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Famous Deaths
Results 1 - 100 of 102
1933-03-04 - Willie Walker, US jazz singer/guitarist (Dupree Blues), dies at 36
1936-06-17 - Kenneth Loach, TV director (Singing the Blues in Red), dies
1938-08-16 - Robert Johnson, US Delta-blues singer/guitarist, poisoned at 27
1939-12-22 - Ma Rainey, "Mother of the Blues", US blues singer/composer, dies at 53
1948-02-07 - "Red" McKenzie, blues-jazz singer (played comb-with-tissue-paper), dies
1948-06-01 - Sonny Boy Williamson, [John Lee], blues player, dies at 34
1949-08-18 - Paul J Mares, US jazz trumpetist/composer (Tin Roof Blues), dies at 49
1949-12-06 - Leadbelly, [Huddie William Ledbetter], blues singer, dies at 64
1958-03-28 - William C Handy, US conductor/composer (St Louis Blues), dies at 84
1958-08-15 - William L C "Big Bill" Broonzy, US blues singer/guitarist, dies at 65
1963-05-24 - Elmore James, blues guitarist, dies at 45 of a heart attack
1965-05-25 - Sonny Boy Williamson, [Aleck Miller], blues player, dies at 65
1967-02-01 - Langston Hughes, poet/translator (Weary Blues), dies on 65th birthday
1967-04-29 - J.B. Lenoir, American Blues Musician (b. 1929)
1969-10-03 - Skip James, American blues musician (b. 1902)
1969-12-01 - Magic Sam, American blues guitarist and singer (b. 1937)
1970-07-17 - Juano Hernandez, actor (St Louis Blues, Two Loves), dies at 74
1972-06-08 - Jimmy Rushing, US blues singer, dies at 68
1973-03-05 - Rupert Crosse, actor (Too Late Blues), dies of cancer at 45
1974-05-24 - Duke Ellington, blues singer, dies of cancer at 75
1974-07-27 - Lightning Slim, blues singer (Nothing But the Devil), dies at 61
1975-03-16 - T-Bone Walker, blues guitarist (Funky Town, Well Done), dies at 64
1976-01-10 - Chester Arthur Burnett, US blues pianist/harmonica player, dies at 65
1976-01-30 - Jesse "Lone Cat" Fuller, SF Blues Great, dies at 80
1976-03-28 - Arthur Crudup, American blues singer and guitarist (b. 1905)
1978-12-12 - Clifton Chenier, US accordionist (Bayou Blues), dies at 53
1981-09-14 - [Walter] Furry Lewis, father of blues, dies at 88 of a heart attack
1983-02-02 - Sam Chatman, elder statesman of the blues, dies
1983-04-30 - Muddy Waters, US blues singer/guitarist (Mad Love), dies at 68
1983-11-22 - Michael Conrad, actor (Hill Street Blues), dies of cancer at 58
1984-01-01 - Alexis Korner, British blues musician (b. 1928)
1984-04-30 - Muddy Waters, blues singer/guitarist (Hoochie Coochie Man), dies at 68
1984-10-17 - Alberta Hunter, US blues singer/composer, dies at 89
1986-03-11 - Sonny Terry, American blues musician (b. 1911)
1986-11-01 - Sippie Wallace, blues singer, dies at 88
1988-08-01 - Trindad Silva, actor (Hill St Blues), dies at 38 in an auto accident
1988-08-15 - Ray Buchanan, US blues gitarist, dies at about 48
1989-12-01 - Alvin Ailey, US choreographer (Blues Suite, Revelations), dies at 58
1990-03-18 - Robin Harris, actor (House Party, Mo' Better Blues), dies at 36
1990-03-24 - Rene Enriquez, actor (Hill St Blues), dies of pancreatic cancer at 56
1990-08-27 - Stevie Ray Vaughan, blues guitarist, dies in a helicopter crash at 35
1990-12-28 - Kiel Martin, actor (Det LaRue-Hill Street Blues), dies of cancer at 46
1992-01-29 - Willie Dixon, blues composer (I'm a Man, Backdoor Man), dies at 76
1992-04-20 - Johnny Shines, Delta blues singer/guitarist, dies at 76
1992-06-09 - Clarence Miller, blues/jazz vocalist, dies at 69 of a heart attack
1992-12-21 - Albert King, US blues singer/guitarist (Crosscut Saw), dies at 71
1993-01-06 - John B "Dizzy" Gillespe, blues trumpeter, dies of cancer at 75
1993-03-04 - Art Hodes, Russ/US jazz/blues pianist/editor (Jazz Record), dies
1993-05-30 - Sun Ra, blues pianist/orchestra leader, dies of strokes at 79
1993-11-24 - Albert Collins, blues guitarist (Don't Lose Your Cool), dies at 61
1994-01-09 - Silas Hogan, blues singer/guitarist, dies at 82
1994-01-30 - Byron "Wild Child" Gipson, blues Singer, dies at 64
1994-02-02 - John Wesley Funchess Littlejohn, blues guitarist/singer, dies at 62
1994-02-05 - Kenneth "Buddy" Scott, blues guitarist/Singer, dies at 59
1994-02-14 - Gary "BB" Coleman, blues vocal/guitarist/producer, dies at 47
1994-02-22 - "Papa" John Creach, US jazz musician (Papa Blues), dies at 76
1994-03-06 - Moses Rascoe, blues singer, dies at 77
1994-04-12 - Q T Macon, blues vocal/guitar, dies at 60
1994-04-19 - Larry Davis, blues Singer/Guitarist, dies at 57
1994-05-06 - Haskell "Cool Papa" Sadler, blues singer/guitarist, dies at 59
1994-05-11 - Danny Overbea, blues singer/guitarist, dies at 68
1994-06-14 - Harry "Little" Caesar, blues singer/actor (City Heat), dies at 66
1994-07-13 - Eddie Boyd, blues vocal/pianist, dies at 79
1994-09-04 - Louis Myers, blues guitarist /harmonica player, dies at 64
1995-01-01 - Ted Hawkins, US blues singer (Watch Your Step), dies at 58
1995-02-03 - Turner Fodrell, blues singer/guitarist, dies at 66
1995-02-12 - Earring George Mayweather, blues harmonica player, dies at 66
1995-02-18 - Eddie Williams, blues/Jazz Bassist, dies at 82
1995-02-28 - Herman "Ace" Wallace, blues guitarist/singer, dies at 69
1995-03-17 - Sunnyland Smart, jazz/blues singer/pianist (Delta Blues), dies at 87
1995-03-24 - Joey Long, blues/cajun guitarist, dies at 62
1995-04-23 - Lonesome Sundown, blues singer/guitarist, dies at 66
1995-06-27 - Prez "Kidd" Kenneth, blues singer/guitarist, dies at 61
1995-07-23 - Floyd McDaniel, blues singer/guitarist, dies at 80
1995-08-13 - Jesse Thomas, blues singer, dies at 84
1995-09-19 - Louis "Mr Bo" Collins, blues SInger, dies at 63
1995-09-21 - Vernell Townsend, blues/gospel singer, dies at 64
1995-09-23 - Booker T Laury, blues pianist/vocalist, dies at 81
1996-02-03 - Wild Jimmy Spruill, blues guitarist, dies at 61
1996-02-16 - Brownie McGhee, blues guitarist, dies at 81
1996-02-16 - Walter Brown "Brownie" McGhee, blues singer/guitarist, dies at 80
1996-04-03 - Roosevelt "Booba" Barnes, bluesman, dies at 59
1996-04-23 - Leonard Kuntstat, blues discographer, dies at 70
1997-04-29 - Keith Ferguson, blues (Fabulous Thunderbirds), dies of overdose at 50
1997-08-12 - Luther Allison, blues performer (Motown), dies of cancer at 57
1997-11-25 - Fenton Robinson, US blues guitarist (Tennessee Woman), dies at 62
1998-01-15 - Amos "Junior" Wells, blues musician, dies at 63
1998-01-15 - Junior Wells, blues harpist, dies at 63
1998-01-16 - David "Junior" Kimbrough, blues musician, dies at 67
1998-01-26 - S P Leary, Texan Blues drummer (Muddy Waters), dies at 67
1999-01-21 - Charles Brown, American blues singer and pianist (b. 1920)
2002-11-28 - Dave "Snaker" Ray, American blues musician (b. 1943)
2004-06-10 - Ray Charles, Grammy winning crooner who blended gospel and blues in such crowd-pleasers as "What'd I Say" and ballads like "Georgia on My Mind" dies aged 73
2005-04-13 - Johnnie Johnson, American blues musician (b. 1924)
2005-07-21 - Long John Baldry, British blues musician (b. 1941)
2006-09-23 - Etta Baker, American blues guitarist (b.1913)
2006-11-17 - Ruth Brown, American blues singer (b. 1928)
2006-11-21 - Robert Lockwood, Jr., American blues guitarist (b. 1915)
2006-12-25 - James Brown, rhythm & blues, gospel, jazz, soul and funk singer or simply the Godfather of Soul (Genius of Love, Hot Pants) dies at 73 from heart failure
2007-02-02 - Eric von Schmidt, American folk/blues singer-songwriter (b. 1931)
Famous Birthdays
Results 101 - 161 of 161
1942-03-30 - Graeme Edge, England, rock drummer (Moody Blues-Your Wildest Dreams)
1942-12-12 - Mike Pinder, Birmingham England, rocker (Moody Blues)
1942-12-17 - Paul Butterfield, Chicago, blues musician (Better Days)
1943-01-07 - Leona Williams, singer/songwriter (Ladies Get the Blues)
1943-01-19 - Janis Joplin, Port Arthur Tx, bluesy rock singer (Down on Me)
1943-03-02 - Geogre Benson, jazz/blues guitarist (Breezin', This Masquerade)
1943-05-27 - Bruce Weitz, Norwalk Ct, actor (Hill St Blues, Death of a Centerfold)
1943-06-02 - Charles Haid, SF Ca, actor (Andy Renko-Hill St Blues, Altered States)
1943-07-20 - John Lodge, Birmingham, bassist (Moody Blues-Nights in White Satin)
1943-07-28 - Mike Bloomfield, Chicago Ill, blues guitarist/singer (Analine)
1943-11-13 - John Paul Hammond, NYC, blues singer (So Many Roads)
1943-11-20 - Veronica Hamel, Phila, actress (Joyce-Hill St Blues, 79 Park Ave)
1943-12-16 - Steven Bochco, prod (Hill St Blues, LA Law, St Elsewhere, NYPD Blue)
1944-01-31 - Charley Musselwhite, blues musician (Stand Back, Louisiana Fog)
1944-03-26 - Diana Ross, [Earle], Detroit, (Supremes, Lady Sings Blues, Mahogany)
1944-07-26 - Kiel Martin, Pitts Pa, actor (Det LaRue-Hill Street Blues)
1944-09-29 - Mike Post, composer (Rockford Files, Hill St Blues, Magnum PI)
1944-10-28 - Dennis Franz, Maywood Ill, actor (Buntz-Hill Street Blues, NYPD Blue)
1944-10-29 - Denny Laine, [Brian Hines], rock guitarist (Moody Blues, Wings)
1945-04-16 - Stefan Grossman, NYC, country blues singer (Yazoo Basin Boogie)
1945-12-09 - Michael Nouri, Wash DC, actor (Beacon Hill, Bay City Blues)
1946-03-05 - Michael Warren, Indiana, actor (Bobby Hill-Hill Street Blues)
1946-07-07 - Joe Spano, SF Calif, actor (Henry Goldblume-Hill St Blues)
1946-07-23 - Keith Ferguson, blues guy (Fabulous Thunderbirds)
1946-10-14 - Justin Hayward, England, vocalist (Moody Blues-Nights in White Satin)
1947-01-01 - Gary "BB" Coleman, blues vocal/guitarist/producer
1947-03-15 - Ry[land] Cooder, LA, blues guitarist (Crossroads)
1947-07-27 - Betty Thomas, St Louis Mo, actress (Lucy Baines-Hill Street Blues)
1948-08-21 - Taurean Blacque, actor (Hill Street Blues)
1948-10-01 - Ellen McIlwaine, Nashville, blues singer (Honky Tonky Angel)
1948-12-13 - Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, guitarist (Steely Dan-Deacon Blues)
1949-01-24 - John Belushi, Chicago Ill, comedian/actor (SNL, Blues Brothers)
1949-01-26 - Derek Holt, rocker (Climax Blues Band)
1949-02-03 - Oscar Benton, Dutch blues vocalist/guitarist (Ze is Zoals Jij)
1950-03-03 - Ed Marinaro, actor (Hill Street Blues)
1951-03-31 - Ed Marinaro, NYC, actor (Joe-Hill St Blues, Sonny-Laverne & Shirley)
1952-04-29 - Nora Dunn, Chic Ill, comedienne (SNL, Miami Blues, Working Girl)
1952-06-25 - Tim Finn, rocker (Split Enz, Crowded House, Puberty Blues)
1953-02-11 - Alan Rubin, music figure (Blues Brothers)
1953-08-01 - Robert Cray, Columbus Ga, blues singer/songwriter (1987 Grammy)
1953-08-27 - Willy "Mink" Deville, [Borsay], US blues/rock singer (Hey! Joe)
1954-07-30 - Ken Olin, Chicago Ill, actor (Hill St Blues, Michael-30 Something)
1955-03-28 - Reba McEntire, McAlester Ok, country singer (Can't Even Get the Blues)
1955-10-08 - Lonnie Pitchford, American blues musician
1957-03-20 - Spike Lee, Atlanta, dir (Mo Better Blues, Jungle Fever, Malcolm X)
1958-12-14 - Mike Scott, Scottish rocker (Blues Inc, Waterboys-Rainbow Warrior)
1959-12-17 - Albert King, actor (BB King & Friends, Blues Alive)
1960-07-21 - Matt Mulhern, Phila, actor (Biloxi Blues)
1961-03-17 - Casey Siemaszko, Chicago IL, actor (Biloxi Blues, 3 O'Clock High)
1962-03-21 - Matthew Broderick, NYC, actor (WarGames, Biloxi Blues)
1963-12-28 - Mel Stottlemyre Jr, pitcher (Toronto Blues Jays)
1964-08-09 - Brett Hull, Belleville Ont, NHL right wing (St Louis Blues, USA)
1968-06-12 - Bobby Sheehan, American musician (Blues Traveler) (d. 1999)
1969-05-29 - Chan Kinchla, Canadian musician (Blues Traveler)
1970-03-27 - Brendan Hill, British drummer (Blues Traveler)
1970-10-31 - Johnny Moeller, American blues guitarist
1970-11-30 - Des'ree, rhythm & blues singer
1974-11-29 - Pavol Demitra, Dubnica Slo, NHL right wing (Ottawa Senators, Blues)
1977-06-12 - Kenny Wayne Shepherd, American blues-rock guitarist
1981-01-27 - Jonny Lang, blues musician
1983-05-29 - Rama Claproth, Indonesian blues guitarist
Famous Deaths
Results 101 - 102 of 102
2007-07-05 - George Melly, British jazz & blues musician (b. 1926)
2008-08-15 - Jerry Wexler, music producer and coiner of the term "Rhythm & Blues
