BLUES WORLD presents:

eRIC's Blues Dates: April 5


Born on this Day
NameDescriptionYearPlace
BLAND, BILLYv/OLD TOWN REC 1932 WILMINGTON, NC
CALDWELL, NICHOLASof THE WHISPERS 1944 LOS ANGELES, CA
FOSTER, WILLIE LITTLEhca/PARROT REC 1922 CLARKSDALE, MS
HARRIS, JEROMEg/b 1953 FLUSHING, NY
LIEBERSON, GODDARDceo/CBS/SONY 1911 HANLEY, UK
MALCOLM, HORACEp/HARLEM HAMFATS 1910 ATLANTA, GA
MCCRAY, LARRYg/POINTBLANK REC 1960 STEPHENS, AR
MILLET, LOUg/cajun 1926 BATON ROUGE, LA
THEESSINK, HANSg 1948 ENSCHEDE, HOLLAND
TOWNSEND, VERNELLv/HENRY TOWNSEND 1930 BRINKLEY, AR
TURRENTINE, STANLEYtsax 1934 PITTSBURGH, PA
WHITE, RONNIEv/songw/MIRACLES/MOTOWN 1938 DETROIT, MI
WILLIAMS, TONYlead/THE PLATTERS 1928 ELIZABETH, NJ

Died on this Day

NameDescriptionYearPlaceAge
CARRUTHERS, EARL "JOCK"bsax/LUNCEFORD 1971 KANSAS CITY, KS 60
DICKINSON, KARLg/UNCLE BONES BAND 1995 CLINTON, IA 44
HARVEY, RICKg/BOBBY BLAND/MALACO REC 1993 MEMPHIS, TN 43
NELSON, LOUIStbn 1990 NEW ORLEANS, LA 87
RENE, OTISowner:EXCLUSIVE/EXCELSIOR REC 1970 LOS ANGELES, CA 71
SMECK, ROYg 1994 NEW YORK CITY, NY 94