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9 September

Musicians born and died on 9 September: 22 births, 5 deaths and 9 recording milestones from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.

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Born22

  • 1894Honore Dutreytrombone · New Orleans, LADied 21 July 1935 · Blues · Jazz · Sippie Wallace
  • 1901Joe Dobbinspiano · Brinkley, ARBlues · Chess/adelphi Rec’s
  • 1906Hersal Thomaspiano · Houston, TXDied 2 June 1926 · Blues
  • 1907Memphis Ma Raineyvocal · Columbia, TNDied 27 March 1985 · Blues · Sun Rec’s
  • 1913William Lewisorgan, piano · Gates, PA
  • 1914Coy "Hot Shot" Loveharmonica · Clarksdale, MSDied 4 June 1980 · Blues · Sun Rec’s
  • 1926Jacob "Jake" Careyvocal · Pulaski, VADied 10 December 1997 · R&B · Flamingos
  • 1927Elvin Jonesdrums · Pontiac, MIDied 18 May 2004 · Jazz
  • 1927Johnny Fieldsvocal · Lowndesboro, ALGospel · Five Blind Boys of Alabama
  • 1927Paula Watson (Pauline Mazeppa Henry Watson)piano, vocal · Mobile, ALDied 19 October 2003 · Jazz · R&B · Supreme, Decca, MGM
  • 1935Edward Nicholsonpiano, trumpet · East St. Louis, IL
  • 1936Walter Zuber Armstrongsaxophone · Tupelo, MSDied 1 March 1998 · Jazz
  • 1937Inez Foxxvocal · Greensboro, NCDied 25 August 2022 · Soul
  • 1938Joe Clay (Claiborne Joseph Cheramie)bass, drums, guitar, vocal · Harvey, LADied 26 September 2016 · Rock · Sonny Burns and Trailsmen, C.J. Cheramie Trio, Vik, Samter
  • 1939Harris (Betty Crews)vocal · Orlando, FLSoul
  • 1940Joe Negronivocal · New York, NYDied 5 September 1978 · R&B · Teenagers
  • 1941Otis Reddingcomposer, vocal · Dawson, GADied 10 December 1967 · Soul
  • 1942Danny Kalbguitar · Brooklyn, NYDied 19 November 2022 · Blues · Blues Project
  • 1942Luther Simmons Jr.vocal · New York, NYDied 9 May 2016 · Soul · Main Ingredient, Poets
  • 1942Melvin A. Kingdrums, vocal · Hollywood, CADied 29 June 2024 · R&B · Rock · Olympics
  • 1945Dee Dee Sharp (Dione Larue Sharp)vocal · Philadelphia, PAR&B · Soul
  • 1946Billy Prestonorgan, piano · Houston, TXDied 6 June 2006 · Jazz · Soul

Died5

  • 1974Irvine C. Turnerukulele · Newwark, NJ
  • 1979Wilbur Warebass · Philadelphia, PABorn 8 September 1923 · aged 56 · Jazz
  • 1983Sandra Tilley-Miesevocal · Las Vegas, NVBorn 6 May · Soul · Velvelettes
  • 1986Robert "Dean" Nolanpiano · Detroit, MIBorn 25 January 1912 · aged 74 · Gospel · Eva Jessye
  • 2020Ronald Bellsaxophone · U.S. Virgin IslandsBorn 1 November 1951 · aged 68 · Soul · Kool & Gang

Events9

  • 1950'Blue Light Boogie (Parts 1 & 2)' by Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five (Decca) reaches No. 1 on the Billboard R&B chart (7 weeks at the top).
  • 1954Alan Freed begins as DJ on WINS N.Y.
  • 1955Most important day of Clifton Chenier’s Specialty sessions - ‘Squeeze Box Boogie’, ‘I’m On My Way’.
  • 1957'Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On' by Jerry Lee Lewis (Sun) reaches No. 1 on the Billboard R&B chart (2 weeks at the top).
  • 1958‘Hop’ Wilson records ‘Rockin’ at the Coconut Top’ (Trey 1003), ‘Broke and Hungry’ (Goldband 1078) at ACA Studio, Houston Texas.
  • 1962Gene Ammons records 'Bad! Bossa Nova' (Prestige) at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs.
  • 1966Les McCann lays down his influential take on Gene McDaniel’s ‘Compared To What’ at Bell Sound Studios, New York.
  • 1967'Cold Sweat' by James Brown (King) reaches No. 1 on the Billboard R&B chart (3 weeks at the top).
  • 1968Willis Jackson records 'Swivelhips' (Prestige) at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs.