BLUES WORLD presents:

eRIC's Blues Dates: June 28


Born on this Day
NameDescriptionYearPlace
BENEDETTI, DEANof CHARLIE PARKER trans 1922 OGDEN, UT
EDWARDS, DAVID "HONEYBOY"g/hca/NOT 0428 1915 SHAW, MS
FLATT, LESTERg/EARL SCRUGGS 1914 OVERTON CTY, TN
JEFFERSON, BONNIEg/ADVENT REC 1919 SHOAL CREEK, AR
JONES, PEARL WILLIAMSgospel 1931 WASHINGTON, DC
MUNDY, JIMMYtsax/arr/BASIE 1907 CINCINNATI, OH
RODGERS, RICHARDsongw 1902 NEW YORK CITY, NY
ROSEBY, RAS "BUTCH"d/tbn/ELMORE JAMES 1904 LEXINGTON, MS
SHAW, ARNOLDauthor/HONKERS & SHOUTERS 1909 NEW YORK CITY, NY
SHELTON, ROBERTcritic 1926 CHICAGO, IL
SMITH, JOEtpt/BESSIE SMITH 1902 RIPLEY, OH
TURNER, HENRY B.b/LOUIS JORDAN 1904 QUINCY, FL

Died on this Day

NameDescriptionYearPlaceAge
BONNER, WELDON "JUKE BOY"g/hca 1978 HOUSTON, TX 46
BROWN, HENRYp/ADELPHI REC 1981 ST. LOUIS, MO 72
BUXTON, JIMMYtbn/EDDIE VINSON 1989 NEW YORK CITY, NY 65
COLEMAN, JAYBIRDhca 1950 TUSKEGEE, AL 54
GOODEN, TONYd/SON SEALS/ALLIGATOR REC 1980 CHICAGO, IL 40
HAYES, EDGAR J.p/DECCA REC 1979 SAN BERNARDINO, CA 77
JOHNSON, CANDYtsax/BRADSHAW/DOGGETT 1981 FRAMINGHAM, MA 59
MATTHEWS, GEORGEtbn/BRADSHAW/MILLINDER 1982 NEW YORK CITY, NY 69
MILLS, HARRYlead/MILLS BROS 1982 LOS ANGELES, CA 68
ROBERTS, HOWARDg 1992 SEATTLE, WA 62
THOMPSON, BEACHEYv/DIXIE HUMMINGBIRDS 1994 PHILADELPHIA, PA 78
WATKINS, TONEY DAVISv/ELLINGTON 1986 PHILADELPHIA, PA 39