BLUES WORLD presents:

eRIC's Blues Dates: May 26


Born on this Day
NameDescriptionYearPlace
ALLEY, VERNON C.b/BASIE/HAMPTON 1915 WINNEMUCCA, NV
BLASS, MARKBLUES-L MEMBER 1943 PHILADELPHIA, PA
COBBS, WILIE JUMPIN'v 1933 AR
ELMAN, ZIGGYtpt/MEADE LUX LEWIS 1914 PHILADELPHIA, PA
HELM, LEVONd/THE BAND 1942 MARVELL, AR
JACKSON, CALVINp/VICTORIA SPIVEY 1919 PHILADELPHIA, PA
JOLSON, AL [ASA YOELSON]v 1886 RUSSIA
KRAVITZ, LENNYg/songw 1964 NEW YORK CITY, NY
LEBLANC, CARLof THE DIRTY DOZEN 1955 LA
LEE, PEGGYv 1920 JAMESTOWN, ND
MCCOY, CHARLIEmand/g/HARLEM HAMFATS 1909 JACKSON, MS
MOONDOG [LOUIS THOMAS HARDIN]beat poet 1916 MARYSVILLE, KS
SMITH, MAMIEv 1883 CINCINNATI, OH
TONEY, OSCAR JR.v/BELL REC 1939 SELMA, AL
TUDOR, DEANauthor/BLUES-L MEMBER 1943 TORONTO, ONT

Died on this Day

NameDescriptionYearPlaceAge
BABY FACE LEROY (FOSTER)g/d/M.WATERS 1958 CHICAGO, IL 38
BOWMAN, EUDAY LOUISp/ragtime 1949 NEW YORK CITY, NY 61
GUITAR SHORTY (JOHN HENRY FORTESCUE)g 1976 ROCKY MOUNT, NC 52
HIGGINBOTHAM, J. C.tbn 1973 NEW YORK CITY, NY 67
JOHN, LITTLE WILLIEv/KING REC 1968 WALLA WALLA, WA 30
MORROW, GEORGEb/CLIFFORD BROWN 1992 ORLANDO, FL 66
NEWBORN, PHINEAS JR.p 1989 MEMPHIS, TN 57
POWELL, WILLIAMof THE O'JAYS 1977 CANTON, OH 35
RODGERS, JIMMIEg/songw/father of C&W; 1933 NEW YORK CITY, NY 35
SHARROCK, SONNYg 1994 OSSINING, NY 53
WILKINS, ROBERT REV.g 1987 MEMPHIS, TN 91