BLUES WORLD presents:

eRIC's Blues Dates: March 8


Born on this Day
NameDescriptionYearPlace
BURROW, CASSELLd 1914 GALLOWAY, TN
COLEMAN, GEORGEtsax/B. B. KING 1935 MEMPHIS, TN
GORDY, RAYNOMA MAYBERRYowner:SHRINE REC 1937 DETROIT, MI
HALL, ALb/owner: WAX REC 1915 JACKSONVILLE, FL
HARTLEY, KEEFd 1944 PRESTON, UK
JOHNSON, EDDIEp/TAB SMITH 1912 EAST S. LOUIS, MO
LOPEZ, JUANaccordian/TEX-MEX 1922 JACKSON CTY, TX
RAGUSA, PETEd/NIGHTHAWKS 1949 WASHINGTON, DC
ROBICHAUX, JOEp/songw 1900 NEW ORLEANS, LA
SHERRELL, CHARLES "SWEET"v/JAMES BROWN 1943 NASHVILLE, TN
STEDMAN, JOHNowner: JSP REC 1954 LONDON, UK
SZABO, GABORg 1936 BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
TURNER, DANNYasax/tsax 1920 FARRELL, PA
WALKER, JIMMYp 1905 MEMPHIS, TN
WEST, MATTHEW "MAC"of THE SPIDERS 1926 NEW ORLEANS, LA

Died on this Day

NameDescriptionYearPlaceAge
BARKSDALE, DONowner: RHYTHM REC 1993 OAKLAND, CA 69
CALLENDER, GEORGE "RED"b/EXCLUSIVE REC 1992 SAUGUS, CA 76
CHIN, NAPPY [CLARENCE RICHARD EVANS]g 1972 DALLAS, TX 37
CHITTISON, HERMANp/ETHEL WATERS 1967 CLEVELAND, OH 58
DAMERON, TADDp/arr 1965 NEW YORK CITY, NY 48
ECKSTINE, BILLYv/tbn/EARL HINES 1993 PITTSBURGH, PA 78
HOUSER, JOHNflute/RED SAUNDERS 1974 CHICAGO, IL 54
MCKERNAN, PIGPENhca/GRATEFUL DEAD 1973 CORTE MADERA, CA 27
PALMER, SINGLETONb/tpt/JIMMY FORREST 1993 ST. LOUIS, MO 80
SILVA, MICHAELd/BLACK & BLUE REC 1990 PARIS, FRANCE 64
SPECTER, JACKdj 1994 GARDEN CITY, NY 66
WOLFF, FRANCISco-owner: BLUE NOTE REC 1971 NEW YORK CITY, NY 64
YOUNG, G. D.fife & drums 1979 TYRO, MS 82