BLUES WORLD presents:

eRIC's Blues Dates: January 19



Born on this Day

NameDescriptionYearPlace
CROSBY, ISRAELb/AMMONS/YANCEY 1919 CHICAGO, IL
GRAY, HENRY LITTLEp/CHESS/PARROT 1925 KENNER, LA
JOHNSON, JOEhca-g/A-BET REC 1942 INDEPENDENCE, LA
JOPLIN, JANISv/BIG BROTHER HOLDING CO 1943 PORT ARTHUR, TX
PARLAN, HORACEp/BOOKER ERVIN 1931 PITTSBURGH, PA
SHEPHERD, SHEPd/DOGGETT 1917 HONDURAS,C. AMERICA
SMITH, WILLIE "BIG EYE"d/LEGENDARY BLUES 1936 HELENA, AR
SOILEAU, LEOvln/cajun 1904 VILLE PLATTE, LA
STARR, BOBBYlead/THE INTRUDERS 1937 BALTIMORE, MD
TRENIER, MILTof THE TRENIERS 1930 MOBILE, AL
WADE, STEEPp/sax 1918 MONTREAL, PQ
WHEELER, CAROLof SOUL II SOUL 1963 ACTON, LONDON, UK

Died on this Day

NameDescriptionYearPlaceAge
COSTA, DONarr/prod/ABC-PARAMOUNT 1983 NEW YORK CITY, NY 57
MCKINLEY, L. C.g 1970 CHICAGO, IL 56
MUIR, LEWIS F.p/songw/LOUIS JORDAN 1950 ?NY 66
PEER, RALPHarr/prod/RCA/PEER MUSIC 1960 HOLLYWOOD, CA 67
SMITH, ROLLINp/INK SPOTS 1985 NEW YORK CITY, NY 85
WILLIAMS, LAMARb g/ALLMAN BROS 1983 36