BLUES WORLD presents:

eRIC's Blues Dates: May 1


Born on this Day
NameDescriptionYearPlace
ALVIS, HAYES J.b/GRIMES/MCSHANN 1907 CHICAGO, IL
BASS, RALPHprod/SAVOY/KING REC 1911 BRONX, NY
BIG MAYBELLE [MAYBELLE LOUISE SMITH]v 1924 JACKSON, TN
BROWN, ADA SCOTTv/BENNIE MOTEN/OKEH REC 1890 KANSAS CITY, KS
BROWN, STERLING A.author 1901 WASHINGTON, DC
CHAMBERS, HENDERSONtbn/TINY BRADSHAW 1908 ALEXANDRIA, LA
GIBSON, LACYg/SON SEALS 1936 SALISBURY, NC
JOHNSON, CANDYtsax/BRADSHAW/DOGGETT 1922 MADISON CO, IL
LITTLE WALTERhca/songw/CHESS REC 1930 MARKSVILLE, LA
LOPEZ, LUCKY (LEO EVANS)g/JSP REC 1937 EAST ESTABUCHIE, MS
MALONEY, TOMg/JOHNNIE JOHNSON 1952 ST. LOUIS, MO
MCGEE, SAMg/KIRK MCGEE 1894 FRANKLIN, TN
MORRIS, WILLIAMfounder of the AGENCY 1873 SCHWARZENAU,GERMANY
PARKER, RAY JR.g/GHOST BUSTERS/RAYDO 1954 DETROIT, MI
PATTON, CHARLEYg/PARAMOUNT/VOCALION REC 1891 HERON'S PLACE, MS
PRICE, JESSEd/CAPITOL REC 1909 MEMPHIS, TN
TURNER, TITUSv/songw 1933 ATLANTA, GA
WHITSETT, CARSONof BOOKER T. & MGs 1945 MS
WISE, JAMESof ARCHIE BELL & DRELLS 1948 HOUSTON, TX

Died on this Day

NameDescriptionYearPlaceAge
HOGG, SMOKEY(ANDREW HOGG)g/p/MODERN REC 1960 MCKINNEY, TX 46
JONES, SPIKE 1965 BEL-AIR, CA 53
MARX, ALBERT L.owner: DISCOVERY REC 1991 LOS ANGELES, CA 79
MYERS, BOBg 1983 CHICAGO, IL 57
PERETTI, HUGOprod/HUGO & LUIGI 1986 ENGLEWOOD, NJ 68