BLUES WORLD presents:

eRIC's Blues Dates: February 1



Born on this Day

NameDescriptionYearPlace
BABY FACE LEROY (FOSTER)g/d/M.WATERS 1920 ALGOMA, M
BLACK, JAMESd 1940 NEW ORLEANS, LA
CHRISTINA, FRANd/ROOMFUL OF BLUES 1951 WESTERLY, RI
DUFFY, TOMMYlead/THE ECHOES 1944 BROOKLYN, NY
EDWARD, CHARLES JR.engineer/COUNT BASIE 1953 RANTOUL, IL
HUGHES, LANGSTONauthor 1902 JOPLIN, MO
JAMES, RICK [JAMES JOHNSON JR.]v/prod 1942 BUFFALO, NY
JOHNSON, JAMES P.p/BESSIE SMITH 1894 NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ
KRAEMER, RONBLUES-L MEMBER 1960 TRENTON, NJ
LONE BLACK RANGER [JAMES RAMSEY]g 1932 JACKSON, MS
MCALLISTER, JEFFREY LEEd/DUKE ROBILLARD 1955 LUBBOCK, TX
NANTON, SAM "TRICKY"tbn/ELLINGTON 1904 NEW YORK CITY, NY
SAMPLE, JOEp/CRUSADERS 1939 HOUSTON, TX

Died on this Day

NameDescriptionYearPlaceAge
BANKS, WILLIElead/MESSENGERS/JACKSON SO 1993 RAYMOND, MS 63
CARROLL, JOE "BEBOP"v/DIZZY GILLESPIE 1981 BROOKLYN, NY 61
DOLPHIN,JOHNowner:RECORDED IN HOLLYWOOD 1958 LOS ANGELES, CA 46
HICKS, ULYSSES S.co-lead/THE 5 KEYS 1955 BOSTON, MA --
JAMES, DICKowner: DJM REC 1986 LONDON, UK 67
LITTLEJOHN, JOHNg/ARHOOLIE/JSP REC 1994 CHICAGO, IL 62
MORRIS, KENNETHgospel songw 1989 CHICAGO, IL 71
ROBI, PAULof THE PLATTERS 1989 LOS ANGELES, CA 57
STEWART, BUDDYv/SITTIN' IN WITH REC 1950 MN 28
WOODS, JOHNNY "MISSISSIPPI"hca 1990 OLIVE BRANCH, MS 72