BLUES WORLD presents:

eRIC's Blues Dates: February 12



Born on this Day

NameDescriptionYearPlace
ANDERSON, PINKg/BLUESVILLE REC 1900 LAURENS, SC
BASCOMB, PAULtsax 1910 BIRMINGHAM, AL
DUNCAN, R. TODDgospel 1903 DANVILLE, KY
FORBES, ROY (BIM)g 1953 DAWSON CREEK, BC
HALL, ARSENIO 1958 CLEVELAND, OH
HINES, GREGORYv/dancer NEW YORK CITY, NY
MARTIN, ROBERTAof ROBERTA MARTIN SINGERS 1907 HELENA, AR
MCDANIELS, GENEv/songw 1935 KANSAS CITY, KS
MONTANA, VINCEo/PHIL INT REC/SALSOUL 1928 PHILADELPHIA, PA
RACKMIL, MILTONco-founder: DECCA REC 1903 NEW YORK CITY, NY
SHAD, BOBarr/prod/SITTIN' IN WITH 1920 NEW YORK CITY, NY
SHOLES, STEVEarr/prod/RCA VICTOR 1911 WASHINGTON, DC
THOMAS, FRANK JR.v 1937 JACKSON, MS
WILLIAMS, CHARLES "HUNGRY"d 1935 NEW ORLEANS, LA
WRENCHER, JOHN "BIG"hca 1923 SUNFLOWER, MS

Died on this Day

NameDescriptionYearPlaceAge
BLAKE, EUBIE[JAMES HUBERT BLAKE]p/comp 1983 BROOKLYN, NY 100
BLAKENEY, ANDY "BLAKE"tpt/LES HITES 1992 BALDWIN PARK, CA 93
BRACEY, ISHMANg/VICTOR REC 1970 JACKSON, MS 69
HAMMOND, JOHN HAYS JR.of HAMMOND ORGANS 1965 NEW YORK CITY, NY 76
MAYWEATHER, GEORGE "EARRING"hca/HUTTO 1995 BOSTON, MA 67
MCCOY, BOBp 1978 BIRMINGHAM, AL 68
SIMONS, SEYMOURsongw/LOUIS JORDAN 1949 DETROIT, MI 53
SPANIER, MUGGSYtpt 1967 SAUSALITO, CA 61