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5 June

Musicians born and died on 5 June: 10 births, 8 deaths and 3 recording milestones from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.

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Born10

  • 1899Too Tight Henry (Henry Lee Castle)guitar · Georgia, GADied 16 August 1971 · Blues
  • 1900Washboard Slim (Robert Young)vocal, washboard · Marshall, TXDied 2 June 1990 · Blues
  • 1911Aughn Hortoncomposer · Broad Top, PADied 29 February 1988 · Jazz
  • 1922Specs Powelldrums · New York, NYDied 15 September 2007 · Jazz
  • 1930Robbie Robinsonvocal · Greensboro, NCR&B · Flares
  • 1937Floyd Butlerbass, composer · El Campo, TXDied 29 April 1990 · Soul · Friends Distinction, Hi-Fis
  • 1944Hubert Leevocal · Mannings Field, Manchester, JamaicaDied 31 March 2020 · Reggae · Clarendonians
  • 1947Freddie Stoneguitar · Vallejo, CASoul · Sly & Family Stone
  • 1950Ronnie Dysonvocal · Washington, DCDied 10 November 1990 · Soul · Cbs, Cotillion Rec’s
  • 1954Peter Erskinedrums · Somers Point, NJJazz · Weather Report

Died8

  • 1977Sleepy John Estesguitar, vocal · Brownsville, TNBorn 25 January 1899 · aged 78 · Stroke · Blues
  • 1980Robert "Buddy" HaganssaxophoneBorn 18 December 1922 · aged 57 · R&B · Fats Domino
  • 1983Mort Herbertbass · Los Angeles, CABorn 30 June 1925 · aged 57 · Jazz · Louis Armstrong
  • 1999Ernie Wilkinsarranger, saxophone · Copenhagen, DenmarkBorn 20 July 1922 · aged 76 · Stroke · Jazz · Count Basie
  • 1999Mel TormevocalBorn 13 September 1925 · aged 73 · Jazz
  • 2002Curtis Amysaxophone · Los Angeles, CABorn 11 October 1929 · aged 72 · Jazz
  • 2014Donald "Don" Daviscomposer, guitar, producer · West Bloomfield Township, MIBorn 25 October 1938 · aged 75 · Soul · Groovesville Rec's, Stax Rec's
  • 2023Jimmy Christian HotzproducerBorn 12 October 1953 · aged 69 · R&B · B.b. King

Events3

  • 1954Major record companies announce that they will be replacing 78rpm singles supplied to radio stations with 45rpm.
  • 1957Dale Hawkin’s ‘Suzie Q’ debuts on pop charts (HP #29).
  • 1979Muddy Waters (64) marries Mavis Jean Brooks on her 25th birthday.