BLUES WORLD presents:

eRIC's Blues Dates: May 17

Born on this Day

Name	Description	Year	Place
BADIE, PETER	b/LIONEL HAMPTON	1925	NEW ORLEANS, LA
BELL, JAMES "COOL PAPA"	baseball	1903	STARKVILLE, MS
JACKSON, PERVIS	of THE SPINNERS	1938	NEW ORLEANS, LA
LOPEZ, ISIDORO	asax	1933	BISHOP, TX
MAHAL,TAJ	g/p	1942	NEW YORK CITY, NY
MCLEAN, JACKIE	asax	1932	NEW YORK CITY, NY
MONTGOMERY, JOE	p/J. B. LENOIR	1909	KENTWOOD, LA
POWELL, TINY	v/MY TIME AFTER AWHILE	1922	WARREN, AR
QUINICHETTE, PAUL	tsax	1916	DENVER, CO
REDMAN, DEWEY	tsax	1931	FORT WORTH, TX
SHIPP, OLIVIA	b	1880	NEW ORLEANS, LA
SYMONDS, IVAN	g	1933	HAMMONDS, NS
TUCKER, IRA	lead/THE DIXIE HUMMINGBIRDS	1925	SPARTANBURG, SC
WINCHESTER,JESSE	g/songw	1944	BOSSIER CITY, LA

Died on this Day

Name	Description	Year	Place	Age
CONOVER, WILLIS	dj/VOICE OF AMERICA	1996	ALEXANDRIA, VA	75
GOOD ROCKIN' CHARLES	hca	1989	CHICAGO, IL	56
HALL, JACK	owner: STINSON REC	1989	GRANADA HILLS, CA	68
HAMMOND, STICK HORSE	g/JOB/GOTHAM REC	1964	TAYLORTOWN, LA	68
HOWELL, JOHN E.	tpt/BASIE	1980	OAK PARK, IL	55
NELSON, ROMEO	p	1974	CHICAGO, IL	72
PIMVILLE, DAMBUZA	lead/MANHATTAN BROS	1995	S. AFRICA	72
STEPNEY, CHARLES	prod/CHESS REC	1976	CHICAGO, IL	45
WATSON, JOHNNY "GTR"	g/p/songw	1996	YOKOHAMA, JAPAN	61
WELK, LAWRENCE	WELK MUSIC/VANGUARD REC	1992	SANTA MONICA, CA	89
WRIGHT, FRANK	tsax	1990	COLOGNE, GERMANY	64