BLUES WORLD presents:

eRIC's Blues Dates: August 2



Born on this Day

NameDescriptionYearPlace
BALDWIN, JAMESauthor/BLUES ..MR.CHARLIE 1924 HARLEM, NY
BANKS, HOMERsongw/STAX REC 1941 MEMPHIS, TN
BANKS, JAMESsongw/STAX REC 1941 MEMPHIS, TN
CRAWFORD, BIXIEv/BASIE 1923 OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
DOMINQUE, NATTYtpt/SIPPIE WALLACE 1896 NEW ORLEANS, LA
DUDEK, LESg 1957 RI
FAT LARRY (LARRY E. JAMES)d 1949 PHILADELPHIA, PA
GOVAN, DAVEof THE JAYHAWKS/VIBRATIONS 1940 LOS ANGELES, CA
HUDSON, GARTHof THE BAND 1942 LONDON, ONTARIO
JACKSON, DORIS COREY KENNERof SHIRELLES 1941 PASSAIC, NJ
MAYERFELD, JOEBLUES-L MEMBER 1963 ROCHESTER, NY
MILLER, PORKbjo/OLD SOUTH QUARTETTE 1844 BURKEVILLE, VA
NAFTALIN, MARKp/PAUL BUTTERFIELD 1944 MINNEAPOLIS, MN
NICHOLAS, NICK BIGtsax/MILLINDER/BRADSHAW 1922 LANSING, MI
PATTEN, EDWARDof GLADYS KNIGHT/THE PIPS 1939 ATLANTA, GA
PRICE, WALTER "BIG"p 1917 GONZALES, TX

Died on this Day

NameDescriptionYearPlaceAge
COLE, ROBERT ALLENafro-amer songw 1911 CATSKILL, NY 48
DURANT, RAYp/arr/DEEP RIVER BOYS 1980 NEW YORK CITY, NY 70
JAMERSON, JAMESb/MOTOWN REC 1983 LOS ANGELES, CA 47
LASLEY, CLYDE"PORKCHOP"of BEA& BABY REC 1977 CHICAGO, IL 61
SOILEAU, LEOvln/cajun 1980 VILLE PLATTE, LA 76