Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 4 August
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
4 August
Musicians born and died on 4 August: 18 births, 9 deaths and 1 recording milestone from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born18
- 1886Charles Pacevocal · Atlanta, GADied 16 December 1963 · Gospel · Pace Jubilee Singers
- 1890Carson J. Robisoncomposer · Oswego, KSDied 24 March 1957 · Jazz · R&B · Louis Jordan
- 1901Louis Daniel "Satchmo" Armstrongband-leader, composer, trumpet, vocals · New Orleans, LADied 6 July 1971 · Jazz
- 1904Bill Colemantrumpet · Paris, KYDied 24 August 1981 · Jazz
- 1904Kenneth Andersonpiano, saxophone, trumpet · Pittsburgh, PADied 30 September 1994 · Jazz
- 1905Joseph "Red" Cayoupiano · New Orleans, LAJazz
- 1908Cora Reddvocal · Jacksonville, FLDied 21 March 1968 · Jazz
- 1910Floyd "Stumpy" Bradytrombone · South Brownsville, PADied 11 February 1998 · Gospel · Jazz · Rosetta Tharpe, Sammy Price
- 1914Irving Taylorcomposer · New York, NYDied 3 December 1983 · Jazz · R&B · Louis Jordan
- 1915Irving Spicelabel-owner · New York, NYDied 29 December 1980 · Funk · Jazz · Soul · Mohawk Rec’s
- 1921Herb Ellisguitar · Farmersville, TXDied 28 March 2010 · Jazz
- 1932Louis Guarinoproducer · Pittsburgh, PAR&B · Skyliners
- 1936Elsbearry "Berry" HobbesvocalDied 31 May 1996 · R&B · Soul · Drifters
- 1939Frankie Ford (Francis Guzzo Ford)vocal · Gretna, LADied 28 September 2015 · R&B
- 1939“Big” Dee Irwin (Difosco Ervin Irwin)composer, producer, vocal · New York, NYDied 27 August 1995 · R&B · Pastels
- 1940Rosemarie "Timi" Yurovocal · Chicago, ILDied 30 March 2004 · Jazz · Soul
- 1949Don Drummond Jr. (Vin Gordon Drummond Jr.)trombone · Kingston, JamaicaReggae · Ska
- 1957Dean Frasersaxophone · Kingston, JamaicaReggae · Ska
Died9
- 1970George "Scoops" Carrysaxophone · Chicago, ILBorn 23 January 1915 · aged 55 · Jazz · Les Hines
- 1980Duke Pearsonpiano · Atlanta, GABorn 17 August 1932 · aged 47 · Jazz
- 1984Irving "Babe" Russinsaxophone · Los Angeles, CABorn 18 June 1911 · aged 73 · Jazz
- 1989Lucille Jamespiano · Philadelphia, PA
- 1993Kenny Drewpiano · Copenhagen, DenmarkBorn 28 August 1928 · aged 64 · Jazz
- 2004Hunter HancockDJ, label-owner · Claremont, CABorn 21 April 1916 · aged 88 · Natural causes · R&B · Swingin' Rec’s
- 2005Little Milton (James Milton Campbell)composer, guitar, vocal · Memphis, TNBorn 7 September 1934 · aged 70 · Complications following a stroke · Blues · R&B · Soul
- 2015Billy Sherrillproducer, piano, saxophone · Nashville, TNBorn 5 November 1936 · aged 78 · Short illness · R&B
- 2022Sam Goodenvocal · Chattanooga, TNBorn 2 September 1934 · aged 87 · Heart attack · Soul · Impressions
Events1
- 1950Professor Longhair’s ‘Bald Head’ (Mercury) enters R&B charts reaching #5.