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17 October

Musicians born and died on 17 October: 15 births, 4 deaths and 3 recording milestones from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.

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Born15

  • 1900Jimmy Harrisontrombone · Louisville, KYDied 23 July 1931 · Blues · Jazz · Bessie Smith
  • 1901Lee Collinstrumpet · New Orleans, LADied 3 July 1960 · Jazz
  • 1901Leslie Thompsontrumpet · Kingston, JamaicaDied 26 December 1987 · Jazz
  • 1909William Randolph "Cozy" Coledrums · East Orange, NJDied 29 January 1981 · Jazz
  • 1914Steve Gibsonguitar, vocal · Lynchburg, VAJazz · Five Red Caps
  • 1923Barney Kesselguitar · Muskogee, OKDied 6 May 2004 · Jazz
  • 1925Ted Jarrettcomposer, piano, producer · Nashville, TNDied 21 March 2009 · R&B · Soul · Gene Allison
  • 1929Tina Mayfieldpromoter · Stamps, ARDied 14 December 2006 · R&B · Percy Mayfield
  • 1934Emmanuel "Rico" Rodrigueztrombone · Havana, CubaDied 4 September 2015 · Reggae · Ska
  • 1936Monk Higgins (Milton Bland Higgins)arranger, producer, saxophone · Menifee, ARDied 3 July 1986 · Soul
  • 1939Bernie PearlDJ, guitar, producer · Los Angeles, CAR&B · Harmonica Fats
  • 1940Little Joe (José María De León Hernández)band-leader, guitar, label-owner, piano, producer, songwriter, vocal · Temple, TXR&B · The Latinaires, Little Joe y La Familia, Buena Suerte, Sony
  • 1942James Eugene "Jim" Sealsguitar, mandolin, saxophone, violin, vocal · Sidney, TXDied 6 June 2022 · Folk · Rock · Champs, Seals & Crofts, Seals Family Band, Dawnbreakers
  • 1945Holly Maxwellvocal · Chicago, ILSoul
  • 1946George Agardsongwriter, vocalReggae · Ska · Pioneers

Died4

  • 1962Rubberlegs Williamsvocal · New York, NYBorn 14 July 1907 · aged 55 · Blues · Jazz
  • 1984Alberta Huntervocal · Roosevelt Island, NYBorn 1 April 1895 · aged 89 · Blues
  • 2008Levi Stubbsvocal · Detroit, MIBorn 6 June 1936 · aged 72 · R&B · Soul · Four Tops
  • 2017Howard Carrollguitar · Philadelphia, PABorn 27 April 1925 · aged 92 · Gospel · Dixie Hummingbirds

Events3

  • 1961Gene Ammons records the sessions issued as 'Boss Soul!' and 'Up Tight!' (Prestige) at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs.
  • 1964The Velvettes’ ‘Needle In A Haystack’, on Motown subsidiary V.I.P., enters the charts.
  • 1970'Black Pearl' by Horace Faith (Trojan) peaks at No. 13 on the UK Singles Chart.