BLUES WORLD presents:

eRIC's Blues Dates: May 2


Born on this Day
NameDescriptionYearPlace
BOOKER, CONNIE MACKp/MODERN REC 1929
CAIN, RANDYof THE DELFONICS 1942 PHILADELPHIA, PA
FIELDS, FRANKb/FATS DOMINO/SMILEY LEWIS 1914 PLAQUEMINE, LA
HOLMES, RICHARD "GROOVE"o 1931 CAMDEN, NJ
HURTE, LEROY E.owner: BRONZE REC 1915 MUSKOGEE, OK
JOHNSON, WILLIEco-lead/GOLDEN GATE QT 1913 WASHINGTON, NC
LASTIE, BETTY ANNp 1941 NEW ORLEANS, LA
MYERS, BOBg 1925 BYHALIA, MS
ROLLINS, ALAN"BLUES-LYNX"BLUES-L MEMBER 1945 PITTSFIELD, MA
SMITH, WILLIAM O.g/COLEMAN HAWKINS 1917 BARTOW, GA
WRAY, LINKg 1935 DUNN, NC

Died on this Day

NameDescriptionYearPlaceAge
BENJAMIN, BENNIEsongw/afro-amer 1989 MANHATTAN, NY 81
BISHOP, WALLACEd/LES HITES 1986 HILVERSUM,NETHERLAN 80
BURROW, CASSELLd 1979 CHICAGO, IL 65
DAWSON, WILLIAM L.arr/gospel 1990 TUSKEGEE, AL 90
DICKENS, DOLESb/5 RED CAPS 1972 NJ --
HAYES, P. T.hca 1983 CHICAGO, IL 60
MOORE, WILLIE C. "BOLL WEENIE BILL"g 1971 ALBANY, NY 58
OLDHAM, OSCARd/JIMMY FORREST 1953 CHICAGO, IL --
WATSON, LEOscat v/SPIRITS OF RHYTHM 1950 LOS ANGELES, CA 52