Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 7 July
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
7 July
Musicians born and died on 7 July: 7 births, 4 deaths and 1 recording milestone from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born7
- 1851C.A. Tindleycomposer · Berlin, MDDied 26 July 1933 · Gospel
- 1913Joe Willie "Pinetop" Perkinspiano, vocal · Belzoni, MSDied 21 March 2011 · Blues
- 1916Lloyd "Tiny" Grimesband-leader, guitar, vocal · Newport News, VADied 4 March 1989 · Jazz · R&B
- 1927Doc Severinsentrumpet · Arlington, ORJazz
- 1930Hank Mobleysaxophone · Eastman, GADied 30 May 1986 · Jazz · Soul
- 1939Steve Gundhisaxophone · New Iberia, LABlues · Jazz
- 1951Michael Hendersonbass · Yazoo City, MSDied 19 July 2022 · Jazz · Miles Davis
Died4
- 1950“Fats” Navarrotrumpet · New York, NYBorn 24 September 1923 · aged 26 · Jazz
- 1986Teddy Robinsonvocal · Philadelphia, PAGospel
- 2007Issacher "Izzycoo" GordonvocalBorn 13 September 1934 · aged 72 · R&B · Spiders
- 2022Adam Wadevocal · Montclair, NJBorn 17 March 1935 · aged 87 · Parkinson's disease
Events1
- 1952The Clovers record a double-sided hit ‘Hey Miss Fannie’ (#2), ‘Crawlin’ (#3) (Atlantic).