BLUES WORLD presents:

eRIC's Blues Dates: January 4



Born on this Day

NameDescriptionYearPlace
BLAKE, SONNY [CLENNON LEE BLAKES]hca 1923 DUNDEE, MS
CARTER, CLARENCEv/songw 1936 MONTGOMERY, AL
CHADBOURNE, EUGENEg 1954 MT. VERNON, NY
CONLEY, ARTHURv 1946 ATLANTA, GA
PATTERSON, FLOYDboxer 1935 WACO, NC
SAYLES, CHARLIEhca 1948 WOBURN, MA
DUNN, NC
VENSON, PLAYBOYd/hca/SUN REC 1913 BELZONI, MS

Died on this Day

NameDescriptionYearPlaceAge
BAREFIELD, EDDIEasax/PAUL GAYTEN 1991 NEW YORK CITY, NY 81
CHAMBERS, PAULb/COLTRANE 1969 NEW YORK CITY, NY 33
GRACE, TEDDYv/DECCA REC 1992 LA MIRADA, CA 86
LYNOTT, PHILv/THIN LIZZY 1986 SALISBURG, UK 35
PEELE, CALVINd/TROYCE KEY 1994 FRESNO, CA --
WALKER, HOMER UNCLEbjo 1980 PRINCETON, W. VA 81
WRIGHT, LEOasax/JIMMY WITHERSPOON 1991 VIENNA, AUSTRIA 57