BLUES WORLD presents:

eRIC's Blues Dates: June 8


Born on this Day
NameDescriptionYearPlace
FOSTER, CURTISg/BLIND BOYS OF AL 1959 CINCINNATI, OH
GARNES, SHERMANv/THE TEENAGERS 1940 NEW YORK CITY, NY
HARMAN, JAMEShca 1946 ANNISTON, AL
HARPER, TONIv/CANDY STORE BLUES 1937 LOS ANGELES, CA
HARRIS, BEVERLYof THE FLARES 1937 CA
HASKINS, CLARENCE "FUZZY"of FUNKADELIC 1941 ELKHORN, W. VA
HUCKNALL, MICKlead/SIMPLY RED 1960 MANCHESTER, UK
MORRIS, WILLIEg/ADELPHI REC 1906 BOLTON, MS
PIERCE, BILLIEp/DEDE PIERCE 1907 MARIANNA, FL
SCAGGS, BOZv 1944 OH
SMITH, CHARLES EDWARDprod/FOLKWAYS REC 1904 THOMASTON, CT
SUFFERN, MICHAEL A.BLUES-L member 1956 CHICAGO, IL
WILLIAMS, ERNIEv/d/HARLEN LEONARD 1904 WINSTON, NC
WILLIAMS, FRANK "SWEET"p/ATLANTIC REC 1906 NEW ORLEANS, LA

Died on this Day

NameDescriptionYearPlaceAge
BROWN, LILLYN [LILLIAN THOMAS]v 1969 NEW YORK CITY, NY 84
HORTON, YOGId/LUTHER VANDROSS 1987 NEW YORK CITY, NY 33
JONES, ARTHURp/EARTHA KITT 1963 NORTHWOOD, UK 46
READING, BERTICEv/GROOVE REC 1991 LONDON, UK 58
ROOT BOY SLIM [FOSTER MACKENZIE III]v 1993 ORLANDO, FL 48
RUSHING, JIMMY "MR. 5X5"v/COUNT BASIE 1972 NEW YORK CITY, NY 68