BLUES WORLD presents:

eRIC's Blues Dates: February 5



Born on this Day

NameDescriptionYearPlace
BLAINE, HALd/author 1929 HOLYOKE, MA
BROWN, BOBBYlead/THE NEW EDITION 1969 ROXBURY, MA
ROCKFORD, IL
CLAXTON, ROZELLEp/arr/ERNIE FIELDS 1913 BARLETT, TN
HANDCOX, JOHNv/songw 1904 ST. FRANCIS CTY, AR
KOOPER, ALp/arr/songw 1944 BROOKLYN, NY
RICHARDSON, MONAv 1947 LOS ANGELES, CA
ROUNDTREE, KHALILroad manager/BOYZ II 1956 ?PHILADELPHIA, PA
SEXTON, ANNv/SOUND STAGE 7 1950 GREENVILLE, SC
SHADE, WILLhca/g/MEMPHIS JUG BAND 1894 MEMPHIS, TN
STRONG, BARRETTsongw/MONEY/MOTOWN 1941 WEST POINT, MS
TYSON, JUNEv 1936 ALBEMARLE, NC

Died on this Day

NameDescriptionYearPlaceAge
BERMAN, IKEco-owner : APOLLO REC 1956 MIAMI BEACH, FL 58
HARRIS, I. J. (IRON JAW)v/CASH REC 1984 CHICAGO, IL 37
MADDUX, PEE WEEsongw/SMILEY LEWIS 1993 BAY ST. LOUIS, MS 67
MARCUS, SOLarr/BROOK BENTON 1976 LINDEN, NJ 63
MEMPHIS PIANO REDp 1982 MEMPHIS, TN 76
POMPELLI, RUDYtsax/BILL HALLEY 1976 48
POWELL, TINYv/MY TIME AFTER AWHILE 1984 OAKLAND, CA 61
ROBERTS, LUCKEYp 1968 NEW YORK CITY, NY 80
SCOTT, BUDDYg 1994 CHICAGO, IL 59