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May 3, 1933: Godfather of soul James Brown May 5, 1934: Singer Johnnie Taylor May 8, 1911: Blues musician Robert Johnson May 13, 1943: Motown singer Mary Wells May 13, 1950: Stevie Wonder May 14, 1897: Jazz musician Sidney Bechet May 14, 1943: pianist, composer, conductor Tania Justina Léon May 16, 1930: Jazz singer Betty Carter May 17, 1864: Musician John William Boone (aka Blind Boone) May 18, 1911: Singer Big Joe Turner May 21, 1904: Jazz musician Thomas "Fats" Waller May 22, 1882: pianist, composer Ludovic Lamothe May 22, 1914: jazz composer Sun Ra (Herman Blount, Le Sony' Ra) May 25, 1849: pianist and composer Thomas Greene Wiggins Bethune ("Blind Tom") May 26, 1883: Blues singer Mamie Smith May 26, 1825: composer, conductor Felipe Gutiérrez (y) Espinosa May 26, 1926: Musician Miles Davis May 27, 1932: Singer Junior Parker May 28, 1910: Blues guitarist, singer, songwriter Aaron Thibeaux "T Bone" Walker May 28, 1944: Singer Gladys Knight
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