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10 July

Musicians born and died on 10 July: 22 births, 11 deaths and 1 recording milestone from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.

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Born22

  • 1888Berry "Pops" Gordy Sr.businessman, mentor · Oconee Cty, GADied 21 November 1978 · R&B · Soul · Motown Rec’s
  • 1889Noble Sisslecomposer · Indianapolis, INDied 17 December 1975 · Jazz · Eubie Blake
  • 1901Roscoe Castlevocal · West VirginiaGospel · Southern Gospel Singers
  • 1904Hociel Thomaspiano · Houston, TXDied 22 August 1952 · Blues
  • 1905Ivie Andersonvocal · Gilroy, CADied 28 December 1949 · Jazz · Duke Ellington
  • 1905Max Jonesvocal · Crowley, LADied 17 September 1990 · R&B · Jones Brothers
  • 1907Blind Boy Fuller (Fulton Allen)guitar, vocal · Wadesboro, NCDied 13 February 1941 · Blues
  • 1909Casey Bill Weldonguitar · Pine Bluff, ARDied 28 September 1972 · Blues
  • 1911Cootie Williamstrumpet · Mobile, ALDied 15 September 1985 · Jazz
  • 1915Milt Bucknerorgan, piano · St. Louis, MODied 27 July 1977 · Jazz
  • 1923Grace Brim (Grace Millard Brim)drums, harmonica, vocal · Biscoe, ARDied 28 June 1999 · Blues · John Brim
  • 1924Major Holleybass · Detroit, MIDied 25 October 1990 · Jazz
  • 1926Forrest City Joe (Joe Bennie Pugh)harmonica · Hughes, ARDied 3 April 1960 · Blues
  • 1928Jimmy Jones (Harmonizing Four)vocal · Meridian, MSDied 22 October 1991 · Gospel · Harmonizing Four
  • 1936Johnny Griffithpiano · Detroit, MIDied 10 November 2002 · Soul · Funk Brothers
  • 1938Lee Morgantrumpet · Philadelphia, PADied 19 February 1972 · Jazz
  • 1939Mavis Staplesvocal · Chicago, ILGospel · Soul · Staples Singers
  • 1944Peter K. Siegelproducer · New York, NYFolk
  • 1947Bruce Iglauerlabel-owner · Ann Arbor, MIBlues · Alligator Rec’s
  • 1949Prince Lincoln (Lincoln Thompson)arranger, composer, guitar, label-owner, producer, vocal · Kingston, JamaicaDied 14 January 1999 · Reggae · Ska · Tartans, Royal Rasses, God Sent, Studio One
  • 1950Alvin Overstreetvocal · De Quincy, LAGospel · Arhoolie Rec’s
  • 1950Willie Fordvocal · Detroit, MIDied 28 May 2019 · Soul · Dramatics

Died11

  • 1941Jelly Roll Morton (Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe Morton)piano · Los Angeles, CABorn 20 October 1890 · aged 50 · Jazz
  • 1941Jelly Roll Morton (Ferdinand Joseph Lamothe)piano, vocal · Los Angeles, CABorn 20 October 1890 · aged 50 · Jazz
  • 1972Lovie Austinpiano · Chicago, ILBorn 19 September 1887 · aged 84 · Jazz · Cora Calhoun
  • 1987John Hammond Sr.a&r, producer · New York, NYBorn 15 December 1910 · aged 76 · Blues · Jazz · Columbia Rec’s
  • 1989Rick CarrollDJ · Santa Monica, CARock & Roll
  • 1996Juanita McCrayvocal · Detroit, MIBorn 7 December 1926 · aged 69
  • 2010Sugar Minott (Lincoln Barrington Minott)composer, DJ, producer, sound-system, vocal · Saint Andrew Parish, JamaicaBorn 25 May 1956 · aged 54 · Reggae · African Brothers, Ital, Micron, Studio One
  • 2012Maria Hawkins-Colevocal · Boca Raton, FLBorn 1 August 1922 · aged 89 · Cancer · Jazz · Nat King Cole
  • 2016Dusty BrownharmonicaBorn 11 March 1929 · aged 87 · Blues
  • 2019Jerry Lawsonvocal · Phoenix, AZBorn 23 January 1944 · aged 75 · Guillain–Barré syndrome · Soul · Persuasions
  • 2021Barbara Allbutvocal · Orange, NJBorn 24 September 1940 · aged 80 · R&B · Angels

Events1

  • 1967Stax releases ‘The Stax/Volt Revue, Live in London’ (Stax 721).