BLUES WORLD presents:

eRIC's Blues Dates: July 2



Born on this Day

NameDescriptionYearPlace
ALLEN, LEEtsax/F.DOMINO/LITTLE RICHARD 1926 PITTSBURG, KS
BREWSTER, W. HERBERT REV.gospel songw 1897 SOMERVILLE, TN
CRUICKSHANK, PETERb/GROUNDHOGS 1945 CALCUTTA, INDIA
JAMAL, AHMAD [FRITZ JONES]p 1930 PITTSBURGH, PA
LEE, PETERauthor/editor/LIVING BLUES 1960 ESCOUNT, NATAL,S.A.
LEONARD, HARLANsax 1905 KANSAS CITY, MO
MILWAUKEE SLIM (ANGELO CHAMBERS)d 1924 DENTON, TX
SAWYER, CHARLESauthor/B. B. KING 1941 CONCORD, NH
WHITEHEAD, JOHNof MCFADDEN & WHITEHEAD
WILLIAMS, PAULof THE TEMPTATIONS 1939 BIRMINGHAM, AL
WYANDS, RICHARDp 1928 OAKLAND, CA

Died on this Day

NameDescriptionYearPlaceAge
ADAMS, JUSTINg/FATS DOMINO 1991 NEW ORLEANS, LA 68
BAILEY, DEFORDhca 1982 NASHVILLE, TN 82
BENNETT, MICHAELprod/DREAMGIRLS 1987 TUCSON, AZ 44
BOOGIE WOOGIE RED [VERNON HARRISON]p 1992 DETROIT, MI 66
BOSWELL, MARTHAof THE BOSWELL SISTERS 1958 PEEKSKILL, NY 53
BOW, CLARA LEWISp/ELLA FITZGERALD 1962 WASHINGTON, DC 41
RICKS, JIMMYbass lead/THE RAVENS 1974 ALBANY, NY 50
RINZLER, RALPHfolklorist/FOLKWAYS REC 1994 WASHINGTON, DC 59
VINSON, EDDIE "CLEANHEAD"asax 1988 LOS ANGELES, CA 70
WILLIAMS, MARIONv/gospel/CARAVANS 1994 PHILADELPHIA, PA 66