Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 24 January
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24 January

Musicians born and died on 24 January: 11 births, 9 deaths and 1 recording milestone from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.

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Born11

  • 1904Will Battsviolin · Michigan, MSDied 18 February 1956 · Blues · Jack Kelly's Jug Band
  • 1907Tuts Washingtonpiano · New Orleans, LADied 5 August 1984 · R&B · Smiley Lewis
  • 1917Avery Parrishpiano · Birmingham, ALDied 10 December 1959 · Blues
  • 1920Jimmy Forrestsaxophone · St. Louis, MODied 26 August 1980 · Jazz · R&B
  • 1923Guitar Shorty (John Henry Fortescue)guitar · Belhaven, NCDied 26 May 1976 · Blues
  • 1933Zeke Careyvocal · Bluefield, WVDied 24 December 1999 · R&B · Flamingos
  • 1934Ann Cole (Cynthia Coleman Cole)vocal · Newark, NJDied 4 November 1986 · Soul
  • 1938Julius Hemphillsaxophone · Fort Worth, TXDied 2 April 1995 · Jazz · Soul
  • 1941Aaron Nevillevocal · New Orleans, LAR&B · Soul
  • 1950Johnny B. Mooreguitar · Clarksdale, MSBlues
  • 1954Vance Kellyguitar · Chicago, ILBlues · Soul

Died9

  • 1970James "Shep" Sheppardvocal · Long Island, NYBorn 24 September 1935 · aged 34 · Shot · R&B · Heartbeats, Shep & Limelites
  • 1986George McCraeproducer, vocal · FloridaBorn 19 October 1944 · aged 41 · Soul
  • 1989Alvin "Shine" Robinsonguitar, vocal · New Orleans, LABorn 22 December 1937 · aged 51 · R&B · Soul
  • 1989Les SpannguitarBorn 23 May 1932 · aged 56 · Jazz
  • 1992James "Thunderbird" Davis (James Houston Davis)vocal · St. Paul, MNBorn 10 November 1938 · aged 53 · Heart attack · Blues · Duke Rec’s
  • 1998Walter Bishop Jr.piano · New York, NYBorn 4 October 1927 · aged 70 · Heart attack · Jazz
  • 1999Howard "Duke" Andersonpiano · West Orange, NJBorn 28 August 1917 · aged 81 · Jazz · Tiny Bradshaw
  • 2004Charles Batemanpiano · Orlando, FLBorn 21 September 1921 · aged 82 · Jazz · Gene Ammons, Lucky Millinder
  • 2009Leonard Gaskinbass · New York, NYBorn 25 August 1920 · aged 88 · Natural causes · Jazz

Events1

  • 1960R&B duet Brook Benton/Dinah Washington have first hit - 'Baby (You've Got What It Takes)'.