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2004 Ray Charles, blues legend, Georgia on My Mind, dies at 73
2004 Robert Quine, guitarist, guitar soloist, worked with Matthew Sweet, Marianne Faithfull, style combines jazz, rock, blues, dies 2001 Kathleen Freeman, actress, Blues Brothers, dies at 82 1998 S P Leary, Texan Blues drummer (Muddy Waters), dies at 67 1998 David "Junior" Kimbrough, blues musician, dies at 67 1998 Amos "Junior" Wells, blues musician, dies at 63 1998 Junior Wells, blues harpist, dies at 63 1997 Fenton Robinson, U.S. blues guitarist (Tennessee Woman), dies at 62 1997 Luther Allison, blues performer (Motown), dies of cancer at 57 1997 Keith Ferguson, blues guy, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, dies at 50 1996 Bill Doggett, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, organist, musician, American jazz and rhythm and blues pianist, hit Honky Tonk, recorded with King Records, sold four million copies, arranged music for Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald 1996 Leonard Kuntstat, blues discographer, dies at 70 1996 Brownie McGhee, blues guitarist, dies at 81 1996 Walter Brown "Brownie" McGhee, blues singer and guitarist, dies at 80 1996 Wild Jimmy Spruill, blues guitarist, dies at 61 1995 Booker T Laury, blues pianist/vocalist, dies at 81 1995 Vernell Townsend, blues/gospel singer, dies at 64 1995 Louis "Mr Bo" Collins, blues SInger, dies at 63 1995 Jesse Thomas, blues singer, dies at 84 1995 Floyd McDaniel, blues singer and guitarist, dies at 80 1995 Phyllis Hyman, Phyllis Linda Hyman, soul singer, songwriter, actress, jazz, soul, rhythm and blues, disco genres, first solo Top Ten Hit, 'Can't We Fall In Love Again', received Tony-nomination for Broadway musical, Sophisticated Ladies, dies from suicide at 45 1995 Prez "Kidd" Kenneth, blues singer and guitarist, dies at 61 1995 Lonesome Sundown, blues singer and guitarist, dies at 66 1995 Joey Long, blues/cajun guitarist, dies at 62 1995 Sunnyland Smart, jazz/blues singer/pianist (Delta Blues), dies at 87 1995 Chiel Meijering's "St. Louis Blues," premieres in Arnhem 1995 Herman "Ace" Wallace, blues guitarist/singer, dies at 69 1995 Eddie Williams, blues/Jazz Bassist, dies at 82 1995 Earring George Mayweather, blues harmonica player, dies at 66 1995 Turner Fodrell, blues singer and guitarist, dies at 66 1995 Ted Hawkins, U.S. blues singer (Watch Your Step), dies at 58 1994 Louis Myers, blues guitarist /harmonica player, dies at 64 1994 Eddie Boyd, blues vocal/pianist, dies at 79 1994 Harry "Little" Caesar, blues singer and actor (City Heat), dies at 66 1994 Danny Overbea, blues singer and guitarist, dies at 68 1994 Haskell "Cool Papa" Sadler, blues singer and guitarist, dies at 59 1994 Larry Davis, blues Singer/Guitarist, dies at 57 1994 Q T Macon, blues vocal/guitar, dies at 60 1994 Moses Rascoe, blues singer, dies at 77 1994 St. Louis Blues beat Ottawa Senators 11-1 1994 "Papa" John Creach, U.S. jazz musician (Papa Blues), dies at 76 1994 Gary "BB" Coleman, blues vocal/guitarist/producer, dies at 47 1994 Kenneth "Buddy" Scott, blues guitarist/Singer, dies at 59 1994 John Wesley Funchess Littlejohn, blues guitarist/singer, dies at 62 1994 Byron "Wild Child" Gipson, blues Singer, dies at 64 1994 Silas Hogan, blues singer and guitarist, dies at 82 1993 Sun Ra, blues pianist/orchestra leader, dies of strokes at 79 1993 Art Hodes, Russian/US jazz/blues pianist/editor (Jazz Record), dies 1993 John B "Dizzy" Gillespe, blues trumpeter, dies of cancer at 75 1992 Albert King, U.S. blues singer/guitarist (Crosscut Saw), dies at 71 1992 Clarence Miller, blues/jazz vocalist, dies at 69 of a heart attack 1992 Johnny Shines, Delta blues singer and guitarist, dies at 76 1992 Willie Dixon, blues composer (I'm a Man, Backdoor Man), dies at 76 1991 New Jersey Devils begin their 10th Anniversary with a 7-2 win over the Blues 1991 St. Louis Blues becomes 8th NHL team in Play-off to come back from a 3-1 deficit as they beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 in game 7 1991 St. Louis Blues Brett Hull scores his 86th goal 1990 Kiel Martin, actor (Det LaRue-Hill Street Blues), dies of cancer at 46 1990 Stevie Ray Vaughan, blues guitarist, dies in a helicopter crash at 35 1990 Rene Enriquez, actor (Hill St. Blues), dies of pancreatic cancer at 56 1990 Robin Harris, actor (House Party, Mo' Better Blues), dies at 36 1989 Alvin Ailey, U.S. choreographer (Blues Suite, Revelations), dies at 58 1988 New York Islanders greatest shutout lose (8-0) vs St. Louis Blues 1988 Ray Buchanan, U.S. blues gitarist, dies at about 48 1988 Trindad Silva, actor (Hill St. Blues), dies at 38 in an auto accident 1987 Bruins' Linseman and Blues' Doug Gilmore score goals, 2 seconds apart 1987 Blues Jays lose final 7 games allowing Tigers to win AL pennant 1986 Sippie Wallace, blues singer, dies at 88 1985 "Smuggler's Blues" by Glenn Frey peaks at #12 1985 39th Tony Awards: Biloxi Blues and Big River win 1985 Neil Simon's "Biloxi Blues," premieres in New York City 1984 Blues took 27 shots against Islanders in 1 period 1984 Alberta Hunter, U.S. blues singer/composer, dies at 89 1984 Muddy Waters, blues singer/guitarist (Hoochie Coochie Man), dies at 68 1983 Michael Conrad, actor (Hill Street Blues), dies of cancer at 58 1983 Muddy Waters, U.S. blues singer/guitarist (Mad Love), dies at 68 1983 "Weird Al" Yankovic records "Ricky" and "Buckingham Blues" debut LP 1983 Sam Chatman, elder statesman of the blues, dies 1982 "Blues in the Night" closes at Rialto Theater New York City after 53 performances 1982 "Blues in the Night" opens at Rialto Theater New York City for 53 performances 1981 [Walter] Furry Lewis, father of blues, dies at 88 of a heart attack 1981 Jonny Lang, born in Fargo, North Dakota, born Jon Gordon Langseth, Jr., singer, songwriter, guitarist, rock, gospel, blues musician, plays Benedict guitars, Fender Telecaster Thinline, voice sounds like veteran blues singer, toured with Sting, performed for President Bill Clinton 1981 "Hill Street Blues" premieres on NBC-TV 1980 "Blues Brothers" with Dan Akwoyd and John Belushi premieres 1980 "Blues Brothers," premieres in Chicago 1980 "Blues Brothers" movie with Dan Akwoyd and John Belushi opens 1980 Amos Milburn, rocker, blues singer, pianist, played rhythm and blues, boogie-woogie, important figure in the history of blues musicianship, dies at 52 1980 Larry Williams, singer, pianist, rock and roll, rhythm and blues genres, recorded, Dizzy Miss Lizzy, Short Fat Fannie, dies from a gunshot wound, in Los Angeles, California, at age 44 1978 Clifton Chenier, U.S. accordionist (Bayou Blues), dies at 53 1978 Tracie Spencer, born in Waterloo, Iowa, singer, songwriter, actress, model, performed pop, rhythm and blues, dance pop, quiet music genres, 'This House' reached Billboard Hot 100, guest on ABC sitcom Family Matters, sang background vocals for Eve, Kanye West, 50 Cent 1977 Toronto Blues Jays 1st game, they beat Chicago 9-5 1976 Jesse "Lone Cat" Fuller, San Francisco Blues Great, dies at 80 1976 Chris Kenner, rhythm and blues singer, songwriter, recording artist, 1961 hit I Like It Like That was on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart, song Land of a Thousand Dances was recorded by Patti Smith, and others, dies 1976 Chester Arthur Burnett, U.S. blues pianist/harmonica player, dies at 65 1975 T-Bone Walker, blues guitarist (Funky Town, Well Done), dies at 64 1974 Pavol Demitra, Dubnica Slo, NHL right wing, Ottawa Senators, Blues 1974 Lightning Slim, blues singer (Nothing But the Devil), dies at 61 1974 1st quadrophonic studio in U.K. is open by Moody Blues 1974 Duke Ellington, blues singer, dies of cancer at 75 1973 Rupert Crosse, actor (Too Late Blues), dies of cancer at 45 1972 Moody Blues release "Nights in White Satin" 1972 Clyde McPhatter, rhythm and blues singer, member, Billy Ward & the Dominoes, founded, The Drifters, dies in Teaneck, New Jersey at age 39 1972 Jimmy Rushing, U.S. blues singer, dies at 68 1971 Mariah Carey, born in Huntington, New York, singer, rhythm and blues, pop music genres, five-time Grammy award winner, sold over 62.5 million albums 1971 Mary J. Blige, born in The Bronx, New York City, New York, also known as Brook-Lynn, singer, songwriter, record producer, rhythm and blues, soul, hip hop genres, 26-time Grammy Award nominee, has sold over 48 million albums worldwide 1970 Des'ree, rhythm and blues singer 1970 Ringo Starr released his "Beaccups of Blues" album 1970 Ringo releases his "Beaucoups of Blues" album 1970 Juano Hernandez, actor (St. Louis Blues, Two Loves), dies at 74 1970 Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins sweep St. Louis Blues in 4 games 1969 Blues artist Muddy Waters involved in a car crash that kills 3 1969 Jennifer Lopez, born in The Bronx, New York, nickname, J. Lo, musician, rhythm and blues genre, actress, fashion designer, television producer 1969 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens sweep St. Louis Blues in 4 games 1968 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens sweep St. Louis Blues in 4 games 1967 Langston Hughes, poet/translator (Weary Blues), dies on 65th birthday 1965 Chuckii Booker, born in Los Angeles, California, rocker, singer, songwriter, bandleader, rhythm and blues artist, musical director, recorded and produced with Barry White, Janet Jackson 1965 Sonny Boy Williamson, Aleck Miller, blues player, dies at 65 1964 Brett Hull, born in Belleville, Ontario, NHL right wing, St. Louis Blues, USA 1964 James Baldwin's "Blues for Mr. Charlie," premieres in New York City 1963 Mel Stottlemyre, Jr., pitcher, Toronto Blues Jays 1963 Elmore James, blues guitarist, dies at 45 of a heart attack 1962 Jesse Johnson, born in Rock Island, Illinois, Jesse Woods Johnson, musician, guitarist, funk, rocky, rhythm and blues genres, original member of The Time, contributed to hit singles, 'The Bird', 'Jungle Love', on The Time's third album, 'Ice Cream Castle' 1962 Matthew Broderick, born in New York City, actor, WarGames, Biloxi Blues 1961 Casey Siemaszko, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Biloxi Blues, 3 O'Clock High 1960 Matt Mulhern, Philadelphia, actor, Biloxi Blues 1959 Albert King, actor, BB King and Friends, Blues Alive 1958 Mike Scott, Scottish rocker, Blues Inc, Waterboys-Rainbow Warrior 1958 "Summertime Blues" by Eddie Cochran peaks at #8 1958 William L C "Big Bill" Broonzy, U.S. blues singer and guitarist, dies at 65 1958 William C. Handy, U.S. conductor and composer (St. Louis Blues), dies at 84 1957 Spike Lee, born in Atlanta, director, Mo Better Blues, Jungle Fever, Malcolm X 1956 Guy Mitchell's "Singing the Blues," single goes #1 for 10 weeks 1955 Cassandra Wilson, born in Jackson, Mississippi, jazz singer, guitar player, jazz and blues genres, album 'New Moon Daughter' won Grammy Award 1955 Reba McEntire, born in McAlester, Oklahoma, country singer, Can't Even Get the Blues 1954 Ken Olin, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Hill St. Blues, Michael-30 Something 1953 Betty Wright, born in Miami, Florida, singer, rhythm and blues, soul music, influenced the world of hip hop, sang with Alice Cooper, Gloria Estefan, song Shoorah! Shoorah!, used in movie Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 1953 Shuggie Otis, born in Los Angeles, California, Johnny Alexander Veliotes, singer, songwriter, rhythm and blues genres, known for hit 'Strawberry Letter 23' 1953 Willy "Mink" Deville, Borsay, U.S. blues/rock singer, Hey! Joe 1953 Robert Cray, Columbus, Georgia, blues singer and songwriter, 1987 Grammy 1953 Alan Rubin, music figure, Blues Brothers 1953 Lucinda Williams, born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, singer, songwriter, wrote Grammy-Award-winning song, 'Passionate Kisses', recorded by Mary Chapin Carpenter, successful album, 'Car Wheels on a Gravel Road', combined country, blues, rock, Americana genres 1952 Tim Finn, rocker, Split Enz, Crowded House, Puberty Blues 1952 Nora Dunn, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedienne, SNL, Miami Blues, Working Girl 1951 Ed Marinaro, born in New York City, actor, Joe-Hill St. Blues, Sonny-Laverne and Shirley 1950 Phyllis Hyman, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Phyllis Linda Hyman, soul singer, songwriter, actress, jazz, soul, rhythm and blues, disco genres, first solo Top Ten Hit, 'Can't We Fall In Love Again', received Tony-nomination for Broadway musical, Sophisticated Ladies 1950 Ed Marinaro, actor on Hill Street Blues 1949 Leadbelly, Huddie William Ledbetter, blues singer, dies at 64 1949 Paul J Mares, U.S. jazz trumpetist/composer (Tin Roof Blues), dies at 49 1949 Oscar Benton, Dutch blues vocalist and guitarist, Ze is Zoals Jij 1949 Derek Holt, rocker, Climax Blues Band 1949 John Belushi, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian/actor, SNL, Blues Brothers 1948 Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, guitarist, Steely Dan-Deacon Blues 1948 Ellen McIlwaine, born in Nashville, blues singer, Honky Tonky Angel 1948 Taurean Blacque, actor, Hill Street Blues 1948 Sonny Boy Williamson, John Lee, blues player, dies at 34 1947 Betty Thomas, born in St. Louis, Missouri, actress, Lucy Baines-Hill Street Blues 1947 Ry[land] Cooder, born in Louisiana, blues guitarist, Crossroads 1947 Gary "BB" Coleman, blues vocal/guitarist/producer 1946 Keith Ferguson, blues guy, Fabulous Thunderbirds 1946 Joe Spano, born in San Francisco, California, actor, Henry Goldblume-Hill St. Blues 1946 Eddie Holman, born in Norfolk, Virginia, recording artist, rhythm and blues, gospel, pop, soul genres, known for hit 'Hey There Lonely Girl' 1946 Michael Warren, born in Indiana, actor, Bobby Hill-Hill Street Blues 1945 Michael Nouri, Washington D.C., actor, Beacon Hill, Bay City Blues 1945 John Lodge, born in Birmingham, England, musician, singer, songwriter, bass guitar player, member of The Moody Blues rock band, created songs 'Candle of Life', 'Eyes of a Child', 'Send Me No Wine' 1945 Stefan Grossman, born in New York City, country blues singer, Yazoo Basin Boogie 1944 Denny Laine, Brian Hines, rock guitarist, Moody Blues, Wings 1944 Dennis Franz, Maywood, Illinois, actor, Buntz-Hill Street Blues, New YorkPD Blue 1944 Mike Post, composer, Rockford Files, Hill St. Blues, Magnum PI 1944 Kiel Martin, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Det LaRue-Hill Street Blues 1944 Diana Ross, born in Detroit, Supremes, Lady Sings Blues, Mahogany 1944 Charley Musselwhite, blues musician, Stand Back, Louisiana Fog 1943 Steven Bochco, prod, Hill St. Blues, LA Law, St. Elsewhere, New YorkPD Blue 1943 Veronica Hamel, Philadelphia, actress, Joyce-Hill St. Blues, 79 Park Ave 1943 John Paul Hammond, New York City, blues singer, So Many Roads 1943 Charles Haid, born in San Francisco, California, actor, Andy Renko-Hill St. Blues, Altered States 1943 Bruce Weitz, Norwalk, Connecticut, actor, Hill St. Blues, Death of a Centerfold 1943 Geogre Benson, jazz/blues guitarist, Breezin', This Masquerade 1943 Chris Montez, born in Los Angeles, California, rocker, singer, guitarist, rhythm and blues, Latino rock, recording Let's Dance with Monogram Records was on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart in the U.S. 1943 Leona Williams, singer and songwriter, Ladies Get the Blues 1942 Robert Quine, born in Akron, Ohio, guitarist, guitar soloist, worked with Matthew Sweet, Marianne Faithfull, style combines jazz, rock, blues 1942 Paul Butterfield, born in Chicago, blues musician, Better Days 1942 Mike Pinder, Birmingham England, rocker, Moody Blues 1942 Barbara Lynn, born in Beaumont, Texas, American guitarist, singer, rhythm and blues, toured with soul music greats like Stevie Wonder, B.B. King, recorded the song Oh Baby (We've Got A Good Thing Goin') with The Rolling Stones 1941 Johnny Kendall, Johan Donkerkaat, Dutch blues singer 1941 Long John Baldry, England, blues vocalist, Don't try to Lay No Boogie 1941 Robert Hicks, rocker, Paul Butterfield Blues Band 1940 Richard Pryor, Illinois, comedian/actor, Lady Sings the Blues, Stir Crazy 1940 Chris Farlowe, born in North London, England, John Henry Deighton, rocker, singer, soul, rhythm and blues, jazz rock, signed with Columbia and Immediate, once used pseudonym 'Little Joe Cook' 1940 Clint Warwick, born in Birmingham England, bassist, Moody Blues, 1940 Taurean Blacque, actor, Neal Washington-Hill Street Blues 1940 Daniel J. Travanti, born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, actor, Frank Furillo on Hill St. Blues 1940 Larry Clinton and his Orchestra record "Limehouse Blues" 1939 Ma Rainey, "Mother of the Blues", U.S. blues singer/composer, dies at 53 1939 Barbara Bosson, Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, actress, Fay-Hill St. Blues, Hooperman 1939 Colin Cooper, rocker, Climax Blues Band 1938 Bill Withers, Slab Fork, West Virginia, rhythm and blues singer, Lean on Me 1937 Johnny "Clyde" Copeland, U.S. blues guitarist/singer, Lion's Den 1937 Barbara Babcock, born in Pasadena, California, actress, Dr. Quinn, Dallas, Hill St. Blues 1936 Larry Davis, blues singer/guitarist 1936 Buddy Guy, born in Lettsworth, Louisiana, rock guitarist, singer, American blues five-time Grammy-Award winner, inspired Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan 1936 Kenneth Loach, TV director (Singing the Blues in Red), dies 1935 Koko Taylor, Cora Walton, U.S. vocalist, Queen of the Blues 1935 James Cotton, blues vocalist 1935 Larry Williams, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, singer, pianist, rock and roll, rhythm and blues genres, recorded, Dizzy Miss Lizzy, Short Fat Fannie 1935 Haskell "Cool Papa" Sadler, blues singer/guitarist 1935 Kenneth "Buddy" Scott, blues guitarist/Singer 1934 Amos "Junior" Wells, born in Memphis, Tennessee, blues singer, In My Younger Days 1934 Freddie King, Gilmer, Texas, blues singer, Hideaway 1934 Ben Piazza, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, actor, Blues Brothers, Ben Casey, Dallas 1934 Wild Jimmy Spruill, blues guitarist 1934 Q T Macon, blues vocal/guitar 1934 Shirley Scott, swing/blues organist, with Stanley Turrentine 1934 James B Sikking, California, actor, Hill St. Blues, Star Trek 3, Doogie Howser 1933 Prez "Kidd" Kenneth, blues singer/guitarist 1933 Rene Enriquez, born in San Francisco, California, actor, Ray Calletano-Hill Street Blues 1933 Garnett Mimms, born in Ashland, West Virginia, singer, songwriter, record producer, worked with Bert Berns, Jimi Hendrix, recorded on MGM, Verve Records, funk, rhythm and blues music 1933 Willie Walker, U.S. jazz singer/guitarist (Dupree Blues), dies at 36 1932 Clyde McPhatter, born in Durham, North Carolina, rhythm and blues singer, member, Billy Ward & the Dominoes, founded, The Drifters 1932 Louis "Mr Bo" Collins, blues SInger 1931 Mike Nichols, Peschowsky, director, Catch 22, Biloxi Blues 1930 Robert Prosky, Philadelphia, actor, Christine, Sergeant Jablonski-Hill St. Blues 1930 Bobby "Blue" Bland, Rosemark, Tennessee, blues singer, Call on the Drummer 1930 Byron "Wild Child" Gipson, blues singer 1929 Chris Kenner, born in Kenner, near New Orleans, Louisiana, rhythm and blues singer, songwriter, recording artist, 1961 hit I Like It Like That was on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart, song Land of a Thousand Dances was recorded by Patti Smith, and others 1929 Louis Myers, blues guitarist /harmonica player 1928 Last recording of Ma Rainey, "Mother of the Blues," made 1928 Louis Armstrong makes 78 recording of "West End blues" 1928 Lonesome Sundown, blues singer/guitarist 1928 James "Jimmy" Johnson, U.S. gospel/blues singer/guitarist 1928 Earring George Mayweather, blues Harmonica Player 1928 Eddie Kirkland, Jamaican/U.S. blues guitarist, Have Mercy 1928 Alexis Korner, born in Paris, musician, Blues Inc-Bootleg Him 1928 Antione "Fats" Domino, NO, Louisiana, rhythm and blues pianist, Blueberry Hill 1927 Neil Simon, Bronx, playwright, Odd Couple, Plaza Suite, Biloxi Blues 1927 Amos Milburn, born in Houston, Texas, rocker, blues singer, pianist, played rhythm and blues, boogie-woogie, important figure in the history of blues musicianship 1926 Big Mama Thornton, blues singer, Ball and Chain, Stronger than Dirt 1926 Emile Francis, NHL player/coach/General Manager, Rangers, Blues, Whalers 1926 Harry "Little" Caesar, blues singer and actor, City Heat, Homer and Eddie 1926 Danny Overbea, blues singer/guitarist 1925 Harry Guardino, New York City, actor, Monty Nash, Perry Mason, Hill St. Blues 1925 Maxwell Street Jimmy Charles Davis Thomas, blues musician 1925 B[lues] B[oy] King, Itta Bena Mississippi, blues singer, Thrill is Gone 1925 Jimmy Reed, born in Mississippi, blues singer, Soulin', Big Boss Man 1925 Doc Pomus, born in Brooklyn, New York, given name Jerome Solon Felder, blues singer, songwriter, inducted in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Songwriters Hall of Fame, Blues Hall of Fame 1925 Clifton Chenier, born in Opelousas, Louisiana, blues singer, Bayou Blues 1925 Herman "Ace" Wallace, blues guitarist/singer 1924 "Jelly-Roll Blues," is recorded by blues great, Jelly Roll Morton 1924 Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Vinton, Louisiana, blues singer, Mary is Fine 1923 Albert King, born in Mississippi, blues singer/guitarist, Bad Look Blues 1922 Jack Kerouac, Beat writer, On the Road, Mexico Blues 1921 Michael Conrad, Washington Hgts, New York, actor, Delvecchio, Hill St. Blues 1921 Junior Parker, born in Arkansas, blues vocalist/songwriter, Mystery Train 1919 Than Wyenn, New York City, actor, Pete Kelly's Blues 1918 Joe Williams, Cordele, Georgia, jazz singer, Everyday I have the Blues 1917 John Lee Hooker, born in Clarksdale, Mississippi, blues guitarist, Canned Heat 1917 Moses Rascoe, blues Singer 1916 Bill Doggett, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, organist, musician, American jazz and rhythm and blues pianist, hit Honky Tonk, recorded with King Records, sold four million copies, arranged music for Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald 1915 Walter Brown "Brownie" McGhee, blues singer/guitarist 1915 Floyd McDaniel, blues singer/guitarist 1915 Willie Dixon, born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, bassist, Walkin' the Blues 1915 Willy Dixon, blues artist, Mellow Down Easy 1914 Brownie McGhee, born in Knoxville, Tennessee, blues guitarist 1914 Eddie Boyd, blues vocal/pianist, Mississippi 1914 T Handy publishes "St. Louis Blues" 1914 Booker T Laury, blues pianist/vocalist 1914 Sonny Boy Williamson, John Lee, blues musician, Down and Out Blues 1912 W C Handy publishes "Memphis Blues" 1st Blues Song, 1912 1912 Eddie Williams, blues/Jazz Bassist 1912 Lightnin' [Sam] Hopkins, born in Texas, blues stylist, Ball of Twine 1911 Sonny Terry, born in North Carolina, blind blues musician, played harmonica, collaborated with Woodie Guthrie, Moses Asch, played with Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry and His Night, cast in Finian's Rainbow 1911 Silas Hogan, blues singer/guitarist 1911 Joe Turner, KC, blues singer, Corrine Corrina, Shake Rattle and Roll 1911 Robert Johnson, blues singer, King of Delta Blues Singer 1911 Jesse Thomas, blues singer 1910 Howlin' Wolf, Chester Arthur Burnett, harmonica, Big City Blues 1910 T-Bone Walker, Linden, Texas, blues guitarist, Funky Town, Well Done 1909 Bukka White, born in Houston, Mississippi, Booker T. Washington White, gave cousin B.B. King his first guitar, celebrated as National steel guitarist, wrote "Parchman Farm Blues" 1907 Sunnyland Albert Luandrew Slim, blues pianist 1905 1st published blues composition forms sale, WC Handy Memphis Blues 1904 U.S. blues singer Gertrude Pridgett marries comic William Rainey 1903 Jimmy Rushing, U.S. blues singer 1902 Eddie James "Son" House, folk blues musician, Delta Blues 1902 Langston Hughes, poet/translator, Weary Blues 1901 Cleveland's Bock Baker gives up a record 23 singles as White Sox beat Blues (Cleveland Blues!) 13-1 1901 1st AL game, Chicago beats Cleveland Blues 8-2, 3 other games rained out 1900 Paul J Mares, U.S., jazz trumpetist/composer, Farewell blues 1899 Sonny Boy Williamson, Aleck Miller, blues player 1896 Gary Davis, born in Laurens, South Carolina, blues/folk guitarist, A Little More Faith 1896 Jesse "Lone Cat" Fuller, San Francisco Blues Great 1895 Mance Lipscomb, born in Texas, blues musician, Texas Sharecropper 1895 Alberta Hunter, blues singer and composer, Downhearted Blues 1894 Elizabeth Mae "Bessie" Smith, Empress of Blues, over 200 songs 1893 "Big Bill" Broonzy, born in Mississippi, blues singer/guitarist, Blues by Broonzy 1893 Furry Lewis, father of the blues 1888 Leadbelly, Louisiana, blues 12 string guitarist, Rock Island Line 1886 Ma Rainey, Gertrude Pridgett, "Mother of the Blues", U.S. blues singer 1873 W[illiam] C[hristopher] Handy, Alabama, jazz star, St. Louis Blues |
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