Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 28 July
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
28 July
Musicians born and died on 28 July: 13 births, 5 deaths and 1 recording milestone from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born13
- 1882Jimmy Coxcomposer · Richmond, VADied 3 March 1925 · Blues
- 1891Mary McBridevocal · Algiers, LADied 6 January 1979
- 1901Rudy Valleevocal · Island Point, VTDied 3 July 1986 · Jazz
- 1924Corky Corcoransaxophone · Tacoma, WADied 3 October 1979 · Jazz
- 1926Charlie Biddlebass · Philadelphia, PADied 4 February 2003 · Jazz
- 1927Charles H. "Chuck" Saglearranger, band-leader, bass, keyboards, producer, songwriter, trumpet · Aurora, ILDied 13 April 2015 · Jazz · R&B · Chuck Sagle Orchestra, Mercury, Epic, Reprise
- 1930Junior Kimbroughguitar, vocal · Hudsonville, MSDied 17 January 1998 · Blues
- 1931Guitar Crusher (Sidney Selby)guitar, vocal · Hyde County, NCDied 23 September 2020 · R&B · Soul
- 1935Horace C. Boyervocal · Winter Park, FLDied 21 July 2009 · Gospel · Famous Boyer Brothers
- 1937Dolores WareDJ, vocal · Philadelphia, PADied 16 September 2019 · R&B
- 1941Charles Franklin ThomasHagerstown, MDDied 13 August 2020 · Zodiacs
- 1943Michael Bloomfieldguitar · Chicago, ILDied 15 February 1981 · Blues · Paul Butterfield
- 1950Roy Rogersguitar · Redding, CABlues · Rock & Roll · Blind Pig Rec’s
Died5
- 1969Frank Loessercomposer · New York, NYBorn 29 June 1910 · aged 59 · Musical theatre
- 1981George Meeksaxophone · Springfield, ILBorn 28 May 1909 · aged 72 · Jazz · Earl Hines, Walter Barnes
- 1995Edward Craig "Eddie" Hintoncomposer, guitar, piano, producer, vocal · Birmingham, ALBorn 15 June 1944 · aged 51 · Gospel · Soul
- 1996Marguerite "Marge" Ganservocal · Valley Stream, NYBorn 4 February 1948 · aged 48 · Breast Cancer · R&B · Rock · Shangri-Las
- 2023Sylvia PetersonvocalBorn 30 September 1946 · aged 76 · R&B · Soul · Chiffons
Events1
- 1956'Treasure of Love' by Clyde McPhatter (Atlantic) reaches No. 1 on the Billboard R&B chart (1 week at the top).