Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 16 April
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
16 April
Musicians born and died on 16 April: 14 births, 10 deaths and 3 recording milestones from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born14
- 1896Stick Horse Hammondguitar · Palestine, TXDied 17 May 1964 · Blues · Gotham Rec’s, Job
- 1905Memphis Piano Redpiano · Germantown, TNDied 5 February 1982 · Blues
- 1911Alton Purnellpiano · New Orleans, LADied 14 January 1987 · Jazz · Buck Johnson
- 1917Bobby Robinsonproducer · Union, SCDied 7 January 2011 · R&B · Soul · Fire/fury Rec’s
- 1924Rudy Pompellisaxophone · Chester, PADied 5 February 1976 · Rock & Roll · Bill Haley
- 1927Bob Grafsaxophone · St. Louis, MODied 27 August 1981 · Jazz · Count Basie
- 1929Ed Townsendcomposer, vocal · Fayetteville, TNDied 13 August 2003 · R&B
- 1929Roy Hamiltonvocal · Leesburg, GADied 20 July 1969 · Gospel · R&B · Soul · Searchlight Singers
- 1930Herbie Mannclarinet, flute, saxophone · Brooklyn, NYDied 1 July 2003 · Jazz · Soul
- 1931Johnny Littlejohn (John Funches Littlejohn)guitar · Learned, MSDied 1 February 1994 · Blues · Arhoolie, Jsp Rec’s
- 1937Artie "Blues Boy" Whitevocal · Vicksburg, MSDied 20 April 2013 · Blues · Ichiban Rec’s
- 1939Dusty Springfield (Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O’brien Springfield)vocal · London, EnglandDied 2 March 1999 · Soul
- 1939John Delafoseaccordion · Duralde, LADied 18 September 1994 · Zydeco
- 1945Stefan Grossmanguitar · Brooklyn, NYBlues · Folk · Shanachie Rec’s
Died10
- 1954Texas Alexandervocal · Richards, TXBorn 12 September 1900 · aged 53 · Blues · Okeh Rec’s
- 1976Charley Westpiano · Chicago, ILBorn 27 September 1914 · aged 61 · Blues · Bluebird Rec’s
- 1993Eugene Churchvocal · Los Angeles, CABorn 23 January 1938 · aged 55 · AIDS · R&B · Cliques, Fellows
- 1996Raymond Hillsaxophone · Clarksdale, MSBorn 29 April 1933 · aged 62 · Congestive heart failure · R&B · Ink Turner, Sun Rec’s
- 2003George Faith (Earl George Lawrence)composer, vocalBorn 6 July 1946 · aged 56 · Cancer · Reggae · Black Ark
- 2008John Youngpiano · Chicago, ILBorn 16 March 1922 · aged 86 · Multiple myeloma · Jazz · Eddie Chamblee
- 2009Manuel ArringtonvocalBorn 24 April 1944 · aged 64 · Blues
- 2011Leroy E. Hurtelabel-ownerBorn 2 May 1915 · aged 95 · R&B · Bronze Rec’s
- 2023Ahmad Jamal (Fritz Jones Jamal)band-leader, piano · Ashley Falls, MABorn 2 July 1930 · aged 92 · Prostate cancer · Jazz
- 2026Ernie Smith (Glenroy Anthony Michael Archangelo Smith)composer, guitar, vocal · Miami, FLBorn 1 May 1945 · aged 80 · Reggae · Federal, Trojan Rec’s
Events3
- 1953The Clovers record ‘Your Cash Ain’t Nothin’ But Trash’ (Atlantic).
- 1956Chuck Berry records ‘Too Much Monkey Business’ (Chess 1676).
- 1966James Carr’s initial hit ‘You’ve Got My Mind Messed Up’ (Goldwax) enters R&B charts on way to #7.