July 17

 

On this day in 1959, Billie Holiday died in a New York City hospital from cirrhosis of the liver at age 44-

 

John Coltrane died on this day in 1967 from liver cancer at Huntington Hospital in Long Island -

 

Today in 1996, Jimi Hendrix’s manager Chas Chandler died at age 57 from an aortic aneurysm-

 

The late Spencer Davis was born on this date in 1939-

 

The late Nicolette Larsen was born on this day in 1952-

 

Today in 2009, Gordon Waller (of Peter and Gordon) died of a heart attack at age 64-

 

The late Phoebe Snow was born today in 1952