, guitar, percussion, vocal · Kingston, JamaicaReggae
- 1953John "Mad Dog" Watkinsguitar · Chicago, ILBlues · New Bluebloods
Died9
- 1944Will Marion Cookcomposer · New York, NYBorn 27 January 1869 · aged 75 · Jazz · R&B · Louis Jordan
- 1977“Big” Jim Wynnsaxophone · Los Angeles, CABorn 21 June 1912 · aged 65 · R&B · T-Bone Walker
- 1988Johnny Millerbass · Los Angeles, CABorn 24 February 1915 · aged 73 · Jazz · Nat King Cole Trio
- 1993Wilbert "Red" Prysocksaxophone · Chicago, ILBorn 2 February 1926 · aged 67 · R&B
- 1994E. Parker McDougalsaxophone · Chicago, ILBorn 6 August 1924 · aged 69 · Jazz
- 2001Judy Clay (Judith Grace Guions-Gatewood Clay)vocal · North CarolinaBorn 12 September 1938 · aged 62 · Gospel · Soul · The Drinkard Singers
- 2002Alan Lomaxproducer · Safety Harbor, FLBorn 31 January 1915 · aged 87 · Blues · Jazz · Library Congress
- 2011Lil Greenwoodvocal · Prichard, ALBorn 18 November 1924 · aged 86 · Jazz · R&B
- 2022Michael Hendersonbass · Dallas, GABorn 7 July 1951 · aged 71 · Cancer · Jazz · Miles Davis
Events4
- 1959The Shirelles’ first chart entry - ‘Dedicated To The One I Love’.
- 1965Don Patterson records 'Satisfaction!' (Prestige) at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs.
- 1969'What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)' by Jr. Walker & the All-Stars (Soul) reaches No. 1 on the Billboard R&B chart (2 weeks at the top).
- 1980'Could You Be Loved' by Bob Marley and the Wailers (Island) peaks at No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart.