BLUES WORLD presents:

eRIC's Blues Dates: October 12



Born on this Day

Name Description Year Place
ARCHEY, JIMMY tbn 1902 NORFOLK, VA
BROWN, NAPPY (NAPOLEON BROWN CULP) v 1929 CHARLOTTE, NC
CARMICHAEL, JAMES "LUCKY" p 1920 HARRODSBURG, KY
CRAWFORD, SUGAR BOY p/JOCKAMO 1934 NEW ORLEANS, LA
FRANKLIN, MELVIN bass v/THE TEMPTATIONS 1942 MONTGOMERY, AL
GOLDSTEIN, LEE of SHANACHIE REC 1954 CHICAGO, IL
GREGORY, DICK 1932 ST. LOUIS, MO
GUITAR GABRIEL (NYLES JONES) g 1925 ATLANTA, GA
HOTZ, JIMMY CHRISTIAN prod/B. B. KING 1953 SHERMAN, TX
HUMPHREY, PAUL d 1935 DETROIT, MI
NORRIS, WILLIAM "DEAD EYE" 1951 JACKSON, MS
SMITH, CHRIS songw/afro-amer 1879 CHARLESTON, SC
THOMPSON, BEACHEY v/DIXIE HUMMINGBIRDS 1915 NEWBERRY, SC

Died on this Day

Name Description Year Place Age
ANDERSON, PINK g/BLUESVILLE REC 1974 SPARTANBURG, SC 74
DAVIS, JOHN BLIND p 1985 CHICAGO, IL 71
FRANCO (FRANCIS L' OKANGA MAKIADI) g 1989 BELGIUM, BRUSSELS 51
PIPER, EDDIE d/RED CAPS/4 TUNES 1981 PHILADELPHIA, PA 60
VINCENT, GENE v 1971 NEWHALL, CA 36
WILLIAMS, BILLY lead/THE CHARIOTEERS 1972 CHICAGO, IL 61