2015 Event Blues legend B.B. King dies at age 89 after battling health issues related to diabetes and high blood pressure 2012 Event Ballerina Natalia Makarova, blues legend Buddy Guy, actor Dustin Hoffman, American television host David Letterman, and surviving members of Led Zeppelin, receive 2012 Kennedy Center Honors for their contributions to American culture 2004 Death Ray Charles, blues legend, Georgia on My Mind, dies at 73 2004 Death Robert Quine, guitarist, guitar soloist, worked with Matthew Sweet, Marianne Faithfull, style combines jazz, rock, blues, dies 2003 Death Johnny Cash, country singer, "Folsom Prison Blues" and "I Walk the Line", dies at 71 2001 Death Kathleen Freeman, actress, Blues Brothers, dies at 82 1998 Death S P Leary, Texan Blues drummer (Muddy Waters), dies at 67 1998 Death David "Junior" Kimbrough, blues musician, dies at 67 1998 Death Amos "Junior" Wells, blues musician, dies at 63 1998 Death Junior Wells, blues harpist, dies at 63 1997 Death Fenton Robinson, U.S. blues guitarist (Tennessee Woman), dies at 62 1997 Death Luther Allison, blues performer (Motown), dies of cancer at 57 1997 Death Keith Ferguson, blues guy, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, dies at 50 1996 Death Leonard Kuntstat, blues discographer, dies at 70 1996 Death Brownie McGhee, blues guitarist, dies at 81 1996 Death Walter Brown "Brownie" McGhee, blues singer and guitarist, dies at 80 1996 Death Wild Jimmy Spruill, blues guitarist, dies at 61 1995 Death Booker T Laury, blues pianist/vocalist, dies at 81 1995 Death Vernell Townsend, blues/gospel singer, dies at 64 1995 Death Louis "Mr Bo" Collins, blues SInger, dies at 63 1995 Death Jesse Thomas, blues singer, dies at 84 1995 Death Floyd McDaniel, blues singer and guitarist, dies at 80 1995 Death Phyllis Hyman, Phyllis Linda Hyman, soul singer, songwriter, actress, jazz, soul, rhythm and blues, disco genres, first solo Top Ten Hit, 'Can't We Fall In Love Again', received Tony-nomination for Broadway musical, Sophisticated Ladies, dies from suicide at 45 1995 Death Prez "Kidd" Kenneth, blues singer and guitarist, dies at 61 1995 Death Lonesome Sundown, blues singer and guitarist, dies at 66 1995 Death Joey Long, blues/cajun guitarist, dies at 62 1995 Death Sunnyland Smart, jazz/blues singer/pianist (Delta Blues), dies at 87 1995 Event Chiel Meijering's "St. Louis Blues," premieres in Arnhem 1995 Death Herman "Ace" Wallace, blues guitarist/singer, dies at 69 1995 Death Eddie Williams, blues/Jazz Bassist, dies at 82 1995 Death Earring George Mayweather, blues harmonica player, dies at 66 1995 Death Turner Fodrell, blues singer and guitarist, dies at 66 1995 Death Ted Hawkins, U.S. blues singer (Watch Your Step), dies at 58 1994 Death Louis Myers, blues guitarist /harmonica player, dies at 64 1994 Death Eddie Boyd, blues vocal/pianist, dies at 79 1994 Death Harry "Little" Caesar, blues singer and actor (City Heat), dies at 66 1994 Death Danny Overbea, blues singer and guitarist, dies at 68 1994 Death Haskell "Cool Papa" Sadler, blues singer and guitarist, dies at 59 1994 Death Larry Davis, blues Singer/Guitarist, dies at 57 1994 Death Q T Macon, blues vocal/guitar, dies at 60 1994 Death Moses Rascoe, blues singer, dies at 77 1994 Event St. Louis Blues beat Ottawa Senators 11-1 1994 Death "Papa" John Creach, U.S. jazz musician (Papa Blues), dies at 76 1994 Death Gary "BB" Coleman, blues vocal/guitarist/producer, dies at 47 1994 Death Kenneth "Buddy" Scott, blues guitarist/Singer, dies at 59 1994 Death John Wesley Funchess Littlejohn, blues guitarist/singer, dies at 62 1994 Death Byron "Wild Child" Gipson, blues Singer, dies at 64 1994 Death Silas Hogan, blues singer and guitarist, dies at 82 1993 Death Sun Ra, blues pianist/orchestra leader, dies of strokes at 79 1993 Death Art Hodes, Russian/US jazz/blues pianist/editor (Jazz Record), dies 1993 Death John B "Dizzy" Gillespe, blues trumpeter, dies of cancer at 75 1992 Death Albert King, U.S. blues singer/guitarist (Crosscut Saw), dies at 71 1992 Death Clarence Miller, blues/jazz vocalist, dies at 69 of a heart attack 1992 Death Johnny Shines, Delta blues singer and guitarist, dies at 76 1992 Death Willie Dixon, blues composer (I'm a Man, Backdoor Man), dies at 76 1991 Event New Jersey Devils begin their 10th Anniversary with a 7-2 win over the Blues 1991 Event St. Louis Blues becomes 8th NHL team in Play-off to come back from a 3-1 deficit as they beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 in game 7 1991 Event St. Louis Blues Brett Hull scores his 86th goal 1990 Death Kiel Martin, actor (Det LaRue-Hill Street Blues), dies of cancer at 46 1990 Death Stevie Ray Vaughan, blues guitarist, dies in a helicopter crash at 35 1990 Death Rene Enriquez, actor (Hill St. Blues), dies of pancreatic cancer at 56 1990 Death Robin Harris, actor (House Party, Mo' Better Blues), dies at 36 1989 Death Alvin Ailey, U.S. choreographer (Blues Suite, Revelations), dies at 58 1988 Event New York Islanders greatest shutout lose (8-0) vs St. Louis Blues 1988 Death Ray Buchanan, U.S. blues gitarist, dies at about 48 1988 Death Trindad Silva, actor (Hill St. Blues), dies at 38 in an auto accident 1987 Event Bruins' Linseman and Blues' Doug Gilmore score goals, 2 seconds apart 1987 Event Blues Jays lose final 7 games allowing Tigers to win AL pennant 1986 Death Sippie Wallace, blues singer, dies at 88 1985 Event "Smuggler's Blues" by Glenn Frey peaks at #12 1985 Event 39th Tony Awards: Biloxi Blues and Big River win 1985 Event Neil Simon's "Biloxi Blues," premieres in New York City 1984 Event Blues took 27 shots against Islanders in 1 period 1984 Death Alberta Hunter, U.S. blues singer/composer, dies at 89 1984 Death Muddy Waters, blues singer/guitarist (Hoochie Coochie Man), dies at 68 1983 Death Michael Conrad, actor (Hill Street Blues), dies of cancer at 58 1983 Death Muddy Waters, U.S. blues singer/guitarist (Mad Love), dies at 68 1983 Event "Weird Al" Yankovic records "Ricky" and "Buckingham Blues" debut LP 1983 Death Sam Chatman, elder statesman of the blues, dies 1982 Event "Blues in the Night" closes at Rialto Theater New York City after 53 performances 1982 Event "Blues in the Night" opens at Rialto Theater New York City for 53 performances 1981 Death [Walter] Furry Lewis, father of blues, dies at 88 of a heart attack 1981 Birthday Jonny Lang, born in Fargo, North Dakota, born Jon Gordon Langseth, Jr., singer, songwriter, guitarist, rock, gospel, blues musician, plays Benedict guitars, Fender Telecaster Thinline, voice sounds like veteran blues singer, toured with Sting, performed for President Bill Clinton 1981 Event "Hill Street Blues" premieres on NBC-TV 1980 Event "Blues Brothers" with Dan Akwoyd and John Belushi premieres 1980 Event "Blues Brothers," premieres in Chicago 1980 Event "Blues Brothers" movie with Dan Akwoyd and John Belushi opens 1980 Death Amos Milburn, rocker, blues singer, pianist, played rhythm and blues, boogie-woogie, important figure in the history of blues musicianship, dies at 52 1980 Death Larry Williams, singer, pianist, rock and roll, rhythm and blues genres, recorded, Dizzy Miss Lizzy, Short Fat Fannie, dies from a gunshot wound, in Los Angeles, California, at age 44 1978 Death Clifton Chenier, U.S. accordionist (Bayou Blues), dies at 53 1978 Birthday Tracie Spencer, born in Waterloo, Iowa, singer, songwriter, actress, model, performed pop, rhythm and blues, dance pop, quiet music genres, 'This House' reached Billboard Hot 100, guest on ABC sitcom Family Matters, sang background vocals for Eve, Kanye West, 50 Cent 1977 Event Toronto Blues Jays 1st game, they beat Chicago 9-5 1976 Death Jesse "Lone Cat" Fuller, San Francisco Blues Great, dies at 80 1976 Death Chris Kenner, rhythm and blues singer, songwriter, recording artist, 1961 hit I Like It Like That was on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart, song Land of a Thousand Dances was recorded by Patti Smith, and others, dies 1976 Death Chester Arthur Burnett, U.S. blues pianist/harmonica player, dies at 65 1975 Death T-Bone Walker, blues guitarist (Funky Town, Well Done), dies at 64 1974 Birthday Pavol Demitra, Dubnica Slo, NHL right wing, Ottawa Senators, Blues 1974 Death Lightning Slim, blues singer (Nothing But the Devil), dies at 61 1974 Event 1st quadrophonic studio in U.K. is open by Moody Blues 1974 Death Duke Ellington, blues singer, dies of cancer at 75 1973 Death Rupert Crosse, actor (Too Late Blues), dies of cancer at 45 1972 Event Moody Blues release "Nights in White Satin" 1972 Death Clyde McPhatter, rhythm and blues singer, member, Billy Ward & the Dominoes, founded, The Drifters, dies in Teaneck, New Jersey at age 39 1972 Death Jimmy Rushing, U.S. blues singer, dies at 68 1971 Birthday Mariah Carey, born in Huntington, New York, singer, rhythm and blues, pop music genres, five-time Grammy award winner, sold over 62.5 million albums 1971 Birthday Mary J. Blige, born in The Bronx, New York City, New York, also known as Brook-Lynn, singer, songwriter, record producer, rhythm and blues, soul, hip hop genres, 26-time Grammy Award nominee, has sold over 48 million albums worldwide 1970 Event Ringo Starr released his "Beaccups of Blues" album 1970 Event Ringo releases his "Beaucoups of Blues" album 1970 Death Juano Hernandez, actor (St. Louis Blues, Two Loves), dies at 74 1970 Event Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins sweep St. Louis Blues in 4 games 1969 Event Blues artist Muddy Waters involved in a car crash that kills 3 1969 Birthday Jennifer Lopez, born in The Bronx, New York, nickname, J. Lo, musician, rhythm and blues genre, actress, fashion designer, television producer 1969 Event Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens sweep St. Louis Blues in 4 games 1968 Birthday Des'ree, born in Barbados, born Desiree Annette Weeks, rhythm and blues singer, songwriter, hit songs, 'You Gotta Be', 'Feel So High' 1968 Birthday Dawn Robinson, born in New London, Connecticut, singer, rhythm and blues, member, En Vogue, an urban dance-pop group 1968 Birthday Charlie Sexton, born in San Antonio, Texas, musician, singer, songwriter, blues, folk, rock genres, guitarist for Bob Dylan's backing band, also played with Arc Angels band 1968 Event Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens sweep St. Louis Blues in 4 games 1967 Death Langston Hughes, poet/translator (Weary Blues), dies on 65th birthday 1965 Birthday Chuckii Booker, born in Los Angeles, California, rocker, singer, songwriter, bandleader, rhythm and blues artist, musical director, recorded and produced with Barry White, Janet Jackson 1965 Death Sonny Boy Williamson, Aleck Miller, blues player, dies at 65 1964 Birthday Brett Hull, born in Belleville, Ontario, NHL right wing, St. Louis Blues, USA 1964 Event James Baldwin's "Blues for Mr. Charlie," premieres in New York City 1963 Birthday Mel Stottlemyre, Jr., pitcher, Toronto Blues Jays 1963 Death Elmore James, blues guitarist, dies at 45 of a heart attack 1962 Birthday Jesse Johnson, born in Rock Island, Illinois, Jesse Woods Johnson, musician, guitarist, funk, rocky, rhythm and blues genres, original member of The Time, contributed to hit singles, 'The Bird', 'Jungle Love', on The Time's third album, 'Ice Cream Castle' 1962 Birthday Matthew Broderick, born in New York City, actor, WarGames, Biloxi Blues 1961 Birthday Casey Siemaszko, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Biloxi Blues, 3 O'Clock High 1960 Birthday Matt Mulhern, Philadelphia, actor, Biloxi Blues 1959 Birthday Albert King, actor, BB King and Friends, Blues Alive 1958 Birthday Mike Scott, Scottish rocker, Blues Inc, Waterboys-Rainbow Warrior 1958 Birthday Joseph Richard Sylvers, born in Memphis, Tennessee, guitarist, vocalist, member of rhythm and blues band, The Sylvers 1958 Event "Summertime Blues" by Eddie Cochran peaks at #8 1958 Death William L C "Big Bill" Broonzy, U.S. blues singer and guitarist, dies at 65 1958 Death William C. Handy, U.S. conductor and composer (St. Louis Blues), dies at 84 1957 Birthday Spike Lee, born in Atlanta, director, Mo Better Blues, Jungle Fever, Malcolm X 1956 Event Guy Mitchell's "Singing the Blues," single goes #1 for 10 weeks 1955 Birthday Cassandra Wilson, born in Jackson, Mississippi, jazz singer, guitar player, jazz and blues genres, album 'New Moon Daughter' won Grammy Award 1955 Birthday James Jonathan Sylvers, born in Memphis, Tennessee, keyboardist, vocalist, member of The Sylvers, a popular 1970's rhythm and blues family group 1955 Birthday Reba McEntire, born in McAlester, Oklahoma, country singer, Can't Even Get the Blues 1954 Birthday Ken Olin, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Hill St. Blues, Michael-30 Something 1953 Birthday Betty Wright, born in Miami, Florida, singer, rhythm and blues, soul music, influenced the world of hip hop, sang with Alice Cooper, Gloria Estefan, song Shoorah! Shoorah!, used in movie Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 1953 Birthday Shuggie Otis, born in Los Angeles, California, Johnny Alexander Veliotes, singer, songwriter, rhythm and blues genres, known for hit 'Strawberry Letter 23' 1953 Birthday Willy "Mink" Deville, Borsay, U.S. blues/rock singer, Hey! Joe 1953 Birthday Robert Cray, Columbus, Georgia, blues singer and songwriter, 1987 Grammy 1953 Birthday Alan Rubin, music figure, Blues Brothers 1953 Birthday Lucinda Williams, born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, singer, songwriter, wrote Grammy-Award-winning song, 'Passionate Kisses', recorded by Mary Chapin Carpenter, successful album, 'Car Wheels on a Gravel Road', combined country, blues, rock, Americana genres 1953 Birthday Alexander O'Neal, born in Natchez, Mississippi, singer, rhythm and blues genre, successful songs include 'Saturday Love', Never Knew Love Like This' and 'Fake' 1952 Birthday Tim Finn, rocker, Split Enz, Crowded House, Puberty Blues 1952 Birthday Nora Dunn, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedienne, SNL, Miami Blues, Working Girl 1951 Birthday Olympia-Ann Sylvers, born in Memphis, Tennessee, vocalist, member of rhythm and blues band, The Sylvers 1951 Birthday Ed Marinaro, born in New York City, actor, Joe-Hill St. Blues, Sonny-Laverne and Shirley 1950 Birthday Phyllis Hyman, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Phyllis Linda Hyman, soul singer, songwriter, actress, jazz, soul, rhythm and blues, disco genres, first solo Top Ten Hit, 'Can't We Fall In Love Again', received Tony-nomination for Broadway musical, Sophisticated Ladies 1950 Birthday Ed Marinaro, actor on Hill Street Blues 1949 Death Leadbelly, Huddie William Ledbetter, blues singer, dies at 64 1949 Death Paul J Mares, U.S. jazz trumpetist/composer (Tin Roof Blues), dies at 49 1949 Birthday Oscar Benton, Dutch blues vocalist and guitarist, Ze is Zoals Jij 1949 Birthday Derek Holt, rocker, Climax Blues Band 1949 Birthday John Belushi, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian/actor, SNL, Blues Brothers 1948 Birthday Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, guitarist, Steely Dan-Deacon Blues 1948 Birthday Ellen McIlwaine, born in Nashville, blues singer, Honky Tonky Angel 1948 Birthday Taurean Blacque, actor, Hill Street Blues 1948 Death Sonny Boy Williamson, John Lee, blues player, dies at 34 1947 Birthday Betty Thomas, born in St. Louis, Missouri, actress, Lucy Baines-Hill Street Blues 1947 Birthday Ry[land] Cooder, born in Louisiana, blues guitarist, Crossroads 1947 Birthday Gary "BB" Coleman, blues vocal/guitarist/producer 1946 Birthday Keith Ferguson, blues guy, Fabulous Thunderbirds 1946 Birthday Joe Spano, born in San Francisco, California, actor, Henry Goldblume-Hill St. Blues 1946 Birthday Eddie Holman, born in Norfolk, Virginia, recording artist, rhythm and blues, gospel, pop, soul genres, known for hit 'Hey There Lonely Girl' 1946 Birthday Michael Warren, born in Indiana, actor, Bobby Hill-Hill Street Blues 1945 Birthday Michael Nouri, Washington D.C., actor, Beacon Hill, Bay City Blues 1945 Birthday John Lodge, born in Birmingham, England, musician, singer, songwriter, bass guitar player, member of The Moody Blues rock band, created songs 'Candle of Life', 'Eyes of a Child', 'Send Me No Wine' 1945 Birthday Stefan Grossman, born in New York City, country blues singer, Yazoo Basin Boogie 1944 Birthday Denny Laine, Brian Hines, rock guitarist, Moody Blues, Wings 1944 Birthday Dennis Franz, Maywood, Illinois, actor, Buntz-Hill Street Blues, New YorkPD Blue 1944 Birthday Mike Post, composer, Rockford Files, Hill St. Blues, Magnum PI 1944 Birthday Kiel Martin, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Det LaRue-Hill Street Blues 1944 Birthday Diana Ross, born in Detroit, Supremes, Lady Sings Blues, Mahogany 1944 Birthday Charley Musselwhite, blues musician, Stand Back, Louisiana Fog 1943 Birthday Steven Bochco, prod, Hill St. Blues, LA Law, St. Elsewhere, New YorkPD Blue 1943 Birthday Veronica Hamel, Philadelphia, actress, Joyce-Hill St. Blues, 79 Park Ave 1943 Birthday John Paul Hammond, New York City, blues singer, So Many Roads 1943 Birthday Charles Haid, born in San Francisco, California, actor, Andy Renko-Hill St. Blues, Altered States 1943 Birthday Bruce Weitz, Norwalk, Connecticut, actor, Hill St. Blues, Death of a Centerfold 1943 Birthday Geogre Benson, jazz/blues guitarist, Breezin', This Masquerade 1943 Birthday Chris Montez, born in Los Angeles, California, rocker, singer, guitarist, rhythm and blues, Latino rock, recording Let's Dance with Monogram Records was on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart in the U.S. 1943 Birthday Leona Williams, singer and songwriter, Ladies Get the Blues 1942 Birthday Robert Quine, born in Akron, Ohio, guitarist, guitar soloist, worked with Matthew Sweet, Marianne Faithfull, style combines jazz, rock, blues 1942 Birthday Paul Butterfield, born in Chicago, blues musician, Better Days 1942 Birthday Mike Pinder, Birmingham England, rocker, Moody Blues 1942 Birthday Barbara Lynn, born in Beaumont, Texas, American guitarist, singer, rhythm and blues, toured with soul music greats like Stevie Wonder, B.B. King, recorded the song Oh Baby (We've Got A Good Thing Goin') with The Rolling Stones 1941 Birthday Johnny Kendall, Johan Donkerkaat, Dutch blues singer 1941 Birthday Long John Baldry, England, blues vocalist, Don't try to Lay No Boogie 1941 Birthday Robert Hicks, rocker, Paul Butterfield Blues Band 1940 Birthday Richard Pryor, Illinois, comedian/actor, Lady Sings the Blues, Stir Crazy 1940 Birthday Chris Farlowe, born in North London, England, John Henry Deighton, rocker, singer, soul, rhythm and blues, jazz rock, signed with Columbia and Immediate, once used pseudonym 'Little Joe Cook' 1940 Birthday Clint Warwick, born in Birmingham England, bassist, Moody Blues, 1940 Birthday Taurean Blacque, actor, Neal Washington-Hill Street Blues 1940 Birthday Daniel J. Travanti, born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, actor, Frank Furillo on Hill St. Blues 1940 Event Larry Clinton and his Orchestra record "Limehouse Blues" 1939 Death Ma Rainey, "Mother of the Blues", U.S. blues singer/composer, dies at 53 1939 Birthday Barbara Bosson, Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, actress, Fay-Hill St. Blues, Hooperman 1939 Birthday Colin Cooper, rocker, Climax Blues Band 1938 Birthday Bill Withers, Slab Fork, West Virginia, rhythm and blues singer, Lean on Me 1937 Birthday Johnny "Clyde" Copeland, U.S. blues guitarist/singer, Lion's Den 1937 Birthday Barbara Babcock, born in Pasadena, California, actress, Dr. Quinn, Dallas, Hill St. Blues 1936 Birthday Larry Davis, blues singer/guitarist 1936 Birthday Buddy Guy, born in Lettsworth, Louisiana, rock guitarist, singer, American blues five-time Grammy-Award winner, inspired Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan 1936 Death Kenneth Loach, TV director (Singing the Blues in Red), dies 1935 Birthday Koko Taylor, Cora Walton, U.S. vocalist, Queen of the Blues 1935 Birthday James Cotton, blues vocalist 1935 Birthday Larry Williams, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, singer, pianist, rock and roll, rhythm and blues genres, recorded, Dizzy Miss Lizzy, Short Fat Fannie 1935 Birthday Haskell "Cool Papa" Sadler, blues singer/guitarist 1935 Birthday Kenneth "Buddy" Scott, blues guitarist/Singer 1934 Birthday Amos "Junior" Wells, born in Memphis, Tennessee, blues singer, In My Younger Days 1934 Birthday Freddie King, Gilmer, Texas, blues singer, Hideaway 1934 Birthday Ben Piazza, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, actor, Blues Brothers, Ben Casey, Dallas 1934 Birthday Wild Jimmy Spruill, blues guitarist 1934 Birthday Q T Macon, blues vocal/guitar 1934 Birthday Shirley Scott, swing/blues organist, with Stanley Turrentine 1934 Birthday James B Sikking, California, actor, Hill St. Blues, Star Trek 3, Doogie Howser 1933 Birthday Prez "Kidd" Kenneth, blues singer/guitarist 1933 Birthday Rene Enriquez, born in San Francisco, California, actor, Ray Calletano-Hill Street Blues 1933 Birthday Garnett Mimms, born in Ashland, West Virginia, singer, songwriter, record producer, worked with Bert Berns, Jimi Hendrix, recorded on MGM, Verve Records, funk, rhythm and blues music 1933 Death Willie Walker, U.S. jazz singer/guitarist (Dupree Blues), dies at 36 1932 Birthday Clyde McPhatter, born in Durham, North Carolina, rhythm and blues singer, member, Billy Ward & the Dominoes, founded, The Drifters 1932 Birthday Louis "Mr Bo" Collins, blues SInger 1932 Birthday Johnny Cash, born in Kingsland, Arkansas, country singer, "Folsom Prison Blues" and "I Walk the Line" 1931 Birthday Mike Nichols, Peschowsky, director, Catch 22, Biloxi Blues 1930 Birthday Robert Prosky, Philadelphia, actor, Christine, Sergeant Jablonski-Hill St. Blues 1930 Birthday Bobby "Blue" Bland, Rosemark, Tennessee, blues singer, Call on the Drummer 1930 Birthday Byron "Wild Child" Gipson, blues singer 1929 Birthday Chris Kenner, born in Kenner, near New Orleans, Louisiana, rhythm and blues singer, songwriter, recording artist, 1961 hit I Like It Like That was on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart, song Land of a Thousand Dances was recorded by Patti Smith, and others 1929 Birthday Louis Myers, blues guitarist /harmonica player 1928 Event Last recording of Ma Rainey, "Mother of the Blues," made 1928 Event Louis Armstrong makes 78 recording of "West End blues" 1928 Birthday Lonesome Sundown, blues singer/guitarist 1928 Birthday James "Jimmy" Johnson, U.S. gospel/blues singer/guitarist 1928 Birthday Earring George Mayweather, blues Harmonica Player 1928 Birthday Eddie Kirkland, Jamaican/U.S. blues guitarist, Have Mercy 1928 Birthday Alexis Korner, born in Paris, musician, Blues Inc-Bootleg Him 1928 Birthday Antione "Fats" Domino, NO, Louisiana, rhythm and blues pianist, Blueberry Hill 1927 Birthday Neil Simon, Bronx, playwright, Odd Couple, Plaza Suite, Biloxi Blues 1927 Birthday Amos Milburn, born in Houston, Texas, rocker, blues singer, pianist, played rhythm and blues, boogie-woogie, important figure in the history of blues musicianship 1926 Birthday Big Mama Thornton, blues singer, Ball and Chain, Stronger than Dirt 1926 Birthday Emile Francis, NHL player/coach/General Manager, Rangers, Blues, Whalers 1926 Birthday Harry "Little" Caesar, blues singer and actor, City Heat, Homer and Eddie 1926 Birthday Danny Overbea, blues singer/guitarist 1925 Birthday Harry Guardino, New York City, actor, Monty Nash, Perry Mason, Hill St. Blues 1925 Birthday Maxwell Street Jimmy Charles Davis Thomas, blues musician 1925 Birthday B[lues] B[oy] King, Itta Bena Mississippi, blues singer, Thrill is Gone 1925 Birthday Jimmy Reed, born in Mississippi, blues singer, Soulin', Big Boss Man 1925 Birthday Doc Pomus, born in Brooklyn, New York, given name Jerome Solon Felder, blues singer, songwriter, inducted in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Songwriters Hall of Fame, Blues Hall of Fame 1925 Birthday Clifton Chenier, born in Opelousas, Louisiana, blues singer, Bayou Blues 1925 Birthday Herman "Ace" Wallace, blues guitarist/singer 1924 Event "Jelly-Roll Blues," is recorded by blues great, Jelly Roll Morton 1924 Birthday Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Vinton, Louisiana, blues singer, Mary is Fine 1923 Birthday Albert King, born in Mississippi, blues singer/guitarist, Bad Look Blues 1922 Birthday Jack Kerouac, Beat writer, On the Road, Mexico Blues 1921 Birthday Michael Conrad, Washington Hgts, New York, actor, Delvecchio, Hill St. Blues 1921 Birthday Junior Parker, born in Arkansas, blues vocalist/songwriter, Mystery Train 1919 Birthday Than Wyenn, New York City, actor, Pete Kelly's Blues 1918 Birthday Joe Williams, Cordele, Georgia, jazz singer, Everyday I have the Blues 1917 Birthday John Lee Hooker, born in Clarksdale, Mississippi, blues guitarist, Canned Heat 1917 Birthday Moses Rascoe, blues Singer 1916 Birthday Bill Doggett, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, organist, musician, American jazz and rhythm and blues pianist, hit Honky Tonk, recorded with King Records, sold four million copies, arranged music for Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald 1915 Birthday Walter Brown "Brownie" McGhee, blues singer/guitarist 1915 Birthday Floyd McDaniel, blues singer/guitarist 1915 Birthday Willie Dixon, born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, bassist, Walkin' the Blues 1915 Birthday Willy Dixon, blues artist, Mellow Down Easy 1914 Birthday Brownie McGhee, born in Knoxville, Tennessee, blues guitarist 1914 Birthday Eddie Boyd, blues vocal/pianist, Mississippi 1914 Event T Handy publishes "St. Louis Blues" 1914 Birthday Booker T Laury, blues pianist/vocalist 1914 Birthday Sonny Boy Williamson, John Lee, blues musician, Down and Out Blues 1912 Event W C Handy publishes "Memphis Blues" 1st Blues Song, 1912 1912 Birthday Eddie Williams, blues/Jazz Bassist 1912 Birthday Lightnin' [Sam] Hopkins, born in Texas, blues stylist, Ball of Twine 1911 Birthday Sonny Terry, born in North Carolina, blind blues musician, played harmonica, collaborated with Woodie Guthrie, Moses Asch, played with Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry and His Night, cast in Finian's Rainbow 1911 Birthday Silas Hogan, blues singer/guitarist 1911 Birthday Joe Turner, KC, blues singer, Corrine Corrina, Shake Rattle and Roll 1911 Birthday Robert Johnson, blues singer, King of Delta Blues Singer 1911 Birthday Jesse Thomas, blues singer 1910 Birthday Howlin' Wolf, Chester Arthur Burnett, harmonica, Big City Blues 1910 Birthday T-Bone Walker, Linden, Texas, blues guitarist, Funky Town, Well Done 1909 Birthday Bukka White, born in Houston, Mississippi, Booker T. Washington White, gave cousin B.B. King his first guitar, celebrated as National steel guitarist, wrote "Parchman Farm Blues" 1907 Birthday Sunnyland Albert Luandrew Slim, blues pianist 1905 Event 1st published blues composition forms sale, WC Handy Memphis Blues 1904 Event U.S. blues singer Gertrude Pridgett marries comic William Rainey 1903 Birthday Jimmy Rushing, U.S. blues singer 1902 Birthday Eddie James "Son" House, folk blues musician, Delta Blues 1902 Birthday Langston Hughes, poet/translator, Weary Blues 1901 Event Cleveland's Bock Baker gives up a record 23 singles as White Sox beat Blues (Cleveland Blues!) 13-1 1901 Event 1st AL game, Chicago beats Cleveland Blues 8-2, 3 other games rained out 1900 Birthday Paul J Mares, U.S., jazz trumpetist/composer, Farewell blues 1899 Birthday Sonny Boy Williamson, Aleck Miller, blues player 1896 Birthday Gary Davis, born in Laurens, South Carolina, blues/folk guitarist, A Little More Faith 1896 Birthday Jesse "Lone Cat" Fuller, San Francisco Blues Great 1895 Birthday Mance Lipscomb, born in Texas, blues musician, Texas Sharecropper 1895 Birthday Alberta Hunter, blues singer and composer, Downhearted Blues 1894 Birthday Elizabeth Mae "Bessie" Smith, Empress of Blues, over 200 songs 1893 Birthday "Big Bill" Broonzy, born in Mississippi, blues singer/guitarist, Blues by Broonzy 1893 Birthday Furry Lewis, father of the blues 1888 Birthday Leadbelly, Louisiana, blues 12 string guitarist, Rock Island Line 1886 Birthday Ma Rainey, Gertrude Pridgett, "Mother of the Blues", U.S. blues singer 1873 Birthday W[illiam] C[hristopher] Handy, Alabama, jazz star, St. Louis Blues
