BLUES WORLD presents:

eRIC's Blues Dates: April 22


Born on this Day
NameDescriptionYearPlace
ARMSTRONG, JAMESg/HIGHTONE REC 1957 LOS ANGELES, CA
CANDIDO [CANDIDO CAMERO]conga/bongos 1921 HAVANA, CUBA
CARTER, MELv/DERBY REC 1943 CINCINNATI, OH
CHAMBERS, PAULb/COLTRANE 1935 PITTSBURGH, PA
JACKSON, BENJAMIN "BULL MOOSE"tsax 1919 CLEVELAND, OH
MINGUS, CHARLESb 1922 NOGALES, AZ
MOORE, WILLIE C. "BOLL WEENIE BILL"g 1913 KINSTON, NC
NITZSCHE, JACKprod 1937 CHICAGO, IL
SMITH, GEORGE "HCA"hca 1924 HELENA, AR

Died on this Day

NameDescriptionYearPlaceAge
ASHBY, IRVING C.g/NAT KING COLE TRIO 1987 PERRIS, CA 66
BEE, JIMMYv/prod 1993 LOS ANGELES, CA 59
HINES, EARL "FATHA"p 1983 OAKLAND, CA 77
KEANE, HELENprod 1996 NEW YORK CITY, NY 73
LITTLE JOE BLUEg 1990 RENO, NV 55
OVERSTREET, LOUIS REV.g/ARHOOLIE REC 1980 PHOENIX, AZ 59
PULLEN, DONp 1995 EAST ORANGE, NJ 53
SHALIT, EMILowner : BLUE BEAT REC 1983 LONDON, UK 74
SHOLES, STEVEarr/prod/RCA VICTOR 1968 NASHVILLE, TN 57
THOMPSON, ED BIGg 1993 CINCINNATI, CT 58
VINSON, WALTERg/MISSISSIPPI SHEIKS 1975 CHICAGO, IL 74