Mohair Slim / Blue Juice Calendar / 11 March
Blue Juice Calendar · On this day
11 March
Musicians born and died on 11 March: 9 births, 7 deaths from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.
Born9
- 1898Amede Ardoinaccordion · Basile, LADied 3 November 1942 · Zydeco
- 1900Charlie Lincolnguitar · Lithonia, GADied 28 September 1963 · Blues · Barbecue Bob
- 1908"Sonny Boy" Williamson (Rice Miller Williamson)harmonica, vocal · Glendora, MSDied 25 May 1965 · Blues
- 1919Mercer Ellingtontrumpet · Washington, DCDied 8 February 1996 · Jazz
- 1920Ike Carpenterpiano · Durham, NCDied 17 November 1998 · Jazz · Decca Rec’s, Modern
- 1929Dusty Brownharmonica · Tralake, MSDied 10 July 2016 · Blues
- 1943Attelle Bartonharmonica · Marksville, LABlues
- 1945Harvey Mandelguitar · Detroit, MIBlues · Rock & Roll
- 1950Bobby McFerrinvocal · New York, NYJazz
Died7
- 1954Frankie Newtontrumpet · New York, NYBorn 4 January 1906 · aged 48 · Blues · Jazz · Bessie Smith
- 1983Lurlean Huntervocal · Kalamazoo, MIBorn 1 December 1919 · aged 63 · Jazz · Les Hite
- 1985Polk C. Brockmana&rBorn 2 October 1898 · aged 86 · Country · Okeh Rec’s
- 1997George "Harmonica" Robinsonharmonica · Chicago, ILBorn 12 June 1934 · aged 62 · Blues · Delmark Rec’s
- 2019Hal Blainedrums · Palm Desert, CABorn 5 February 1929 · aged 90 · Natural causes · Soul
- 2022Timmy Thomasvocal · Miami, FLBorn 13 November 1944 · aged 77 · Cancer · Soul
- 2025Cocoa Tea (Colvin George Scott)composer, vocal · Fort Lauderdale, FLBorn 3 September 1959 · aged 65 · Cardiac arrest · Reggae · Little Willie
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