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5 September

Musicians born and died on 5 September: 14 births, 11 deaths and 1 recording milestone from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.

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Born14

  • 1907Sunnyland Slim (Albert Luandrew)piano, vocal · Vance, MSDied 17 March 1995 · Blues
  • 1911Jimmy Springsvocal · Mattoon, ILDied 4 October 1987 · R&B · Five Red Caps
  • 1917Art Rupelabel-owner · Greensburg, PADied 15 April 2022 · Blues · Gospel · R&B · Specialty Rec’s
  • 1922A.D. "Zuzu" Bollinguitar · Frisco, TXDied 19 October 1990 · Blues
  • 1931Earl Brownsaxophone · Elrado, ARBlues · R&B · Lowell Fulson
  • 1931Richie Powellpiano · New York, NYDied 26 June 1956 · Jazz · Clifford Brown
  • 1931Walter FordvocalR&B · Rays
  • 1933Otis "Candy" Finchdrums · Detroit, MIDied 13 July 1982 · Jazz
  • 1936Cornelius Boyson (Cornelius Boysaw Boyson)bass · Tunica, MSDied 9 July 1994 · Blues · Jimmy Dawkins
  • 1936Willie WoodsguitarDied 27 May 1997 · Soul · Jr. Walker & All Stars
  • 1943Joe "Speedo" Fraziervocal · New York, NYDied 1 April 2014 · R&B · Impalas
  • 1943Winston Wrightkeyboards, organ, vocal · May Pen, JamaicaDied 18 March 1993 · Reggae · Ska · Supersonics, Dynamites, Treasure Isle
  • 1947Charles "Bobo" Shawdrums · Pope, MSDied 16 January 2017 · Jazz
  • 1953Robbie Lawsguitar · Portland, ORBlues · Urban All-Stars

Died11

  • 1950Al Killiantrumpet · Los Angeles, CABorn 15 October 1916 · aged 33 · Jazz · R&B · Jack McVea, T-Bone Walker
  • 1969Josh Whiteguitar, vocal · Long Island, NYBorn 11 February 1914 · aged 55 · Blues
  • 1977George Barnesguitar · Concord, CABorn 17 July 1921 · aged 56 · Jazz
  • 1978Joe Negronivocal · New York, NYBorn 9 September 1940 · aged 37 · R&B · Teenagers
  • 1983Billy Stormvocal · Los Angeles, CABorn 29 June 1938 · aged 45 · R&B · Valiants
  • 1983F. Jay TrompeterDJ · Chicago, IL
  • 1988Lawrence Browntrombone · Los Angeles, CABorn 3 August 1907 · aged 81 · Jazz · Duke Ellington
  • 1994Louis Myersguitar, harmonica · Chicago, ILBorn 18 September 1929 · aged 64 · Blues
  • 1995James "Pigmeat" Jarrettpiano · Cincinnati, OHBorn 8 December 1899 · aged 95 · Blues · Jazz
  • 1999Katie Webster (Kathryn Jewell Thorne Webster)piano, vocalBorn 11 January 1936 · aged 63 · Blues · R&B · Goldband Rec's
  • 2023Charles Gaylesaxophone · Brooklyn, NYBorn 28 February 1939 · aged 84 · Jazz

Events1

  • 1964Don Covay’s ‘Mercy, Mercy’ (Atlantic) enters charts on the way to #35.