Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 4 December
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day

4 December

Musicians born and died on 4 December: 12 births, 8 deaths and 2 recording milestones from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.

Search the calendar

Born12

  • 1910Alex Northcomposer · Chester, PADied 8 September 1991 · Soul
  • 1915Eddie Heywood Jr.piano · Atlanta, GADied 3 January 1989 · Jazz
  • 1917Russell Jacquettrumpet · St. Martinville, LADied 28 February 1990 · Jazz · Illinois Jacquet
  • 1926Irving Lee Dorseycomposer, vocal · New Orleans, LADied 1 December 1986 · Soul
  • 1930Jim Hallguitar · Buffalo, NYDied 10 December 2013 · Jazz
  • 1935Lionel Torrence (Lionel Prevost Torrence)saxophone · Oxford, LADied 25 April 2002 · R&B · Excello Rec's
  • 1936Larry Davisdrums, guitar, vocal · Pine Bluff, ARDied 19 April 1994 · Blues
  • 1939Sonny Rodgersguitar · Hughes, ARDied 7 May 1990 · Blues
  • 1944Lynford "Hux" Brownguitar · Port Antonio, JamaicaDied 18 June 2020 · Reggae · Ska
  • 1946Eddie St. JulianLafayette, LAZydeco · Buckwheat Zydeco
  • 1948Flaco Medinabass · Torrence, CABlues · Johnnie Dyer
  • 1955L. Scott Folksarranger · New York, NYCapitol Rec’s

Died8

  • 1972Melvin Lastietrumpet · New Orleans, LABorn 18 November 1930 · aged 42 · Jazz · R&B · Soul
  • 1991E.A. Rundlessvocal · Detroit, MIGospel · Soul Stirrers
  • 1991George Tyndaleclarinet, saxophone · Dorking, EnglandBorn 15 June 1913 · aged 78 · Jazz · Joe Appleton's band, John Dankworth orchestra
  • 1993Frank Zappacomposer, guitar, producer · Los Angeles, CABorn 21 December 1940 · aged 52 · R&B
  • 1997Hopeton Johnsonpiano · Boston, MABorn 23 September 1923 · aged 74 · Jazz
  • 1998Pail Mills (Lee Ricks Mills)composer · Sedona, AZJazz · Slim Gaillard
  • 2009Francis Wilford-Smithauthor, critic, producer · Ledbury, EnglandBorn 12 March 1927 · aged 82 · Blues · Gospel · Magpie Piano
  • 2011Hubert Sumlinguitar · Wayne, NJBorn 16 November 1931 · aged 80 · Heart failure · Blues · Howlin' Wolf

Events2

  • 1951Professor Longhair records for Federal Records.
  • 1961Gene Chandler’s ‘Duke Of Earl’ is released on Vee Jay.