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18 July

Musicians born and died on 18 July: 16 births, 8 deaths and 2 recording milestones from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.

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Born16

  • 1909Deek Watsonvocal · Mounds, ILDied 4 November 1969 · Jazz · Ink Spots
  • 1917Joe Comfortbass · Alcorn, MSDied 29 October 1988 · Jazz · Hampton, Nat King Cole
  • 1924Barney Isaacsguitar · HawaiiDied 12 February 1996 · Folk
  • 1924Devonia Williamspiano · CaliforniaDied 1 July 1967 · R&B · Johnny Otis
  • 1924Earl Bealvocal · Denora, PADied 22 March 2001 · R&B · Silhouettes
  • 1929Jalacy "Screaming Jay" Hawkinspiano, vocal · Cleveland, OHDied 12 February 2000 · Jazz · R&B
  • 1931Thomas "Papa Dee" Allendrums · Wilmington, DEDied 30 August 1988 · Soul · WAR
  • 1935Johnny Funchesvocal · Harvey, ILDied 23 January 1998 · Soul · Dells
  • 1939Brian Augerorgan · London, EnglandJazz · Soul
  • 1939Dion (Dion Francis Dimucci)vocal · New York, NYR&B · Belmonts
  • 1940Jim Kweskinband-leader, guitar, vocal · Stamford, CTBlues · Folk · Jazz · Jug Band, Vanguard Rec’s
  • 1941Lonnie Mack (Lonnie McIntosh Mack)guitar · Harrison, INDied 21 April 2016 · Blues · R&B · Soul
  • 1941Martha Reevesvocal · Eufaula, ALSoul · Del-Phis, Vandellas
  • 1944Roy Shirley (Ainsworth Roy Rushton Shirley)vocal · Kingston, JamaicaDied 17 July 2008 · Reggae · Ska · Uniques, Joe Gibbs, Public, Trojan Rec’s
  • 1948Steve Madaiotrumpet · New York, NYDied 15 January 2019 · Blues · Paul Butterfield
  • 1952Carl Malcolmdrums, percussion, vocal · Black River, JamaicaReggae · Ska · Volcanoes, Big Relations, Studio One, Impact!

Died8

  • 1966Bobby Fullervocal · Los Angeles, CABorn 22 October 1942 · aged 23 · R&B
  • 1979Matthew Geetrombone · New York, NYBorn 25 November 1925 · aged 53 · Jazz · Count Basie
  • 1983James Scott Jr.guitar · Chicago, ILBorn 21 January 1913 · aged 70 · Blues · Sun Rec’s
  • 1983Jimmy Ligginsguitar · Durham, NCBorn 14 October 1922 · aged 60 · R&B
  • 1986Don Wilkersonsaxophone · Houston, TXBorn 6 July 1932 · aged 54 · R&B · Amos Milburn, Ray Charles
  • 1994E. Parker McDougalsaxophone · Chicago, ILBorn 6 August 1924 · aged 69 · Jazz
  • 2013Carline Raybass, guitar, piano · New York, NYBorn 21 April 1925 · aged 88 · Stroke · Jazz · Erskine Hawkins
  • 2017William "Dicey" Gallowayvocal · Quincy, MABorn 23 June 1933 · aged 84 · R&B · Harptones

Events2

  • 1951Jimmy Yancey’s final recording session (for Atlantic in Chicago), ‘Yancey Special’, ‘Shave ‘Em Dry’.
  • 1964Solomon Burke enters the Hot 100 with ‘Everybody Needs Somebody’ (Atlantic).