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3 August

Musicians born and died on 3 August: 13 births, 11 deaths from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.

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Born13

  • 1907Lawrence Browntrombone · Lawrence, KSDied 5 September 1988 · Jazz · Duke Ellington
  • 1909Cedric Wallacebass · Miami, FLDied 19 August 1985 · Jazz · Fats Waller
  • 1910Gene Goodmanlabel-owner · Chicago, ILDied 20 October 2023 · Arc Music
  • 1910Joseph Spenceguitar · Small Hope, BahamasDied 18 March 1984 · Blues · Calypso · Folk
  • 1910Oliver Alcornclarinet, saxophone · New Orleans, LADied 18 March 1981 · Blues
  • 1916Claude Demetruiscomposer · Bath, MEDied 1 May 1988 · Jazz · R&B · Louis Jordan
  • 1916Jake Portertrumpet, label-owner · Oakland, CADied 1 April 1993 · Jazz · R&B · Combo Rec’s
  • 1918Eddie Jeffersonvocal · Pittsburgh, PADied 9 May 1979 · Jazz
  • 1934Easy Baby (Alex Randall)harmonica · Memphis, TNBlues
  • 1941Beverley LeevocalR&B · Soul · Shirelles
  • 1941Lonnie Youngblood (Lonnie Thomas Youngblood)band-leader, saxophone, vocal · Augusta, GAR&B · Soul
  • 1949Morris Dewayne "B.B." Dickersonguitar · Torrance, CADied 2 April 2021 · Funk · Rock & Roll
  • 1961Art Porter IIsaxophone · Little Rock, ARDied 23 November 1996 · Jazz

Died11

  • 1978Ed Prattsaxophone · Pomona, CABariray Charles
  • 1986Joe Thomassaxophone · Kansas City, MOBorn 19 June 1909 · aged 77 · Jazz · Jimmy Lunceford, King Rec’s
  • 1991Richard Nickensvocal · Chicago, ILR&B · El Dorados, Moroccos
  • 1993Bob Tatearranger · ArizonaBorn 2 July 1932 · aged 61 · Jazz · R&B · Johnny "guitar" Watson, Lou Rawls, Sam Cooke
  • 1995Kansas Fieldsdrums · Chicago, ILBorn 5 December 1915 · aged 79
  • 1999Leroy Vinnegarbass · Portland, ORBorn 13 July 1928 · aged 71 · Cardiac arrest · Jazz
  • 2007Earl Turbintonsaxophone · Baton Rouge, LABorn 23 September 1941 · aged 65 · Jazz · R&B
  • 2010Bobby Hebbcomposer, guitar, vocal · Nashville, TNBorn 26 July 1938 · aged 72 · Lung cancer · R&B · Soul
  • 2013Les Cooperpiano · New York, NYBorn 15 March 1921 · aged 92 · R&B
  • 2018Joe HarringtonvocalBorn 15 March 1950 · aged 68
  • 2021Jo Jo Bennett (Joseph Bennett)arranger, band-leader, composer, trumpet · Toronto, CanadaBorn 13 July 1940 · aged 81 · Reggae · Ska · Jamaica Military Band, Llans Thelwell and the Celestials, Byron Lee and the Dragonaires, JoJo and the Fugitives

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