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9 May

Musicians born and died on 9 May: 9 births, 17 deaths and 1 recording milestone from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.

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Born9

  • 1899Ed Pollockclarinet, saxophone · New Orleans, LABlues · Jazz · Ma Rainey
  • 1926A.C. Reed (Aaron Corthen Reed)saxophone · Wardell, MODied 24 February 2004 · Blues · R&B
  • 1929Curtis Knight (Mont Curtis McNear)band-leader, guitar, vocal · Fort Scott, KSDied 29 November 1999 · R&B · Squires, Curtis Knight Zeus
  • 1929H-Bomb Ferguson (Robert Percell)piano, vocal · Torest, SCDied 26 November 2006 · Blues · R&B · Mad Lads, Medicine Men, Savoy, King
  • 1931Donald "Don" Gardnerband-leader, drums, songwriter, vocal · Philadelphia, PADied 4 September 2018 · Jazz · R&B · Soul · Sonotones, Don Gardner Trio, Don Gardner and Dee Dee Ford, Don Gardner and Dee Dee Ford Quintet
  • 1937David Pratervocal · Ocilla, GADied 9 April 1988 · Soul · Sam & Dave
  • 1945Steve Katzguitar, harmonica · Brooklyn, NYBlues · Blues Project
  • 1947George "Buddy" Milesdrums · Omaha, NEDied 26 February 2008 · Soul
  • 1958Earl Sixteen (Earl John Daley)vocal · Kingston, JamaicaReggae · Flaming Phonics, Joe Gibbs, Boris Gardiner Happening, Black Ark

Died17

  • 1919James Reese Europecomposer · Boston, MABorn 22 February 1881 · aged 38 · Jazz · Eubie Blake
  • 1961Tommy McClennanguitar · Chicago, ILBorn 8 April 1905 · aged 56 · Bronchopneumonia · Blues · Bluebird Rec’s
  • 1969Harold Loganlabel-owner · New York, NYShot/stabbed? · Soul · Double L Rec’s
  • 1972A.C. Forehandguitar · Memphis, TNBorn 9 August 1890 · aged 81 · Gospel
  • 1974Linton Jacquetdrums · Oakland, CAJazz · Illinois Jacquet
  • 1976Floyd "Dipper Boy" Councilguitar · Sanford, NCBorn 2 September 1911 · aged 64 · Heart attack · Blues
  • 1979Eddie Jeffersonvocal · Detroit, MIBorn 3 August 1918 · aged 60 · Shot · Jazz
  • 1980Elester Andersonguitar · Tarboro, NCBorn 25 October 1925 · aged 54 · Blues
  • 1982Olive Brown (Olive Jefferson Brown)vocal · St. Louis, MOBorn 30 August 1913 · aged 68 · Blues
  • 1983Bob Nealproducer · Nashville, TNBorn 6 October 1917 · aged 65 · Country
  • 1994Warren Hebrardsaxophone · Los Angeles, CAR&B · Edgar Blanchard
  • 2010Lena Hornevocal · New York, NYBorn 30 June 1917 · aged 92 · Congestive heart failure · Jazz
  • 2010Sid Bucknor (Norman)composer, engineer, producer · London, EnglandCancer · Reggae · Ska · Studio One, Treasure Isle, Channel 1, Chalk Farm
  • 2014Joe Wildertrumpet · New York, NYBorn 22 February 1922 · aged 92 · Congestive heart failure · Jazz · R&B · Millinder, Roy Brown
  • 2016Luther Simmons Jr.vocalBorn 9 September 1942 · aged 73 · Soul · Main Ingredient, Poets
  • 2020Little Richard (Richard Wayne Penniman)piano, vocal · Tullahoma, TNBorn 5 December 1932 · aged 87 · Bone cancer · R&B · Soul
  • 2025John Edwardsvocal · Atlanta, GABorn 25 December 1944 · aged 80 · Soul · Spinners

Events1

  • 1962Lou Donaldson records 'The Natural Soul' (Blue Note) at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs.