BLUES WORLD presents:

eRIC's Blues Dates: April 26


Born on this Day
NameDescriptionYearPlace
CLARK, CLAUDINEv/PARTY LIGHTS 1941 MACON, GA
DAVENPORT, CHARLES "COW COW"p 1895 ANNISTON, AL
DONEGAN, DOROTHYp 1922 CHICAGO, IL
EDDY, DUANEg 1938 CORNING, NY
EDWARDS, TEDDYtsax 1924 JACKSON, MS
GAINES, LEEbass v/DELTA RHYTHM BOYS 1914 HOUSTON, MS
GRIFFITH, SHIRLEYg/BLUESVILLE REC 1908 BRANDON, MS
HEWSTON, CURTISBLUES-L MEMBER 1957 LINCOLN, NE
KINSEY, RALPHd/KINSEY REPORT 1952 GARY, IN
LOVE, PRESTONsax/JOHNNY OTIS 1921 OMAHA, NE
NEWTON-DAVIS, BILLYof THE NYLONS 1951 CLEVELAND, OH
PERKINS, ROYv/cajun 1935 LAFAYETTE, LA
RAINEY, MAv/PARAMOUNT REC 1886 COLUMBUS, GA
ROCKIN' DOPSIE JR.[DAVID RUBINzydeco 1962 LA
STEIN, JULES C.co-founder: MCA REC 1896 SOUTH BEND, IN
WILLIAMS, DAVE "FAT MAN"p 1920 NEW ORLEANS, LA
WILLIAMS, MAURICElead/THE ZODIACS 1938 LANCASTER, SC
WRIGHT, GARYkeybd/SPOOKY TOOTH 1945 ENGLEWOOD, NJ

Died on this Day

NameDescriptionYearPlaceAge
BASIE, COUNTp 1984 HOLLYWOOD, FL 79
COHN, ZINKYp 1952 CHICAGO, IL 43
HILLERY, MABLEv/GA SEA IS. SINGERS 1976 NEW YORK CITY, NY 46
JOHNSON, WALTERd/TAB SMITH 1977 NEW YORK CITY, NY 73
NORD, ERIC "BIG DADDY"owner: HUNGARY I 1989 LOS GATOS, CA 69