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Search Results for Month: DECEMBER
SIR DONALD BRADMAN – DIES
DIED Event Date: Tuesday 25 December 2001
Description: Bradman consistently scored at a level that made him, in the words of former Australia captain Bill Woodfull, “worth three batsmen to Australia”.
Summary: Sir Donald George Bradman, AC. “The Don”, was an Australian cricketer, widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time. Bradman’s career Test batting average of 99.94 has been claimed to be statistically the greatest achievement in any major sport. Died in South Australia,aged 92.
FREDDIE KING
Event Date: 27 December
Summary: DIES, CHRISTMAS DAY. 1976. BLUES GUITARIST.
CHRIS BELL. Event Date: 27 December
Summary: DIES IN CAR ACCIDENT. MEMBER OF “BIG STAR”.
NUMBER 1 USA SINGLE 1959
Event Date: 28 December. Summary: FRANKIE AVALON. “WHY’.
NUMBER 1 USA SINGLE 1957
Event Date: 28 December. Summary: DANNY AND THE JUNIORS. “AT THE HOP”.
RADIO LUXEMBURG. Event Date: 29 December
Summary: RECEIVES PERMISSION TO BROADCAST IN 1930.
NUMBER 1 USA SINGLE 1956
Event Date: 29 December.Summary: GUY MITCHELL. “SINGING THE BLUES”.
BLONDIE. Event Date: 29 December
Summary: BEST SELLING ACT IN GREAT BRITAIN. 1979.
WINGS. Event Date: 29 December
Summary: HEAD THE BILL, BENEFIT FOR KAMPUCHEA. 1979.
THE WEAVERS. Event Date: 29 December
Summary: PLAY THEIR LAST PERFORMANCE IN 1963. CHICAGO. THE GROUP FORMED BY PETE SEEGER.
TIM HARDIN. : 29 December
Summary: DIES IN 1980. OF HEROIN OVERDOSE. SONGWRITER OF “IF I WERE A CARPENTER”.
PAUL MCCARTNEY
EVENT. Event Date: 30 December
Summary: ANNOUNCES, HE WOULD BE SUING THE OTHER BEATLES. 1970.
NUMBER 1 USA SINGLE 1967
EVENT. Event Date: 30 December
Summary: THE BEATLES. “HELLO GOODBYE”.
RICHARD ROGERS
EVENT. Event Date: 30 December
Summary: DIES IN 1979. BROADWAY AND FILM COMPOSER. KNOWN FOR, “THE SOUND OF MUSIC” – “OKLAHOMA” AND, ETC, ETC, ETC.
WINIFRED ATWELL
EVENT. Event Date: 30 December
Summary: GOOD TIME PARTY PIANIST. DIED IN 1977. A ONE TIME RESIDENT LIVING IN AUSTRALIA.
THE BEACH BOYS
EVENT. Event Date: 31 December. Summary: PERFORM IN LONG BEACH AT “THE RICHIE VALENS MEMORIAL CENTRE” WAS THE FIRST TIME THEY USED “THE BEACH BOYS” AS THEIR NAME.
SHAKE RATTLE AND ROLL. EVENT Event Date: 31 December
Summary: ROCK FILM THAT INCLUDED FATS DOMINO, RELEASED IN THEATRES IN 1956.
NUMBER 1 USA SINGLE 1966
EVENT. Event Date: Saturday 31 December 1966
Summary: THE MONKEES. “I’M A BELIEVER”.
WOODROW WILSON
BORN. Event Date: Sunday 28 December 1856
Description: U.S. President
Summary: The 26th President of the United States in 1921. Democratic.
ANTONIO STRADIVARI – LUTHIER
DIED.
Event Date: Sunday 18 December 1644
Description: Elizabeth Pitcairn, heiress to the PPG Industries fortune, whose grandfather purchased it for her 16th birthday for $1.7 million at auction at Christies London.
Summary: Antonio Stradivari (1644 – 18 December 1737) was an Italian luthier, a crafter of stringed instruments such as violins, cellos, guitars, violas, and harps. Stradivari is generally considered the most significant artisan in this field. The Latinized form of his surname, Stradivarius. Elizabeth Pitcairn, heiress to the PPG Industries fortune, whose grandfather purchased it for her 16th birthday for $1.7 million at auction at Christie’s London.
BEATLES – FIRST LIVE RECORDINGS
EVENT. Event Date: Monday 31 December 1962
Description: Recorded this on a Grundig home tape recorder at 3 3/4 ips during a performance at Hamburgs Star Club on December 31, 1962. Summary: 1st Live Recordings is a two-volume album series released by Pickwick Records in 1979 containing a live performance by The Beatles. Liverpool singer, King Size Taylor, recorded this on a Grundig home tape recorder at 3 3/4 ips during a performance at Hamburg’s Star Club on December 31, 1962.
NUMBER 1 UK ALBUM 1971
EVENT. Event Date: 18 December
Summary: T – REX. “ELECTRIC WARRIOR”
THE MIRACLES
EVENT. Event Date: 18 December
Summary: THEIR FIRST RECORD AND CHART ENTRY. “SHOP AROUND” 1960.
NUMBER 1 USA SINGLE 1964
EVENT. Date: 19 December
Summary: THE SUPREMES. “COME SEE ABOUT ME”
CONWAY TWITTY
EVENT. Event Date: 19 December
Summary: GOES TO NUMBER 1 UK. WITH “IT’S ONLY MAKE BELIEVE”. IN THE YEAR 1958.
CARL PERKINS
EVENT. Event Date: 19 December
Summary: RECORDED HIS SONG “BLUE SUEDE SHOES” 1955.
BOBBY DARIN
EVENT.Event Date: 20 December
Summary: DURING HEART SURGERY DIES IN 1973. SINGER / SONGWRITER / ACTOR.
ELVIS PRESLEY
EVENT.Event Date: 20 December
Summary: IN 1957 ELVIS PRESLEY GETS HIS DRAFT PAPERS TO SERVE IN U. S. ARMY.
NUMBER 1 USA SINGLE 1969
EVENT. Event Date: 20 December
Summary: PETER, PAUL AND MARY. “LEAVING ON A JET PLANE”.
NUMBER 1 UK ALBUM 1969
EVENT. Event Date: 20 December
Summary: THE ROLLING STONES. “LET IT BLEED”.
LAVERN BAKER
EVENT. Event Date: 21 December
Summary: IN 1955 RECORDED “JIM DANDY”.
NUMBER 1 UK SINGLE 1974
EVENT. Event Date: 21 December
Summary: MUD. “LONELY THIS CHRISTMAS”.
THE BEATLES
EVENT. Event Date: 21 December
Summary: CHRISTMAS SHOW, HELD AT THE GAUMONT BRADFORD. IN 1963.
APOLLO 8
EVENT. Event Date: 21 December
Summary: LAUNCHED INTO THE MOONS ORBIT. 1968.
MA RAINEY – DIES
DIED. Event Date: Friday 22 December 1939
Description: Ma Rainey died in Rome, Georgia in 1939. She was inducted into the Blues Foundation’s Hall of Fame in 1983. Summary: Ma Rainey (April 26, 1886 – December 22, 1939) was one of the earliest known American professional blues singers and one of the first generation of such singers to record. She was billed as The Mother of the Blues.
NUMBER 1 UK ALBUM 1973
EVENT. Event Date: 22 December
Summary: ELTON JOHN. “GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD”.
THE BEATLES
EVENT. Event Date: 22 December
Summary: CHRISTMAS SHOW. HELD AT THE EMPIRE THEATRE IN 1963. LIVERPOOL
THE TORNADOES
EVENT. Event Date: 22 December
Summary: THEIR “TELSTAR” BECOMES THE FIRST TO REACH NUMBER ONE BY ANY ENGLISH GROUP. 1962.
NUMBER 1 UK ALBUM 1965
EVENT. Event Date: 23 December
Summary: THE BEATLES. “RUBBER SOUL”.
READY STEADY GO
EVENT. Event Date: 23 December
Summary: BRITISH TV PO P SHOW TELEVISED FOR THE LAST TIME IN 1966.
CHARLES ATLAS
EVENT. Event Date: 23 December
Summary: DIES IN1973 AT THE AGE OF 79. THE WORLDS STRONGEST MAN.
NUMBER 1 USA SINGLE 1961
EVENT. Event Date: 24 December
Summary: THE TOKENS. “THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT”.
ELVIS PRESLEY COMEBACK SPECIAL
EVENT. Event Date: Tuesday 3 December 1968
Description: Elvis Presleys 1968 Comeback Special
Summary: Elvis Presley’s ’68 Comeback Special airs on NBC. Although this special focuses more on the pop/rock side of his musical talents, the special will reinvigorate Presley’s career in both the country and mainstream pop genres.
NUMBER 1 UK SINGLE 1974
EVENT. Event Date: 7 December
Summary: BARRY WHITE. “YOUR MY FIRST, MY LAST, MY EVERYTHING”.
THE BEATLES
EVENT. Event Date: 7 December
Summary: APPLE BOUTIQUE OPENS. 1967.
NUMBER 1 UK ALBUM 1973
EVENT. Event Date: 8 December
Summary: ROXY MUSIC. “STRANDED”.
JOHN LENNON
EVENT. Event Date: 8 December
Summary: SHOT DEAD IN FRONT OF HIS APARTMENT. 1980 BY MARK CHAPMAN. LENNON HAD BEEN SHOT FIVE TIMES.
GARRY THAIN
EVENT. Event Date: 8 December
Summary: MEMBER OF “URIAH HEEP” DIES OF DRUG OVERDOSE. IN 1975.
FRANK SINATRA JNR
EVENT.Event Date: 8 December
Summary: KIDNAPPED. LAKE TAHOE. 1963.
NUMBER 1 USA SINGLE 1972
EVENT. event Date: 9 December
Summary: HELEN REDDY. “I AM WOMAN”.
NUMBER 1 UK SINGLE 1967
EVENT. Event Date: 9 December
Summary: THE BEATLES. “HELLO GOODBYE”.
LOU HANDYMAN
EVENT. Event Date: 9 December
Summary: DIES. 1956. WRITER OF “ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT”. WRITTEN FOR AL JOLSON. HE NEVER HEARD THE ELVIS PRESLEY VERSION.
AMERICAS CUP-1983
EVENT. Event Date: Monday 26 December 1983
Description: 1983 Americas Cup, Australia II
Summary: Australia II, skippered by John Bertrand, faced Dennis Conner sailing the 12-metre Liberty in the ocean off Newport, Rhode Island. Australia II came from behind to prevail 4 races to 3. Captained by John Bertrand, she was the first successful Cup challenger, ending a 132-year tenure (with 26 successful defenses) by the New York Yacht Club. Designed by Ben Lexcen, built by Steve Ward, owned by Alan Bond and helmed by John Bertrand.
LONDON PALLADIUM
EVENT. Event Date: Monday 26 December 1910
Description: Walter Gibbons, an early moving pictures manager, built the Palladium in 1910
Summary: The London Palladium is in the West End theatre located off Oxford Street in the City of Westminster. From the roster of stars who have played there and many televised performances, it is arguably the most famous theatre in London and the United Kingdom, especially for musical variety shows.
OTIS REDDING
EVENT. Event Date: 10 December
Summary: KILLED IN PLANE CRASH WITH THREE MEMBERS OF “THE BAR – KAYS”. 1967.
NUMBER 1 USA SINGLE 1966
EVENT. Event Date: 10 December
Summary: THE BEACH BOYS “GOOD VIBRATIONS”.
NUMBER 1 USA SINGLE 1961
EVENT. Event Date: 11 December
Summary: THE MARVELETTES. “PLEASE MR POSTMAN”.
SAM COOKE
EVENT. Event Date: 11 December
Summary: SHOT DEAD IN 1964. HOLLYWOOD. USA. SINGER / SONGWRITER. WRITER OF “TWISTIN THE NIGHT AWAY”. AND MANY MORE.
NUMBER 1 USA SINGLE 1968
EVENT. Event Date: 12 December
Summary: MARVIN GAYE. “I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE”.
MARCONI
EVENT. Event Date: 12 December
Summary: FIRST RADIO SIGNAL TRANSMITTED ACROSS THE ATLANTIC, SENT AND RECEIVED IN 1901.
FIRST RADIO ADVERTISEMENT
EVENT. Event Date: 24 December
Summary: WAS IN 1906. BRENT ROCK, MASSACHUSETTS. USA. BY PROFESSOR REGINALD AUBREY FESSENDEN.
JOHNNY ACE
EVENT. Event Date: 25 December
Summary: PLAYING RUSSIAN ROULETTE DIES AFTER SHOOTING HIMSELF.
NUMBER 1 UK SINGLE 1960
EVENT. Event Date: 25 December
Summary: JOHNNY TILLOTSON. “POETRY IN MOTION”.
W C FIELDS
EVENT. Event Date: 25 December
Summary: COMEDIAN / ACTOR. DIES IN 1946.
THE BEATLES
EVENT. Event Date: 26 December
Summary: MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR. WORLD PREMIERE. 1967.
NUMBER 1 USA SINGLE 1970
EVENT. Event Date: 26 December
Summary: GEORGE HARRISON. “MY SWEET LORD”.
JOSEPH COOK
BORN. Event Date: Friday 7 December 1860
Description: Sir Joseph Cook, GCMG. An Australian politician and the sixth Prime Minister of Australia.
Summary: Sir Joseph Cook, GCMG (7 December 1860 – 30 July 1947) An Australian politician and the sixth Prime Minister of Australia. A founding member of the Australian Labor Party, Cook was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1891.He died in Sydney in 1947.
NUMBER ONE USA SINGLE 1968
EVENT. Event Date: 1 December
Summary: DIANA ROSS AND THE SUPREMES. “LOVE CHILD”.
THE BEATLES
EVENT. Event Date: 1 December
Summary: MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR RELEASED. IN BOOK FORM IN 1967.
IAN DURY
EVENT. Event Date: 1 December
Summary: HIS BEST CHARTING SUCCESS CAME WITH, “HIT ME WITH YOUR RHYTHM STICK”. 1978.
CARTER STANLEY
EVENT. Event Date: 1 December
Summary: DIES IN 1966. KNOWN FOR COUNTRY BLUE GRASS.
MAGIC SAM
EVENT. Event Date: 1 December
Summary: BLUES PLAYER DIES IN 1969 AGED 32. KNOWN FOR “HIGH HEEL SNEAKERS”.
NUMBER 1 USA SINGLE 1972
EVENT. Event Date: 2 December
Summary: THE TEMPTATIONS. “PAPA WAS A ROLLING STONE”
THE BEATLES
EVENT. Event Date: 3 December
Summary: ” RUBBER SOUL” RELEASED. 1965.
NUMBER 1 UK SINGLE 1977
EVENT. Event Date: 3 December
Summary: WINGS. “MULL OF KINTYRE”
TOMMY BOLAN
EVENT. Event Date: 4 December
Summary: MEMBER OF “DEEP PURPLE” DIES OF A HEROIN OVERDOSE IN 1976.
NUMBER 1 USA SINGLE 1971
EVENT
Event Date: 4 December
Summary: SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE.” FAMILY AFFAIR”.
JOSEPH STALIN
BORN. Event Date: Sunday 21 December 1879
Description: Dictator – Moscow.
Summary: BORN ( JOSEPH VISSARIONOVICH DJUASHVILI ) DIES, MOSCOW. 1953
BERT BERNS
EVENT. Event Date: 27 December
Summary: DIES IN 1967. WRITER OF, HERE COMES THE NIGHT” AND “TWIST AND SHOUT”, ETC.
NUMBER 1 USA ALBUM 1969
EVENT. Event Date: 27 December
Summary: LED ZEPPELIN. “LED ZEPPELIN II”.
HOAGY CARMICHAEL
EVENT. Event Date: 27 December
Summary: DIED AGED 92 IN 1981. SONGWRITER OF “STARDUST”.
WILLIAM MANN
EVENT. Event Date: 27 December
Summary: FROM THE “LONDON TIMES” CLAIMS “WITH THE BEATLES” ALBUM VERY INTERESTING WITH PANIATONIC CLUSTERS. MUSIC CRITICK. 1963.
ALFRED NOBEL
DIED. Event Date: Thursday 10 December 1896
Description: Inventor – Sweden
Summary: Invented dynamite in 1866.The Nobel Peace Prize was named after him. He died in San Remo,Italy December 3,1896.
BARBARA ORBISON – DIES
EVENT. Event Date: Tuesday 6 December 2011
Description: She managed her husband’s career and was the executive producer in 1988 televised music special, Roy Orbison and Friends, A Black and White Night.
Summary: Barbara Orbison was hospitalized from May 2011 until her death on December 6, 2011, aged 61, from pancreatic cancer, 23 years to the day after her husband’s death.
NUMBER 1 UK SINGLE 1959
EVENT. Event Date: 5 December
Summary: ADAM FAITH. “WHAT DO YOU WANT”
GENE VINCENT
EVENT. Event Date: 5 December
Summary: WELCOMED ON HIS ARRIVAL AT HEATHROW AIRPORT IN 1959.
THE FIRST SOUND RECORDING
EVENT. Event Date: 6 December
Summary: WAS IN 1877. “MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB” WERE THE WORDS THOMAS EDISON UTTERED.
NUMBER 1 UK SINGLE 1979
EVENT. Event Date: 6 December
Summary: THE POLICE “WALKIN ON THE MOON”.
LEADBELLY
EVENT. Event Date: 6 December
Summary: DIES IN 1949. COMPOSER OF “GOODNIGHT IRENE”.
JAPAN
EVENT. Event Date: 7 December
Summary: BOMBS PEARL HARBOUR. 1941.
THE TEDDY BEARS
EVENT. Event Date: 7 December
Summary: GO NUMBER ONE USA WITH, “TO KNOW HIM IS TO LOVE HIM”. THE GROUP INCLUDED PHIL SECTOR.
THE BEATLES
EVENT. Event Date: 7 December
Summary: FIRST CHART ENTRY TO NUMBER ONE WAS “I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND” 1963.
HERE YOU COME AGAIN
EVENT. Event Date: Saturday 31 December 1977
Description: Dolly Parton
Summary: Dolly Parton’s “Here You Come Again” spends its fifth week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It will be the last song to spend that long atop the chart until 1990’s “Love Without End, Amen” by George Strait.
THE ELECTRIC HORSEMAN
EVENT. Event Date: Friday 21 December 1979
Description: The Electric Horseman, starring Robert Redford and Jane Fonda, premieres
Summary: The Electric Horseman, starring Robert Redford and Jane Fonda, premieres. Willie Nelson is a supporting character in the film, and he will contribute to the movie’s soundtrack.It was the third time Redford and Fonda starred together in a feature film, having previously teamed on The Chase (1966) and Barefoot in the Park (1967)
PAUL REVERE
BORN. Event Date: Wednesday 1 December 1734
Description: American folk hero – U.S.A.
HELENA RUBINSTINE
BORN. Event Date: Sunday 25 December 1870
Description: Beautician – Poland
Summary: A name that is recognised anywhere when cosmetics are mentioned. Helene Rubinstein Born in Poland Migrated to Australia in 1909 opening her first shop in Melbourne. She then took her enterprise to London and in the Latter to the United States. She died in New York.
HOWARD HUGHES
BORN. Event Date: Sunday 24 December 1905
Description: Multi millionaire U.S.A. business man. Producer of films. Owner of RKO studios. Aviator.
Summary: Born (Howard Robard Hughes ) in Humble, Texas. Millionaire Business man and womaniser.Hughes,born into money was a film producer, Aviator. He also owned RKO Films producing them in 1926.. Married to actress Terri Moore. Hughes was the extreme recluse.
CHRIS EVERT
BORN. Event Date: Tuesday 21 December 1954
Description: Tennis – U.S.A.
Summary: Born, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Three times Wimbledon champion. Chris Evert was number one player in the world 5 times. Winning the Australian Open – 2, Wimbledon – 3
URI GELLER
BORN. Event Date: Friday 20 December 1946
Description: Paranormalist – Israel
Summary: Born in Tel Aviv, Israel. The worlds most famous paranormalist.Spoon Bending etc.
NUMBER 1 USA SINGLE 1970
EVENT
Event Date: 13 December
Summary: SMOKEY ROBINSON AND THE MIRACLES. “TEARS OF A CLOWN”.
THE EARLIEST SOUND / FILM
EVENT. Event Date: 13 December
Summary: WAS IN 1923. PRESENTED BY DR LEE DE FOREST.
DINAH WASHINGTON
EVENT. Event Date: 14 December
Summary: DIES OF AN OVERDOSE OF SLEEPING PILLS. 1963. VOCALIST.
YOKO ONO
EVENT. Event Date: 14 December
Summary: AT 2pm. 1980. ASKED FOR TEN MINUTES SILENCE IN MEMORY OF JOHN LENNON.
NUMBER 1 UK SINGLE 1968
EVENT. Event Date: 14 December
Summary: SCAFFOLD. “LILLY THE PINK”.
NUMBER 1 UK SINGLE 1979
EVENT
Event Date: 15 December
Summary: PINK FLOYD. “ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL”.
GLENN MILLER
EVENT. Event Date: 15 December
Summary: MILLER’S PLANE GOES MISSING OVER THE ENGLISH CHANNEL. 1944.
JOHNNY CASH
EVENT. Event Date: 15 December
Summary: THE RELEASE OF HIS ORIGINAL RECORD OF, “FOLSUM PRISON BLUES” IN 1955.
FATS WALLER
EVENT. Event Date: 15 December
Summary: GREAT BOOGIE PIANIST / SONGWRITER, DIES OF ALCOHOLIC POISONING. 1943.
PAUL WILLIAMS
EVENT. Event Date: 15 December
Summary: FIRST TO RECORD “THE HUCKLEBUCK”. IN 1949.
NUMBER 1 USA SINGLE 1972
EVENT. Event Date: 16 December
Summary: BILLY PAUL. “ME AND MRS JONES”.
THE BOSTON TEA PARTY
EVENT. Event Date: 16 December
Summary: THE BEGINNING OF THE WAR OF INDEPENDENCE IN 1773.
NUMBER 1 UK ALBUM 1964
EVENT. Event Date: 17 December
Summary: THE BEATLES. “BEATLES FOR SALE”.
RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL
EVENT. Event Date: Tuesday 27 December 1932
Description: The Music Hall opened to the public on December 27, 1932.
Summary: Radio City Music Hall is an entertainment venue located in New York City’s Rockefeller Center. Its nickname is the Showplace of the Nation. Its originally planned name was International Music Hall.
JOHN LENNON ASSASINATED
EVENT. Event Date: Monday 8 December 1980
Description: JOHN LENNON
Summary: John Lennon was an English musician who gained worldwide fame as one of the founders of The Beatles, for his subsequent solo career, and for his political activism and pacifism. He was shot by Mark David Chapman at the entrance of the building where he lived, The Dakota, in New York City, on Monday, 8 December 1980; Lennon had just returned from Record Plant Studio with his wife, Yoko Ono.
DAN TERRY
BORN
Event Date: Monday 22 December 1924
Description: Trumpeter, Flugelhornist, USA
PATRICE ONEAL
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 7 December 1969
Description: Comedian, Comic Actor, USA
EDDIE VINSON
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 19 December 1917
Description: Saxophonist, USA
MITCHELL AYRES
BORN
Event Date: Friday 24 December 1909
Description: Conductor, Arranger, Composer, Violinist, USA
JON VOIGHT
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 29 December 1938
Description: Actor,USA
MARY TYLER MOORE
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 29 December 1936
Description: Actress, USA
GRACE KNIGHT
BORN
Event Date: Friday 23 December 1955
Description: Vocalist, Australia
ANDRE KOSTELANETZ
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 22 December 1901
Description: Conductor and arranger, USA
TERI HATCHER
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 8 December 1964
Description: Actress, presenter, writer, USA
VESTA WILLIAMS
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 1 December 1957
Description: Vocalist, Actress, USA
MCKINLEY MITCHELL
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 25 December 1934
Description: Vocalist, USA
JOHN ALTMAN
BORN
Event Date: Monday 5 December 1949
Description: Composer, Arranger, Conductor.
ROBERT B SHERMAN
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 19 December 1925
Description: Composer of songs, USA
JOAN SEVERANCE
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 23 December 1958
Description: Film and television actress, model
STEVEN SPIELBERG
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 18 December 1946
Description: Film Producer, Director, US
PEETIE WHEATSTRAW
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 21 December 1902
Description: Pianist,Guitarist, USA
JUDE LAW
BORN
Event Date: Friday 29 December 1922
Description: Actor, UK
ROSS BALOUR
BORN
Event Date: Monday 31 December 1928
Description: Vocalist, USA
KATRINA ELAM
BORN
Event Date: Monday 12 December 1983
Description: Vocalist , Composer, USA
PHILIP LEDGER
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 12 December 1937
Description: Music Director, Organist, UK
FRAZIER MOHAWK
BORN
Event Date: Friday 12 December 1941
Description: American record producer and sometime photographer, publicist
SAMUEL L. JACKSON
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 21 December 1941
Description: Actor, film producer. USA
CHRISTOPHER PLUMBER
BORN
Event Date: Friday 13 December 1929
Description: Actor, Pianist, Canada
TONY RIVERS
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 21 December 1940
Description: Vocal quartet, UK
RAY HOFF AND THE OFFBEATS
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 29 December 1942
Description: Vocalist, Australia
ARMANDO MANZANERO
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 7 December 1935
Description: Composer, Mexico
BARBARA BILLINGLEY
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 22 December 1915
Description: Actor, USA
ROB TYNER
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 12 December 1944
Description: Bassist, USA
IRA GERSHWIN
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 6 December 1896
Description: Pianist, Composer, USA
NATHAN EAST
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 8 December 1955
Description: Vocalist, Bassist, USA
DEANNA DURBIN
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 4 December 1921
Description: Vocalist, Actress, Canada
PETER BROWN
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 25 December 1940
Description: Composer,
JAYE P MORGAN
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 3 December 1931
Description: Vocalist, Actress, USA
BETTY GRABLE
BORN
Event Date: Monday 18 December 1916
Description: Actress, Singer, Dancer
HARRY CHAPIN
BORN
Event Date: Monday 7 December 1942
Description: Vocalist,Composer, US
YUK HARRISON
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 29 December 1942
Description: Bassist, Australia/NewZealand
DAVE CLARK
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 15 December 1942
Description: Drummer, UK
CATHERINE BRITT
BORN
Event Date: Monday 31 December 1984
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, Australia
NOEL KELEHAN
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 26 December 1935
Description: Pianist, Conductor, Ireland
SHELBY SINGLETON
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 16 December 1937
Description: American record producer and record label owner.
BILL CARLISLE
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 19 December 1908
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, USA
VESTAL GOODMAN
BORN
Event Date: Friday 13 December 1929
Description: Vocalist, USA
SANNE SALOMONSEN
BORN
Event Date: Friday 30 December 1955
Description: Vocalist, Denmark
JIMMY HODDER
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 17 December 1947
Description: Drummer, USA
SUSAN DEY
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 10 December 1952
Description: Actress, USA
TRACY NELSON
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 27 December 1944
Description: Vocalist, USA
JOHNNY CONTARDO
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 23 December 1951
Description: Vocalist, USA
BRAD PITT
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 18 December 1963
Description: Actor, Film Producer
CHET BAKER
BORN
Event Date: Monday 23 December 1929
Description: Trumpeter, USA
JOHN CASSAVETES
BORN
Event Date: Monday 9 December 1929
Description: Actor, Director, USA
TED NUGENT
BORN
Event Date: Friday 3 December 1948
Description: Vocalist , Guitarist, Composer, USA
IRVING AZOFF
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 13 December 1947
Description: An agent, personal manager, concert promoter, movie producer, independent record label owner
JAMES REESE
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 7 December 1941
Description: Guitarist, USA
ALVIN TYLER
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 5 December 1925
Description: Saxophonist, USA
JOHNNY RAWLS
BORN
Event Date: Monday 10 December 1951
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, Composer, NZ
LEE REMICK
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 14 December 1935
Description: Actress, US
DON JOHNSON
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 15 December 1949
Description: Actor, Vocalist, USA
RAY NANCE
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 10 December 1913
Description: Violinist, Trumpeter, Vocalist, USA
SEAN MCGUIRE (FIDDLER)
BORN
Event Date: Monday 26 December 1927
Description: Fiddle, Ireland
EDWARD G ROBINSON
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 12 December 1893
Description: Actor, USA
BARRY BLUE
BORN
Event Date: Monday 4 December 1950
Description: Singer, producer, songwriter
TED DANSON
BORN
Event Date: Monday 29 December 1947
Description: Actor, USA
GARY USHER
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 14 December 1938
Description: Composer, Producer, USA
BARRY MCKENNA
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 16 December 1993
Description: Banjoist, Ireland
BRUCE KULICK
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 12 December 1953
Description: Guitarst, SongwriterUSA
DAN HAWKINS
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 12 December 1976
Description: Musician, Guitarist, Producer. Songwriter, UK
RALPH FIENNES
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 27 December 1962
Description: Actor, UK
KYU SAKAMOTO
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 10 December 1941
Description: Vocalist, Japan
KEITH WEST
BORN
Event Date: Monday 6 December 1943
Description: Vocalist, Composer, UK
ALANNAH MYLES
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 25 December 1958
Description: Vocalist, Canada
JOE KING OLIVER
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 19 December 1885
Description: Band Leader, Cornetist, USA
EDDIE KENDRICKS
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 17 December 1939
Description: Vocalist, USA
BERTON AVERRE
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 13 December 1952
Description: Guitariist, USA
MAURICE GIBB
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 22 December 1949
Description: Vocalist, Composer, UK
ROBIN GIBB
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 22 December 1949
Description: Vocalist, UK
PHIL SPECTOR
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 26 December 1939
Description: Record producer, Composer, USA
DICK VAN DYKE
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 13 December 1925
Description: Actor, USA
NELLY FURTADO
BORN
Event Date: Monday 2 December 1974
Description: Vocals, Composer, Canadian
JOSH PYKE
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 18 December 1977
Description: Vocalist , Composer, Australia
BETH ORTON
BORN
Event Date: Monday 14 December 1970
Description: Vocalist , Composer, UK
JULIANNE MOORE
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 3 December 1960
Description: Actress, USA
BARBARA BUCHHOLZ
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 8 December 1959
Description: Flute, Vocalist, Germany
NICHOLAS MCCATHY
BORN
Event Date: Friday 13 December 1974
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, UK
DEFORD BAILEY
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 14 December 1899
Description: Harmonicist
RICKY MARTIN
BORN
Event Date: Friday 24 December 1971
Description: Vocalist, Actor, USA
DAVE ELLEFSON
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 22 December 1964
Description: Bassist, US
ROBERT QUINE
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 30 December 1942
Description: Guitarist, USA
MICHAEL HEDGES
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 31 December 1953
Description: Guitarist, Composer, USA
CLARK TERRY
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 14 December 1920
Description: Trumpeter, USA
GREG DANGELO
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 18 December 1963
Description: Drummer, USA
JOHNNY FRIGO
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 27 December 1916
Description: Violinist, USA
PATTY DUKE
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 14 December 1946
Description: Actress, USA
MARIANNE FAITHFULL
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 29 December 1946
Description: Singer, Songwriter, Actress , UK
SHEILA E
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 12 December 1959
Description: Drummer, Singer, Actress
BETTE MIDLER
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 1 December 1945
Description: Vocalist, Actress, USA
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
BORN
Event Date: Monday 17 December 1770
Description: Composer, Pianist, Germany
MIK KAMINSKI
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 2 December 1951
Description: Violinist, UK
JOBETH WILLIAMS
BORN
Event Date: Monday 6 December 1948
Description: Actress, USA
DOROTHY LAMOUR
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 10 December 1914
Description: Actress, Vocalist, USA
HURD HATFIELD
BORN
Event Date: Friday 7 December 1917
Description: Actor, USA
TONY MARTIN
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 25 December 1913
Description: Vocalist, USA
WARREN DODDS
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 24 December 1898
Description: Drummer, USA
JOHN HARTFORD
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 30 December 1937
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
NOEL COWARD
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 16 December 1899
Description: Actor,Singer,Playwrite,Composer
SAM KINISON
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 8 December 1953
Description: Comedian, USA
KATHRYN JOOSTEN
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 20 December 1939
Description: Actress, USA
JUNE TABOR
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 31 December 1947
Description: Vocalist, UK
JULIE HARRIS
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 2 December 1925
Description: Actress, USA
JOHN KIRBY
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 31 December 1908
Description: Bassist, USA
AVA GARDNER
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 24 December 1922
Description: Actress, USA
ANNIE LENNOX
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 25 December 1954
Description: Vocalist, Composer, UK
IRENE DUNNE
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 20 December 1898
Description: Actress, Singer, USA
ALEX CHILTON
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 28 December 1950
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, USA
EDDIE VEDDER
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 23 December 1964
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist. USA
KENNY EVERETT
BORN
Event Date: Monday 25 December 1944
Description: Comedian, UK
HENRY VESTINE
BORN
Event Date: Monday 25 December 1944
Description: Guitarist, US
JESSICA ANDREWS
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 29 December 1983
Description: Vocalist, USA
KEITH DRAGE
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 12 December 1943
Description: Drummer, Australia
ANDY STEWART
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 30 December 1933
Description: Vocalist, Scottish
DAVY JONES
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 30 December 1945
Description: Vocalist, Actor, UK
EDGAR WINTER
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 28 December 1946
Description: Vocalist, Keyboards, Saxophonist
EARL HINES
BORN
Event Date: Monday 28 December 1903
Description: Pianist, USA
SIR JAMES GALWAY
BORN
Event Date: Friday 8 December 1939
Description: Flautist, Ireland
JIMMY SMITH
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 8 December 1925
Description: Pianist, Oganist, USA
HUMPHREY BOGART
BORN
Event Date: Monday 25 December 1899
Description: Actor, USA
JOE DIFFIE
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 28 December 1958
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, USA
SANDY NELSON
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 1 December 1938
Description: Drummer, USA
DAVID HOUSTON
BORN
Event Date: Friday 9 December 1938
Description: Vocalist, USA
GRAHAM KNIGHT
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 8 December 1946
Description: Bassist, UK
DANA KEY
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 30 December 1953
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, USA
JOHN H. HAMMOND
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 15 December 1910
Description: Record producer, Talent scout
TRACY PEW
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 19 December 1957
Description: Vocalist, Australia
MATT MONRO
BORN
Event Date: Monday 1 December 1930
Description: Vocalist, UK
JOAN ARMATRADING
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 9 December 1950
Description: Vocalist, Songwriter,Pianist and Guitarist.
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS JR
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 9 December 1909
Description: Actor, USA
MAGGIE TABBERER
BORN
Event Date: Friday 11 December 1936
Description: Television host, Model, editor, writer, fashion designer, Australia
DENISE MCCANN
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 16 December 1948
Description: Vocalist, USA
DIANE SAWYER
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 22 December 1945
Description: Actress, TV host, US
RANDY CASTILLO
BORN
Event Date: Monday 18 December 1950
Description: Drummer, Composer, New Mexico
FREDDIE HART
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 21 December 1933
Description: Vocalist , Guitarist, USA
BILLY VAUGHN
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 4 December 1919
Description: Band Leader, Producer, Arranger, Conductor
MERCURY NELSON
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 19 December 1964
Description: Vocalist, USA
HELEN CORNELIUS
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 6 December 1941
Description: Vocalist , Composer, USA
GEORGE TREADWELL
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 21 December 1918
Description: Trumpeter, USA
GARY ALLAN
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 5 December 1967
Description: Vocalist, USA
DAVID “PANAMA” FRANCIS
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 21 December 1918
Description: Drummer, USA
JAIME MENDOZA-NAVA
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 31 December 1925
Description: Composer and Conductor
STEVE ALAIMO
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 6 December 1939
Description: Vocalist , Guitarist, TV Host, USA
MICHAEL NESMITH
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 30 December 1942
Description: Vocalist , Guitarist, Composer, USA
PAT HARE
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 20 December 1930
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, USA
PATRICE WYMORE
BORN
Event Date: Friday 17 December 1926
Description: Actor, USA
GREG GIRALDO
BORN
Event Date: Friday 10 December 1965
Description: Stand-up, television, USA
TIM HARDIN
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 23 December 1941
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
BRUCE FAIRBAIRN
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 30 December 1947
Description: Record producer
LIZZY MERCIER DESCLOUX
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 16 December 1956
Description: Vocalist, French
CONNIE FRANCIS
BORN
Event Date: Monday 12 December 1938
Description: Vocalist, Actress, USA
SAM ANDREW
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 18 December 1941
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
BILLY PAUL
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 1 December 1934
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
GUITAR SLIM
BORN
Event Date: Friday 10 December 1926
Description: Vocalist , Guitarist, UK
SISSY SPACEK
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 25 December 1949
Description: Actress, Singer, USA
RICHARD PRYOR
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 1 December 1940
Description: Actor, comedian, social critic, writer, and MC.USA
FELIX PAPPALARDI
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 30 December 1939
Description: Bassist, Composer, Producer
THE CATE BROTHERS
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 26 December 1942
Description: Duo and Band, USA
VAL KILMER
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 31 December 1959
Description: Actor, USA
DONNA SUMMER
BORN
Event Date: Friday 31 December 1948
Description: Vocalist, USA
PATTI SMITH
BORN
Event Date: Monday 30 December 1946
Description: Vocalist, Composer, Poet, USA
HERB COHEN
BORN
Event Date: Friday 30 December 1932
Description: Management, USA
OKELLY ISLEY
BORN
Event Date: Friday 25 December 1931
Description: Vocalist, USA
JAMIE FOXX
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 13 December 1967
Description: Actor, Singer, USA
FRANK SINATRA
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 12 December 1915
Description: Vocalist, Actor, USA
ALICE COOPER
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 25 December 1945
Description: Vocalist, Composer, Actor, US
EDMUNDO ROS
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 7 December 1910
Description: Vocalist and band leader, USA
MEL SMITH
BORN
Event Date: Monday 1 December 1952
Description: Comedian, writer, film director, producer and actor.
DICK JAMES
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 12 December 1920
Description: Publisher, Vocalist, Band Leader
JIM BONFANTI
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 17 December 1939
Description: Drummer, USA
LEN BARRY
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 6 December 1942
Description: Vocalist, USA
JOHN ABERCROMBIE
BORN. Event Date: Saturday 16 December 1944
Description: Guitarist, USA
MOOSE CHARLAP
BORN. Event Date: Wednesday 19 December 1928
Description: Composer , USA
CATHY LEE CROSBY
BORN. Event Date: Saturday 2 December 1944
Description: Actress, TV Host, USA
CHARLES RINGLING
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 2 December 1863
Description: Promoter, USA
OZZY OSBOURNE
BORN. Event Date: Friday 3 December 1948
Description: Vocalist
ANDY WILLIAMS
BORN
Event Date: Monday 3 December 1928
Description: Vocalist, USA
LARRY PARKS
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 13 December 1914
Description: Actor, Singer, USA
JACO PASTORIUS
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 1 December 1951
Description: Bassist, USA
COSEY POWELL
BORN
Event Date: Monday 29 December 1947
Description: Drummer, UK
SAM ANDREW
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 18 December 1941
Description: Guitarist, Vocalst,Composer , USA
JIM HERMEL
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 30 December 1945
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, Australia
COUSIN JODY
BORN
Event Date: Friday 11 December 1914
Description: Guitar, USA
JOHN DENVER
BORN
Event Date: Friday 31 December 1943
Description: Vocalist , Guitarist, Actor, Composer, USA
BEN KINGSLEY
BORN
Event Date: Friday 31 December 1943
Description: Actor, UK
PETE BROWN
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 25 December 1940
Description: Vocalist, poet and lyricist, UK
AP CARTER
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 15 December 1891
Description: Vocalist, Songwriter, USA
LUCY LIU
BORN
Event Date: Monday 2 December 1968
Description: Actress, USA
CYNTHIA GIBB
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 14 December 1963
Description: Actress, USA
DIONNE WARWICK
BORN
Event Date: Friday 12 December 1941
Description: Vocalist, USA
LEE J COBB
BORN
Event Date: Friday 8 December 1911
Description: Actor, USA
SUZY BOGGUSS
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 30 December 1956
Description: Vocalist, Pianist, Guitarist, USA
HARRY RAY
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 15 December 1946
Description: Vocalist, Composer of song, USA
RICK DANKO
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 29 December 1943
Description: Vocalist , Guitarist, Composer, Canadian
ZIM NGQAWANA
BORN
Event Date: Friday 25 December 1959
Description: Flautist and saxophonist.
MARISA TOMEI
BORN
Event Date: Friday 4 December 1964
Description: Actress, USA
JAMES BOOKER
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 17 December 1939
Description: Vocalist, pianist, USA
ANTHONY HOPKINS
BORN
Event Date: Friday 31 December 1937
Description: Actor, Wales
HANK VAN SICKLE
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 31 December 1961
Description: Bassist, Keyboardist, USA
POP STAPLES
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 2 December 1915
Description: Vocalist, USA
JOHNNY LOCKWOOD
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 7 December 1920
Description: Theatre, television and film
TYRA BANKS
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 4 December 1973
Description: Actor, USA
LINDA JONES
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 14 December 1944
Description: Vocalist, USA
FRANK ZAPPA
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 21 December 1940
Description: Vocalist, USA
BUDDY HARMAN
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 23 December 1928
Description: Drummer, USA
COREY HAIM
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 23 December 1971
Description: Actor, USA
GILBERT OSULLIVAN
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 1 December 1946
Description: Vocalist, Pianist, Composer, UK
ALVIN ROBINSON
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 22 December 1937
Description: Vocalist, Actor, USA
ALAN FREED
BORN
Event Date: Friday 15 December 1922
Description: Disc Jockey, USA
PEREZ PRADO
BORN
Event Date: Monday 11 December 1916
Description: Arranger, bandleader, composer singer, organist and pianist
LEE ROY PARNELL
BORN
Event Date: Friday 21 December 1956
Description: Vocalist, Drummer, Guitarist,
DEL SHANNON
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 30 December 1939
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
HARRY WARREN
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 24 December 1893
Description: Composer, USA
JIMMY JONES – PIANIST
BORN
Event Date: Monday 30 December 1918
Description: Pianist, USA
BENT FABRIC
BORN
Event Date: Monday 7 December 1942
Description: Pianist, Composer, Denmark
RAZZLE
BORN
Event Date: Monday 2 December 1968
Description: Drummer, UK
MARLENE DIETRICH
BORN
Event Date: Friday 27 December 1901
Description: Actress, Vocalist, Germany
WALT DISNEY
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 5 December 1901
Description: Cartoonist, USA
WILL SIN
BORN
Event Date: Friday 23 December 1960
Description: Vocalist, Scotland
JOHNNY OTIS
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 8 December 1921
Description: Vocalist, Composer. USA
DORSEY BURNETTE
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 28 December 1932
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
DICK DIAMONDE
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 28 December 1947
Description: Bassist, USA
BOBBY COMSTOCK
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 28 December 1943
Description: Vocalist, USA
JOHNATHAN MELVOIN
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 6 December 1961
Description: Pianist, USA
GROVER WASHINGTON JR
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 12 December 1943
Description: Saxophonist, USA
SINEAD OCONNOR
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 8 December 1966
Description: Vocalist, Composer, Ireland
KIM BASINGER
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 8 December 1953
Description: Actress, US
DAVID CARRADINE
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 8 December 1936
Description: Actor, US
KIRK DOUGLAS
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 9 December 1916
Description: Actor, USA
MIKE AULDRIDGE
BORN
Event Date: Friday 30 December 1938
Description: Guitarist, USA
DARYL HANNAH
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 3 December 1960
Description: Actress, USA
JANE FONDA
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 21 December 1937
Description: Actress, USA
RAY THOMAS
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 29 December 1942
Description: Vocalist, songwriter, flautist
LOU RAWLS
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 1 December 1935
Description: Vocalist, USA
TOMMY STEELE
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 17 December 1936
Description: Vocalist , Guitarist, Actor, UK
DOUG STEGMEYER
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 23 December 1952
Description: Bassist, Band leader, USA
STEVE ALLEN
BORN
Event Date: Monday 26 December 1921
Description: TV Host, Author, Actor, Composer, USA
TAMPA RED
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 25 December 1900
Description: Guitarist, USA
PHIL OCHS
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 19 December 1940
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
WARREN RYANES
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 14 December 1937
Description: Vocalist, USA
OSCAR MOORE
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 25 December 1912
Description: Guitarist, USA
JIM MORRISON
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 8 December 1943
Description: Vocalist, USA
TOM WAITS
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 7 December 1949
Description: Vocalist, USA
BOB HOWE
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 22 December 1956
Description: Guitarist, Composer, Australia
TONY ROMEO
BORN
Event Date: Monday 25 December 1939
Description: Composer, USA
JUNIOR WELLS
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 9 December 1934
Description: Vocalist
SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON – II
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 5 December 1889
Description: Composer, Vocalist, USA
PUFF JOHNSON
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 10 December 1972
Description: Singer, Songwriter, USA
DINA MERRILL
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 9 December 1925
Description: Actress, USA
UGLY DAVE GRAY
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 26 December 1933
Description: Comedian, Actor, Australia
TEX PERKINS
BORN
Event Date: Monday 28 December 1964
Description: Vocalist, Composer, Australia
MORTON GOULD
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 10 December 1913
Description: Pianist, Composer, Arranger, Conductor, USA
KIM HILL
BORN
Event Date: Monday 30 December 1963
Description: Vocalist, USA
HUGO PERETTI
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 6 December 1916
Description: Composer, Arranger, Record producer, USA
GREGG ALLMAN
BORN
Event Date: Monday 8 December 1947
Description: Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar,USA
BEAU BRIDGES
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 9 December 1941
Description: Actor, USA
JOE WILLIAMS
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 12 December 1918
Description: Vocalist, USA
DAVID KERSH
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 6 December 1979
Description: Vocalist
CLIVE BUNKER
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 12 December 1946
Description: Drummer, UK
DICKEY BETTS
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 12 December 1943
Description: Guitarist, USA
RANDY RHOADS
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 6 December 1956
Description: Guitarist, USA
BOB JAMES
BORN
Event Date: Monday 25 December 1939
Description: Director, Composer, USA
DOUG MULRAY
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 1 December 1951
Description: Radio host
NICK GILDER
BORN
Event Date: Friday 21 December 1951
Description: Vocalist
ADAM HARVEY
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 21 December 1974
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, Composer, Australia
ERNIE ASHWORTH
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 15 December 1928
Description: Vocalist, USA
BOB STINSON
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 17 December 1959
Description: Guitarist, USA
JOHN BYWATERS
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 10 December 1944
Description: Bassist, Australia
CHAS CHANDLER
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 18 December 1948
Description: Bassist, Manager, UK
BOBBY KEYES
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 18 December 1943
Description: Saxophonist, USA
LITTLE ESTHER PHILLIPS
BORN
Event Date: Monday 23 December 1935
Description: Vocalist, USA
FRANZ WAXMAN
BORN
Event Date: Monday 24 December 1906
Description: Musician, Composer, German, American
BOB BROOKMEYER
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 19 December 1929
Description: Trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer. USA
BURTON CUMMINGS
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 31 December 1947
Description: Vocalist, Composer, Keyboardist, USA
SOPHIE MONK
BORN
Event Date: Friday 14 December 1979
Description: Vocalist, Actress, Songwriter, Model
FREDDIE CANNON
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 4 December 1940
Description: Vocalist, USA
JOHN BUNCH
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 1 December 1921
Description: Pianist, US
GEORGE BAKER
BORN
Event Date: Friday 8 December 1944
Description: Vocalist , Composer, Netherlands
REX ALLEN
BORN
Event Date: Friday 31 December 1920
Description: Vocalist, Actor, USA
PHILIP LANGRIDGE
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 16 December 1939
Description: Vocalist, UK
HARTLEY PEAVEY
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 30 December 1941
Description: Manufaturer of Guitas, Amplification, Audio, USA
JASON MOLINA
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 16 December 1973
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, USA
JOHN DENSMORE
BORN
Event Date: Friday 1 December 1944
Description: Drummer, Actor, USA
TERI GARR
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 11 December 1949
Description: Actress, USA
BRENDA LEE
BORN
Event Date: Monday 11 December 1944
Description: Vocalist, USA
DONNA MILLS
BORN
Event Date: Friday 11 December 1942
Description: Actress, USA
CARL WILSON
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 21 December 1946
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
DENNIS WILSON
BORN
Event Date: Monday 4 December 1944
Description: Drummer, Vocalist, Producer, USA
J FRANK WILSON
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 11 December 1941
Description: Vocalist, USA
SAMMY DAVIS JR
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 8 December 1925
Description: Vocalist, Actor, Dancer, Vibraphone, Trumpet, Drums), Impressionist,Comedian
MIKE HERON
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 27 December 1942
Description: Vocalist , Composer, UK
TONY WILLIAMS – DRUMMER
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 12 December 1945
Description: Drummer, USA
JEAN SIBELIUS
BORN
Event Date: Friday 8 December 1865
Description: Composer, Finland
ANDY KIM
BORN
Event Date: Friday 5 December 1952
Description: Vocalist , Guitarist, Canada
JAMES WEST (GUITARIST)
BORN
Event Date: Friday 18 December 1953
Description: Guitarist, Canada
ODETTA
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 31 December 1930
Description: Vocalist, USA
MICKEY THOMAS
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 3 December 1949
Description: Vocalist, USA
JEFF LYNNE
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 30 December 1947
Description: Vocalist, Producer, Composer, Guitarist, UK
SKEETER DAVIS
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 30 December 1931
Description: Singer, Composer, USA
JIMMY BUFFETT
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 25 December 1946
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, Composer, USA
JJ CALE
BORN
Event Date: Monday 5 December 1938
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
PAUL BUTTERFIELD
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 17 December 1942
Description: Harmonica, Vocalist
CARLOS VEGA
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 7 December 1957
Description: Drummer, Cuban
NIK VENET
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 3 December 1936
Description: Record producer,
APACHE
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 26 December 1964
Description: Vocalist , USA
MICHAEL MCDONALD
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 2 December 1952
Description: Keyboards, Vocalst, USA
AARON CARTER
BORN
Event Date: Monday 7 December 1987
Description: Vocalist, Actor, USA
GARY MORRIS
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 7 December 1948
Description: Vocalist, Actor, USA
BIG MAMA THORNTON
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 11 December 1926
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
JERMAINE JACKSON
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 11 December 1954
Description: Vocalist, USA
PAUL RODGERS
BORN
Event Date: Monday 12 December 1949
Description: Vocalist
LUCKY STARR
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 29 December 1940
Description: Vocalist , Guitarist, Australia
SARAH PAULSON
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 17 December 1974
Description: Actress, USA
JERRY BUTLER
BORN
Event Date: Friday 8 December 1939
Description: Vocalist, USA
MIKE SMITH – (DAVE CLARK FIVE)
BORN
Event Date: Monday 6 December 1943
Description: Vocalist, Keyboardist, UK
CARMINE APPICE
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 15 December 1946
Description: Drummer, USA
MAX YASGUR (WOODSTOCK)
BORN
Event Date: Monday 15 December 1919
Description: Land owner, USA
EDWARD KID ORY
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 25 December 1886
Description: Trombonist, USA
JESSIE HILL
BORN
Event Date: Friday 9 December 1932
Description: Vocalist, Composer of song, USA
TREVOR LUCAS
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 25 December 1945
Description: Guitarist, Vocalist, Australia
BERTIE HIGGINS
BORN
Event Date: Friday 8 December 1944
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
MCCOY TYNER
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 11 December 1938
Description: Pianist, USA
GARY VALENTINE LACHMAN
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 24 December 1955
Description: Writer and Musician.
JOYCE VINCENT WILSON
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 14 December 1946
Description: Vocalist, USA
CINDY BIRDSONG
BORN
Event Date: Friday 15 December 1939
Description: Vocalist, USA
JOHN MCEUEN
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 19 December 1945
Description: Vocalist,, Guitarist, Banjoist, USA
ALVIN LEE
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 19 December 1944
Description: Guiarist, singer and composer. UK
BO DIDDLEY
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 30 December 1928
Description: Vocalist , Guitarist, USA
MIKE NOLAN
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 7 December 1955
Description: Vocalist, Ireland
TONY GOMEZ
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 13 December 1938
Description: Keyboardist, UK
DAVEY O’LIST
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 13 December 1950
Description: Guitarist, UK
MARY MARTIN
BORN
Event Date: Monday 1 December 1913
Description: Vocalist, Actress, USA
MARK REYNOLDS
BORN
Event Date: Friday 2 December 1955
Description: Violinist, AU
GLORIA LORING
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 12 December 1946
Description: Vocalist, Actress
ANDY SUMMERS
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 31 December 1942
Description: Guitarist, Composer, UK
DAVE DEE
BORN
Event Date: Friday 17 December 1943
Description: Vocalist, UK
ART NEVILLE
BORN
Event Date: Friday 17 December 1937
Description: Vocalist , Composer, USA
KEITH RICHARDS
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 18 December 1943
Description: Guitarist, Composer. UK
JONATHAN KING
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 6 December 1944
Description: Vocalist, UK
DAVE BRUBECK
BORN
Event Date: Monday 6 December 1920
Description: Pianist, Composer, USA
DONNY OSMOND
BORN
Event Date: Monday 9 December 1957
Description: Vocalist, USA
BRITNEY SPEARS
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 2 December 1981
Description: Vocalist, Actress, Dancer, USA
PETER QUAIFE
BORN
Event Date: Friday 31 December 1943
Description: Bassist, UK
JONAH JONES
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 31 December 1908
Description: Trumpeter, USA
BENNY ANDERSON
BORN
Event Date: Monday 16 December 1946
Description: Pianist, Composer, Sweden
DENNIS MORGAN
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 20 December 1908
Description: Vocalist, Actor, USA
BASHFUL BROTHER OSWALD
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 26 December 1911
Description: Guitarist, USA
YVONNE ELLIMAN
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 29 December 1951
Description: Vocalist, Actress, USA
PAUL SIMONON
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 15 December 1955
Description: Bassist, UK
JESSIE BELVIN
BORN
Event Date: Friday 15 December 1933
Description: Vocalist, USA
KEVIN PEEK
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 21 December 1946
Description: Guitarist, Instrumentalists
DANIELE ALEXANDER
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 2 December 1954
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
TOM BRUMLEY
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 11 December 1935
Description: Guitar, USA
TRACY BYRD
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 17 December 1966
Description: Vocalist, USA
MERRY CLAYTON
BORN
Event Date: Monday 25 December 1950
Description: Vocalist, Actress, USA
PETER BUCK
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 6 December 1956
Description: Guitarist, USA
TAYLOR SWIFT
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 13 December 1989
Description: Vocalist, USA
ROSS RYAN
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 13 December 1950
Description: Vocalist , Guitarist, Producer, Web Designer, USA
ED BRUCE
BORN
Event Date: Friday 29 December 1939
Description: Vocalist
KARL DENVER
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 16 December 1931
Description: Vocalist, Scotland
DAVID GATES
BORN
Event Date: Monday 11 December 1939
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist , Composer, USA
LITTLE RICHARD
BORN
Event Date: Monday 5 December 1932
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
CHARLIE RICH
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 14 December 1932
Description: Vocalist, Composer,Pianist, UK
DODO MARMAROSA
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 1 December 1925
Description: Pianist, Composer, USA
EDITH PIAF
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 19 December 1915
Description: Vocalist
CHARLIE HODGE
BORN
Event Date: Friday 14 December 1934
Description: Vocalist , Guitarist, USA
GRAHAM BONNET
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 23 December 1947
Description: Vocalist,UK
AGNES MOOREHEAD
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 6 December 1906
Description: Actress, USA
WILF CARTER
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 18 December 1904
Description: Vocalist, Composer, Canada
JANIE FRICKE
BORN
Event Date: Friday 19 December 1947
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist , USA
KATIE UNDERWOOD
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 23 December 1975
Description: Vocalist, Actress, Australia
NORMAN BROWN
BORN
Event Date: Friday 18 December 1970
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, USA
PETER SARSTEDT
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 10 December 1941
Description: Vocalist, Composer
RAY MARTIN
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 20 December 1944
Description: Journalist Television presenter
JOSE CARRERAS
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 5 December 1946
Description: Vocalist, Spain
SYDNEY GREENSTREET
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 27 December 1879
Description: Actor, UK
ROBERT LUNN
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 28 December 1912
Description: Comedian, Actor, Vaudeville, USA
DONNA HIGHTOWER
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 28 December 1926
Description: Vocalist, USA
BILLY GIBBONS
BORN
Event Date: Friday 16 December 1949
Description: Guitarist, USA
NOELEEN BATLEY
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 25 December 1943
Description: Vocalist, Australia
NIKKI SIXX
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 11 December 1958
Description: Bassist, USA
TOM WOLK
BORN
Event Date: Monday 24 December 1951
Description: Bassist, US
MARTHA WASH
BORN
Event Date: Monday 28 December 1953
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
DANA STRUM
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 13 December 1958
Description: Vocalist, Bassist, Songwriter, Producer, USA
TRACY ULLMAN
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 30 December 1959
Description: Comedian, Actress, Singer, Dancer, UK
DAVE BARTHOLOMEW
BORN
Event Date: Friday 24 December 1920
Description: Trumpet, Composer, USA
JAN AKKERMAN
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 24 December 1946
Description: Guitarist, Netherlands
BILLY HORTON
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 25 December 1937
Description: Vocalist, USA
DAN BAIRD
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 12 December 1953
Description: Producer,USA
SCOTTY MOORE
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 27 December 1931
Description: Guitarist, USA
MIKE PINDER
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 27 December 1941
Description: Keyboardist, UK
CHRISTINA AGUILERA
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 18 December 1980
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
MICK JONES – (FOREIGNER)
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 27 December 1944
Description: Guitarist, Composer, UK
KARLA BONOFF
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 27 December 1951
Description: Vocalist, Composer. USA
LITTLE JIMMY DICKENS
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 19 December 1925
Description: Vocalist, Composer, US
PATRICIA TRAVERS
BORN
Event Date: Monday 5 December 1927
Description: Violinist, USA
BARBARA MANDRELL
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 25 December 1948
Description: Vocalist, Steel Guitar
JEFF CARSON
BORN
Event Date: Monday 16 December 1963
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, USA
JARED LETO
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 26 December 1971
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, Songwriter. USA
ANTHONY CALLEA
BORN
Event Date: Monday 13 December 1982
Description: Vocalist, Actor, Composer, Australia
TONY HICKS
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 16 December 1943
Description: Vocalist , Guitarist
BOBBY COLOMBY
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 20 December 1944
Description: Drummer, USA
LES MAGUIRE
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 27 December 1942
Description: Keyboardist, UK
SPADE COOLEY
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 7 December 1910
Description: Fiddle, Actor, USA
MATT ELLIS
BORN
Event Date: Friday 28 December 1973
Description: Vocalist, Composer, Australia
TONY BROWN (RECORD PRODUCER)
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 11 December 1946
Description: Record Producer, USA
WESLEY TUTTLE
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 13 December 1917
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, USA
JOHNNY RODRIGUEZ
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 10 December 1952
Description: Vocalist, USA
CHAD STUART
BORN
Event Date: Friday 10 December 1943
Description: Vocalist. UK
SAMMY STRAIN
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 9 December 1941
Description: Saxophonist
GIACOMO PUCCINI
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 22 December 1858
Description: Pianist, Composer, Italy
BOBBY ELLIOTT
BORN
Event Date: Monday 8 December 1941
Description: Drummer, UK
LEMMY
BORN
Event Date: Monday 24 December 1945
Description: Guitarist,UK
EDWARD BARNES
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 16 December 1958
Description: Composer of music, lyricist, USA
WARREN CUCCURULLO
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 8 December 1956
Description: Guitarist, Electric Sitarist, USA
NOEL WATSON
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 17 December 1942
Description: Vocalist, Composer, Australia
DONALD BYRD
BORN
Event Date: Friday 9 December 1932
Description: Trumpeter, USA
DAN BLOCKER
BORN
Event Date: Monday 10 December 1928
Description: Actor, USA
MARIA CALLAS
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 2 December 1923
Description: Vocalist
TOM MCGINESS
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 2 December 1941
Description: Guitarist, Bassist, UK
JOHN WILSON
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 3 December 1944
Description: Drummer, UK
JEFF BRIDGES
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 4 December 1949
Description: Actor,USA
CHRIS HILLMAN
BORN
Event Date: Friday 4 December 1942
Description: Bassist, Composer, USA
JOHN CALE
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 5 December 1940
Description: Bassist, UK
JIM MESSINA
BORN
Event Date: Friday 5 December 1947
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist
WALLY COX
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 6 December 1924
Description: Actor, Comedian, USA
RICK BUCKLER
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 6 December 1955
Description: Drummer, Vocalist
ELLEN BURSTYN
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 7 December 1932
Description: Actress, USA
ELI WALLACH
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 7 December 1915
Description: Actor, USA
LOUIS PRIMA
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 7 December 1910
Description: Trumpeter, USA
RAY SHULMAN
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 8 December 1949
Description: Guitarist, USA
JORMA KAUKONEN
BORN
Event Date: Monday 23 December 1940
Description: Guitarist, USA
LUTHER GROSVENOR
BORN
Event Date: Monday 23 December 1946
Description: Guitarist, UK
LEE DORSEY
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 24 December 1924
Description: Vocalist, Composer, US
IAN BURDEN
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 24 December 1957
Description: Vocalist, UK
LEE MICHAELS
BORN
Event Date: Monday 24 December 1945
Description: Keyboardist, US
TY ENGLAND
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 5 December 1963
Description: Vocalist, USA
DENISE DRYSDALE
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 5 December 1948
Description: Vocalist, TV host, Australia
FATE MARABLE
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 2 December 1890
Description: Pianist, Band Leader, USA
CHARLENE TILTON
BORN
Event Date: Monday 1 December 1958
Description: Vocalist, Actress, USA
SLIM CLARK
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 11 December 1917
Description: Vocalist, USA
BOB BRYAR
BORN
Event Date: Monday 31 December 1979
Description: Drummer, USA
MIKE STOCK
BORN
Event Date: Monday 3 December 1951
Description: Composer of songs, UK
ALBERT LEE
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 21 December 1943
Description: Guitarist, Sessions Musician, Singer UK
STEVIE WRIGHT
BORN
Event Date: Monday 20 December 1948
Description: Vocalist, Composer, Australia.
THE VERONICAS
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 25 December 1984
Description: Vocal Duo (Sisters), Australian
DAVID DAY
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 18 December 1957
Description: Disc Jockey, Australia
JACKSON RATHBONE
BORN
Event Date: Friday 21 December 1984
Description: Vocalist, Actor, USA
BILLY BRAGG
BORN
Event Date: Friday 20 December 1957
Description: Vocalist , Guitarist, Composer, UK
HAROLD RHODES
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 28 December 1910
Description: Inventor, Pianist, USA
ALAN PARSONS
BORN
Event Date: Monday 20 December 1948
Description: Recording-engineer, composer, musician, producer, director
DANIEL MOTTO
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 2 December 1978
Description: Vocalist, Composer, Australia
THE HOWIE BROTHERS
BORN
Event Date: Friday 8 December 1950
Description: Piano Accordian, Gutar, Vocals
REBECCA GIBNEY
BORN
Event Date: Monday 14 December 1964
Description: Actress, New Zealand
NEIL MERRYWEATHER
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 27 December 1945
Description: Vocalist, Bassist, Composer, Canada
CARLA THOMAS
BORN
Event Date: Monday 21 December 1942
Description: Vocalist, Actress, USA
EMORY GORDY JR
BORN
Event Date: Monday 25 December 1944
Description: Bassist, USA
CHRIS BROWN – AUSTRALIA
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 17 December 1981
Description: Drummer, Guitarist, Pianist
SARA DALLIN
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 17 December 1961
Description: Vocalist, UK
BRIAN LOCKING
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 22 December 1940
Description: Bassist, UK
RICKY FATAAR
BORN
Event Date: Friday 5 December 1952
Description: Drummer, South Africa
KID ORY
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 25 December 1886
Description: Trombonist, USA
FLIP WILSON
BORN
Event Date: Friday 8 December 1933
Description: Comedian, USA
BERNARD COUTAZ
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 30 December 1922
Description: Musical publisher
CAB CALLOWAY
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 25 December 1907
Description: Bandleader, singer-songwriter
LEW BROWN
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 10 December 1893
Description: Composer, Lyicist, USA
BILL CARROLL
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 29 December 1966
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, Composer, Bassist, USA
TOBY RAND
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 21 December 1977
Description: Vocalist, Composer, Australia
SIA FURLER
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 18 December 1975
Description: Vocalist, Australia
JODY REYNOLDS
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 3 December 1932
Description: Vocalist , Composer, USA
FERLIN HUSKY
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 3 December 1925
Description: Vocalist, USA
HOWARD HUGHES
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 24 December 1905
Description: Industrialist; Aviator; Engineer. Chairman, Hughes Aircraft;
PROFESSOR LONGHAIR
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 19 December 1918
Description: Vocalist, Pianist, USA
JOHNNY CHESTER
BORN
Event Date: Friday 26 December 1941
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist , Composer, Australia
OLIVER MESSIAEN
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 10 December 1908
Description: Composer, Organist, France
WILL HAY
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 6 December 1888
Description: Comedian, comic actor, USA
RAY HENDERSON
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 1 December 1896
Description: Composer, USA
CHARLIE VENTURA
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 2 December 1916
Description: Saxophonist, USA
JOHNNY GENTLE
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 8 December 1936
Description: Vocalist, UK
CONNEE BOSWELL
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 3 December 1907
Description: Vocalist, USA
YASMIN LEVY
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 23 December 1975
Description: Vocalist, Israel
SAM COSLOW – (SONG WRITER)
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 27 December 1902
Description: Composers of songs. Film producer, USA
ALLEN KLEIN
BORN
Event Date: Friday 18 December 1931
Description: Businessman and record label executive. USA
JANE MORGAN
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 25 December 1920
Description: Vocalist , USA
KERRY PACKER
BORN
Event Date: Friday 17 December 1937
Description: Nine television network, and Australian Consolidated Press
RALPH MCTELL
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 3 December 1944
Description: Vocalist , Guitarist, Composer, UK
REG LIVERMORE
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 11 December 1938
Description: Actor, Vocalist, Television Presenter, Australia
LUIGI CREATOR
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 21 December 1921
Description: Songwriter and record producer. USA
DAVE MADDEN
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 17 December 1931
Description: Actor, Film, television and voice actor
KATIE HOLMES
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 24 December 1978
Description: Actress, USA
HAROLD ADAMSON
BORN
Event Date: Monday 10 December 1906
Description: Composer. USA
HAMISH BLAKE
BORN
Event Date: Friday 11 December 1981
Description: Stand-up, television, radio
EDDIE SAUTER
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 2 December 1914
Description: Pianist, Composer, Arranger, USA
DOYLE BRAMHALL II
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 24 December 1968
Description: Guitarist, Composer, USA
KIEFER SUTHERLAND
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 21 December 1966
Description: Actor, USA
HERB JEFFRIES
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 24 December 1913
Description: Vocalist, USA
CATHY WAYNE
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 7 December 1949
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, Dancer, Australia
MARILYN COOPER
BORN
Event Date: Friday 14 December 1934
Description: Actress, Vocalist, US
PATRICK GILMORE
BORN
Event Date: Friday 25 December 1829
Description: Composer and Bandmaster, US
PAUL FRANCIS WEBSTER
BORN
Event Date: Friday 20 December 1907
Description: Composer of lyrics, USA
CARLA BRUNI
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 23 December 1967
Description: Songwriter, Singer, Actress
MICHAEL CLARKE DUNCAN
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 10 December 1957
Description: Actor, USA
DAN DAILEY
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 14 December 1915
Description: Actor, singer, dancer, USA
FRANK WILSON
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 5 December 1940
Description: Composer of song, USA
BILL PULLMAN
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 17 December 1953
Description: Actor, USA
HOLLY THROSBY
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 28 December 1978
Description: Vovcalist,
ALYCE PLATT
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 19 December 1963
Description: Actress, singer, presenter and hostess, Australia
AUDREY TOTTER
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 20 December 1917
Description: Actress, USA
NOEL FERRIER
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 20 December 1930
Description: Actor, Australia
ELLIOTT CARTER
BORN
Event Date: Friday 11 December 1908
Description: Composer, USA
TREVOR GORDON
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 23 December 1947
Description: Vocalist, UK
WOODY SHAW
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 24 December 1944
Description: Trumpeter, USA
JULE STYNE
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 31 December 1905
Description: Composer of songs, USA
COLIN DAVIS
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 25 December 1927
Description: Conductor, UK
STEVE HOFFMAN
BORN
Event Date: Monday 3 December 1951
Description: Record Mastering, USA
AUDREY TOTTER
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 20 December 1917
Description: Actress, USA
GLEN PHILLIPS
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 29 December 1970
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, Songwriter. USA
JANETTE SCOTT
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 14 December 1938
Description: Actress, UK
RITA REYS
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 21 December 1924
Description: Vocalist, USA
GIA ALLEMAND
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 20 December 1983
Description: Actress, Model, USA
MALANCHI THROWN
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 1 December 1928
Description: Actor, USA
GEOFF MACK
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 20 December 1922
DOUGLAS HOPKINS
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 4 December 1993
Description: Guitarist, Composer, USA
DANA ANDREWS
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 17 December 1992
Description: Actor, Singer, USA
RJ ROSALES
DIED
Event Date: Monday 5 December 2011
Description: Vocalist, Actor, Australia
HUBERT SUMLIN
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 4 December 2011
Description: Guitarist, USA
BILLIE JO SPEARS
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 14 December 2011
Description: Vocalist, USA
DAN TERRY
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 27 December 2011
Description: Trumpeter, Flugelhornist, USA
DOBIE GRAY
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 6 December 2011
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
BOBBY FARRELL
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 30 December 2010
Description: Violinist, USA
JAMES MOODY
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 9 December 2010
Description: Saxophonist, USA
JIM SHERWOOD
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 25 December 2011
Description: Vocalist , Composer, Saxophonist,USA
KEVIN PAUL GODFREY
DIED
Event Date: Monday 1 December 1997
Description: Drummer, Composer, UK
BLAKE EDWARDS
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 15 December 2010
Description: Film director, screen and scriptwriter, producer, actor, USA
DAMITA JO
DIED
Event Date: Friday 25 December 1998
Description: Vocalist , Actress, Comedian, USA
JOHN ADDISON
DIED
Event Date: Monday 7 December 1998
Description: Composer of songs, UK
ANDY CHAPIN
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 31 December 1985
Description: Keyboardist, USA
SONNY BURKE
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 31 December 1980
Description: Composer of songs, USA
PEETIE WHEATSTRAW
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 21 December 1941
Description: Pianist,Guitarist, USA
JACKIE BRENSTON
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 5 December 1979
Description: Saxophonist, USA
BIG JOE WILLIAMS
DIED
Event Date: Friday 17 December 1982
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, USA
MYRNA SMITH
DIED
Event Date: Friday 24 December 2010
Description: Vocalist , Composer, USA
JAMES BROWN
DIED
Event Date: Monday 25 December 2006
Description: Vocalist, guitar, harmonica, bass, keyboards, drums, USA
HOWARD TATE
DIED
Event Date: Friday 2 December 2011
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 15 December 2011
Description: Writer, journalist
MYRA TAYLOR
DIED
Event Date: Friday 9 December 2011
Description: Vocalist, Actress, USA
TRUMMY YOUNG
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 22 December 1977
Description: Trombonist, USA
JAN PEERCE
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 15 December 1984
Description: Vocalist,USA
RENATA TEBALDI
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 19 December 2004
Description: Vocalist, Italy
KEITH CHRISTIE
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 16 December 1980
Description: Trombonist, UK
PERCY KILBRIDE
DIED
Event Date: Friday 11 December 1964
Description: Actor, USA
SIDONIE GOOSSENS
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 15 December 2004
Description: Harpist, UK
DICK HECKSTALL-SMITH
DIED
Event Date: Friday 17 December 2004
Description: Saxophonist, UK
JIMMY MCCRACKLIN
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 20 December 2012
Description: Pianist, Vocalist, Songwriter, Composer, USA
DORIS TROY
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 16 December 2004
Description: Vocalist, USA
BARNEY RAPP
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 12 December 1970
Description: Drummer, Band Leader, USA
VESTAL GOODMAN
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 27 December 2003
Description: Vocalist, USA
ARVELL SHAW
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 5 December 2002
Description: Bassist, US
MADELINE KAHN
DIED
Event Date: Friday 3 December 1999
Description: Actress, USA
JEANNE CRAIN
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 14 December 2003
Description: Actress, USA
JACK CASSIDY
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 12 December 1976
Description: Actor,
MARK VERSCHUER
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 17 December 2009
Description: Vocalist, Bassist, Australia
HOAGY CARMICHAEL
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 27 December 1981
Description: Composer, USA
JAMES DIBBLE
DIED
Event Date: Monday 13 December 2010
Description: Television presenter, Australia
YUSEF LATEEF
DIED
Event Date: Monday 23 December 2013
Description: Saxophonist, Flautist, USA
MARTHA MEARS
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 13 December 1986
Description: Vocalist , USA
LEO ROBIN
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 29 December 1984
Description: Composer, Lyricist, Song Writer. USA
EARL HINDMAN
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 23 December 2003
Description: Actor, USA
DAN HAMILTON
DIED
Event Date: Friday 23 December 1994
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
GARY STEWART
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 16 December 2003
Description: Vocalist , Composer, USA
ROBBY SNOWDEN
DIED
Event Date: Monday 14 December 2009
Description: Vocalist, Australia
KEVIN COYNE
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 2 December 2004
Description: Guitar, Vocalist, Harmonica, Composer, Singer, Artist, Writer, Poet, Filmmaker
STEPHANE GRAPPELLI
DIED
Event Date: Monday 1 December 1997
Description: Violinist, French
BARBARA ORBISON
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 6 December 2011
Description: Entrepreneur, Music Producer, Publisher
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART – (1756 – 1791)
DIED
Event Date: Monday 5 December 1791
Description: Composer, Austria
JOE COCKER
DIED
Event Date: Monday 22 December 2014
Description: Vocalist, UK
ROWLAND S. HOWARD
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 30 December 2009
Description: Guitarist, Australia
WERNER KLEMPERER
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 6 December 2000
Description: Actor, USA
NORMAN NEWELL
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 1 December 2004
Description: Record producer, Composer, UK
GENE KELTON
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 28 December 2010
Description: Singer-songwriter, guitarist
ROLAND KIRK
DIED
Event Date: Monday 5 December 1977
Description: Saxophonist, composer, arranger, bandleader – U.S.A.
ALBERT KING
DIED
Event Date: Monday 21 December 1992
Description: Guitarist, Vocalist, Composer, USA
VICTOR BORGE
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 23 December 2000
Description: Pianist, Comedian, Danish
MARISKA VERES
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 2 December 2006
Description: Violinist, Netherlands
HURD HATFIELD
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 26 December 1998
Description: Actor, USA
RUBEN GONZALES (PIANIST)
DIED
Event Date: Monday 8 December 2003
Description: Pianist, Cuba
KENNY DORHAN
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 5 December 1972
Description: Trumpeter, Bandleader, Composer
JOHN BISHOP
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 24 December 1964
Description: Pianist, Australia
JIMMY KING
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 9 December 1967
Description: Vocalist
NORMAN HETHERINGTON
DIED
Event Date: Monday 6 December 2010
Description: Cartoonist, Australia
RICK NELSON
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 31 December 1985
Description: Vocalist, Actor, USA
BEVERLY GARLAND
DIED
Event Date: Friday 5 December 2008
Description: Actress, USA
PAUL JEFFRIES
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 21 December 1988
Description: Guitarist
WILLIAM BENDIX
DIED
Event Date: Monday 14 December 1964
Description: Actor, US
OTIS REDDING
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 10 December 1967
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
DAVE VAN RONK
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 10 December 2002
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, Composer, UK
CLARENCE SATCHELL
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 30 December 1995
Description: Saxophonist, Guitarist, USA
BOB LUMAN
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 27 December 1978
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
BLIND LEMON JEFFERSON
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 12 December 1929
Description: Guitarist, USA
ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 8 December 1994
Description: Guitarist, Composer, Brazilian
CHARLIE DRAKE
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 23 December 2006
Description: Vocalist, Actor, Comedian, UK
FRED ROSE
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 1 December 1954
Description: Pulisher, Songwriter, Producer, USA
EARTHA KITT
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 25 December 2008
Description: Vocalist, Actress, USA
GRADY MARTIN
DIED
Event Date: Monday 3 December 2001
Description: Guitarist, USA
JERRY BLAKE
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 31 December 1961
Description: Saxophonist, clarinetist. USA
HOLLYWOOD FATS
DIED
Event Date: Monday 8 December 1986
Description: Bassist
JIMMY SILVA
DIED
Event Date: Friday 23 December 1994
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
ALVIN AILEY
DIED
Event Date: Friday 1 December 1989
Description: Dancer, choreographer, USA
BERNIE DWYER
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 4 December 2002
Description: Drummer, UK
BOBBY NEIL
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 31 December 1985
Description: Guitarist, USA
JOHN LENNON
DIED
Event Date: Monday 8 December 1980
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist , Composer, UK
TIM HARDIN
DIED
Event Date: Monday 29 December 1980
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
FREDERICK FENNELL
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 7 December 2004
Description: Conducter, USA
GILBERT BECAUD
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 18 December 2001
Description: Vocalist, France
DELANEY BRAMLETT
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 27 December 2008
Description: Vocalist, USA
VIC BERTON
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 26 December 1951
Description: Drummer, USA
RICHARD PRYOR
DIED
Event Date: Friday 9 December 2005
Description: Actor, comedian, social critic, writer, and MC.USA
EDDIE TAYLOR
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 25 December 1985
Description: Guitarist, USA
HOUND DOG TAYLOR
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 17 December 1975
Description: Singer, Composer, Guitarist, USA
ALAN BATES
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 28 December 2003
Description: Actor, UK
SONNY TIL
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 9 December 1981
Description: Vocalist, USA
BOBBY DARIN
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 20 December 1973
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
MATTHEW JAY
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 25 December 2003
Description: Vocalist , Guitarist, UK
JOHN CHARLES THOMAS
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 13 December 1960
Description: Opera, operetta and concert baritone.
CHARLES RINGLING
DIED
Event Date: Friday 3 December 1926
Description: Promoter, USA
WILLIAM WELLMAN
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 9 December 1975
Description: Film Director, USA
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART – (1756 – 1791)
DIED
Event Date: Monday 5 December 1791
Description: Composer, Austria
DEE CLARK
DIED
Event Date: Friday 7 December 1990
Description: Vocalist, USA
BUDDY ACE
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 24 December 1994
Description: Vocalist , Composer, USA
JOSEPH MCCARTHY
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 18 December 1943
Description: Lyrisist, USA
RONNIE SCOTT
DIED
Event Date: Monday 23 December 1996
Description: Saxophonist, UK
WALTER SCOTT
DIED
Event Date: Monday 27 December 1993
Description: Vocalist, USA
CAPTAIN BEEFHEART
DIED
Event Date: Friday 17 December 2010
Description: Voice, Saxophonist, Keyboards, USA
NICK MASSI
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 24 December 2000
Description: Vocalist, USA
CARL HOGAN
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 23 December 1997
Description: Vocalist
HARRY RAY
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 1 December 1992
Description: Vocalist, Composer of song, USA
RICK DANKO
DIED
Event Date: Friday 10 December 1999
Description: Vocalist , Guitarist, Composer, Canadian
SAM COOKE
DIED
Event Date: Friday 11 December 1964
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
HANK GARLAND
DIED
Event Date: Monday 27 December 2004
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, Composer, USA
BILLHARRIS
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 10 December 1988
Description: Guitarist, UK
POP STAPLES
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 19 December 2000
Description: Vocalist, USA
JACK BENNY
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 26 December 1974
Description: Comedian, Actor, USA
ROY ORBISON
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 6 December 1988
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, Composer,USA
SEVEN STORIES – BAND
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 14 December 2003
Description: Band, Australia
PHIL MEDLEY
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 3 December 1997
Description: Composer, USA
JIMMY ROGERS – BLUES GUITARIST
DIED
Event Date: Friday 19 December 1997
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, USA
WC FIELDS
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 25 December 1946
Description: Actor, USA
FRANK ZAPPA
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 4 December 1993
Description: Vocalist, USA
NAT KIPNER
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 9 December 2009
Description: Comoser, Producer, Entrepreneur, USA
SUGAR CANE HARRIS
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 30 December 1999
Description: Blues Violinist – U.S.A.*
DAVID TORBERT
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 7 December 1982
Description: Bassist, USA
MARTY ROBBINS
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 8 December 1982
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, Composer, Actor, USA
NEIL HUMPHRYS
DIED
Event Date: Monday 28 December 2015
Description: Radio and television personality,singer, Australia
EDDIE HAZEL
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 23 December 1992
Description: Guitarist, USA
LOWMAN PAULING
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 26 December 1973
Description: Guitarist, Composer, USA
DEAN MARTIN
DIED
Event Date: Monday 25 December 1995
Description: Vocalist, Actor, USA
RAZZLE
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 8 December 1984
Description: Drummer, UK
WALT DISNEY
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 15 December 1966
Description: Cartoonist, USA
TONY GREIG
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 26 December 2012
Description: England Test cricketer turned commentator.
GROVER WASHINGTON JR
DIED
Event Date: Friday 17 December 1999
Description: Saxophonist, USA
MAGIC SAM
DIED
Event Date: Monday 1 December 1969
Description: Vocalist, USA
SARAH KIRSCH
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 5 December 2012
Description: Vocalist, USA
ED CASIDY
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 6 December 2012
Description: Drummer, Actor, USA
SAMMY ARENA
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 5 December 2012
Description: Vocalist, USA
EDDIE “GUITAR” BURNS
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 13 December 2012
Description: Musician, guitarist, harmonicist, singer, songwriter, USA
CHARLES DURNING
DIED
Event Date: Monday 24 December 2012
Description: Actor, USA
WILLIE ACKERMAN
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 13 December 2012
Description: Drummer, USA
LEE DORMAN
DIED
Event Date: Friday 21 December 2012
Description: Bassist, USA
JENNI RIVERA
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 9 December 2012
Description: Singer-songwriter, actress, television producer, and entrepreneur, USA
MIKE AULDRIDGE
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 29 December 2012
Description: Guitarist, USA
HARRY CAREY JR
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 27 December 2012
Description: Actor, USA
MA RAINEY
DIED
Event Date: Friday 22 December 1939
Description: Vocalist, USA
GERRY HUMPHREYS
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 6 December 2005
Description: Vocalist, Australia
BUCK CLAYTON
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 8 December 1991
Description: Trumpeter, USA
JOSEPH BARBERA
DIED
Event Date: Monday 18 December 2006
Description: Cartoonist, USA
FREDDIE KING
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 28 December 1976
Description: Guitarist ,USA
PATRICK WOODWARD
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 31 December 1985
Description: Bassist, USA
WILL SHATNER
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 15 December 1987
Description: Bassist, USA
KURT WINTER
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 14 December 1997
Description: Guitarist, Canadian
LYNN STRAIT
DIED
Event Date: Friday 11 December 1998
Description: Vocalist , Composer, USA
HANK SNOW
DIED
Event Date: Monday 20 December 1999
Description: Vocalist,Composer, CA
DICK HECKSTALL-SMITH
DIED
Event Date: Friday 17 December 2004
Description: Saxophonist, UK
CHARLIE CHAPLIN
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 25 December 1977
Description: Actor, Comedian, Composer, UK
DANNY WILLIAMS
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 6 December 2005
Description: Vocalist, UK
JACKY LANDRY JACKSON
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 23 December 1997
Description: Vocalist
HERBERT RHOAD
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 8 December 1988
Description: Vocalist, USA
FREDDIE HUBBARD
DIED
Event Date: Monday 29 December 2008
Description: Trumpeter, USA
JOHN SPENCE
DIED
Event Date: Monday 21 December 1987
Description: Vocalist
FATS WALLER
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 15 December 1943
Description: Vocalist, Pianist, Composer
FRED “SONIC” SMITH
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 4 December 1994
Description: Guitarist, Composer, USA
BERNARD HERRMANN
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 24 December 1975
Description: Composer of music, USA
CLAYTON PERKINS
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 25 December 1973
Description: Bassist, Guitarist, USA
HARRY BARRIS
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 13 December 1962
Description: Vocalist, Composer, Pianist, USA
CHARLIE TEAGARDEN
DIED
Event Date: Monday 10 December 1984
Description: Trumpeter, USA
BOBBY LAKIND
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 24 December 1992
Description: Percussion, USA
NICOLETTE LARSON
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 16 December 1997
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
DAN FOGELBERG
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 16 December 2007
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, Composer, USA
ROB BUCK
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 19 December 2002
Description: Guitarist, USA
BOB BROOKMEYER
DIED
Event Date: Friday 16 December 2011
Description: Trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer. USA
JACK WEBB
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 23 December 1982
Description: Actor, USA
ARTIE SHAW
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 30 December 2004
Description: Clarinetist, USA
BRITTANY MURPHY
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 20 December 2006
Description: Actor, Singer, USA
JENNIFER JONES
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 17 December 2009
Description: Actress, USA
DESI ARNAZ
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 2 December 1986
Description: Actor, Band leader, Cuba
KENNY DAVERN
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 12 December 2006
Description: Clarinetist, US
DAVID LASTIE
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 5 December 1987
Description: Saxophonist, USA
REX ALLEN
DIED
Event Date: Friday 17 December 1999
Description: Vocalist, Actor, USA
ORION
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 12 December 1998
Description: Vocalist. USA
DENNIS WILSON
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 28 December 1983
Description: Drummer, Vocalist, Producer, USA
RICHARD RODGERS
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 30 December 1979
Description: Composer, USA
DAVE DUDLEY
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 23 December 2003
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, USA
FARON YOUNG
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 10 December 1996
Description: Vocalist, Guiarist, Composer, USA
ODETTA
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 2 December 2008
Description: Vocalist, USA
LEE VINCENT
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 12 December 2007
Description: Bandleader, Bassist, USA
GEORGE LEWIS
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 31 December 1968
Description: Clarinetist, US
SILVESTER JAMES – (VOCALIST)
DIED
Event Date: Friday 16 December 1988
Description: Vocalist, USA
DON AMECHE
DIED
Event Date: Monday 6 December 1999
Description: Actor, USA
DENIS PAYTON
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 17 December 2006
Description: Saxophonist, UK
RONNIE ALDRICH
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 30 December 1993
Description: Band Leader, Arranger, UK
DINAH WASHINGTON
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 14 December 1963
Description: Vocalist, USA
HARRY MORGAN
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 7 December 2011
Description: Actor, USA
JOE STRUMMER
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 22 December 2002
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, UK
BILL JOHNSON
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 3 December 1972
Description: Bassist, Banjoist, Guitarist, USA
RAY COLLINS
DIED
Event Date: Monday 24 December 2012
Description: Vocalist, USA
AARON SCHROEDER
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 2 December 2009
Description: Composer of song and music publisher.
DAVE BRUBECK
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 5 December 2012
Description: Pianist, Composer, USA
RUFUS THOMAS
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 15 December 2001
Description: Vocalist, USA
JOHNNY ACE
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 25 December 1954
Description: Vocalist, USA
TINA LAWTON
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 24 December 1968
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, Australia
PUNCH MILLER
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 2 December 1971
Description: Trumpeter, USA
GLENN MILLER
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 5 December 1944
Description: Trombonist, Arranger, Composer, Conductor, USA
OSCAR PETERSON
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 23 December 2007
Description: Pianist, Composer , Canada
HOPE LANGE
DIED
Event Date: Friday 19 December 2003
Description: Actress, USA
PAUL WHITEMAN
DIED
Event Date: Friday 29 December 1967
Description: Band Leader, USA
KARL DENVER
DIED
Event Date: Monday 21 December 1998
Description: Vocalist, Scotland
FREDDIE MARSDEN
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 9 December 2006
Description: Drummer, UK
BILL BOYD – (MUSICIAN)
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 7 December 1977
Description: Vocalist, Actor, USA
WILF CARTER
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 5 December 1996
Description: Vocalist, Composer, Canada
RAY PRICE
DIED
Event Date: Monday 16 December 2013
Description: Vocalist Composer
CURTIS MAYFIELD
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 26 December 1999
Description: Musician, Actor, USA
MARTY FELDMAN
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 2 December 1982
Description: Actor, Comedian, UK
VAN JOHNSON
DIED
Event Date: Friday 12 December 2008
Description: Actor, Dancer, USA
JOE DOLAN
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 26 December 2007
Description: Vocalsit, Composer, Ireland
MYRNA LOY
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 14 December 1993
Description: Actress, USA
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS SR
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 12 December 1939
Description: Actor USA
KIRSTY MACCOLL
DIED
Event Date: Monday 18 December 2000
Description: Singer, Songwriter, UK
GEORGIA GIBBS
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 9 December 2006
Description: Vocalist, USA
ANNE BAXTER
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 12 December 1985
Description: Actress, USA
BENJAMIN BRITTEN – (1913 – 1976)
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 4 December 1976
Description: Composer, Conductor, Violist, Pianist.
JOHN CARSON – FIDDLE
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 11 December 1949
Description: Fiddle, Composer, USA
MARTHA CARSON
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 16 December 2004
Description: Vocalist, USA
RAVI SHANKAR
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 11 December 2012
Description: Sitar, India
CHARLES DURNING
DIED
Event Date: Monday 24 December 2012
Description: Actor, USA
JOE AMES
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 22 December 2007
Description: Vocalist, Actor, USA
MAX STEINER
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 28 December 1971
Description: Composer for theatre, composer, arranger, conductor
MICHAEL CLARKE
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 19 December 1993
Description: Drummer, USA
LEAD BELLY
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 6 December 1949
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, Composer, USA
IKE TURNER
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 12 December 2007
Description: Vocalist , Guitarist, USA
MARIA CALLAS
DIED
Event Date: Friday 16 December 1977
Description: Vocalist
LEE DORSEY
DIED
Event Date: Monday 1 December 1986
Description: Vocalist, Composer, US
ERIC WOOLFSON
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 2 December 2009
Description: Vocalist, Pianist, Composer, UK
DON LAMOND
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 23 December 2003
Description: Drummer, USA
RAY GILLEN
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 1 December 1993
Description: Vocalist, USA
HAROLD RHODES
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 17 December 2000
Description: Inventor, Pianist, USA
TEENA MARIE
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 26 December 2010
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
WALTER PAGE
DIED
Event Date: Friday 20 December 1957
Description: Bassist, USA
JERRY SCOGGINS
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 7 December 2004
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
AHMET ERTEGUN
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 14 December 2006
Description: Chairman of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
DENNIS LINDE
DIED
Event Date: Friday 22 December 2006
Description: Vocalist, Songwriter, Composer
BERNARD COUTAZ
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 26 December 2010
Description: Musical publisher
CHARLES LAUGHTON
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 15 December 1962
Description: Actor, UK
LYDIA MENDOZA
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 20 December 2007
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, USA
CHARLIE TUMAHAI
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 21 December 1995
Description: Vocalist, Bass, Composer, New Zealand
MICK COCKS
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 22 December 2009
Description: Guitarist, Australia
LES KACZMAREK
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 9 December 2008
Description: Bassist, Australia
KERRY MILLS
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 5 December 1948
Description: Composer, USA
RAY HENDERSON
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 31 December 1970
Description: Composer, USA
BETTY MCQUADE
DIED
Event Date: Monday 26 December 2011
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, Composer, Australia
BILLY HILL (SONGWRITER)
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 24 December 1940
Description: Pianist, Violinist, Composer of songs, UK
JERRY RICKS
DIED
Event Date: Monday 10 December 2007
Description: Guitarist , USA
EVIE HAYES
DIED
Event Date: Monday 26 December 1988
Description: Vocalisit, Actress
KERRY PACKER
DIED
Event Date: Monday 26 December 2005
Description: Nine television network, and Australian Consolidated Press
WALTER CHIARI
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 21 December 1991
Description: Actor, USA
HUW LLOYD-LANGTON
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 6 December 2012
Description: Guitarist, UK
PETER BOYLE
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 12 December 2006
Description: Actor, USA
MARVA WHITNEY
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 22 December 2012
Description: Vocalist, USA
JOAN BLONDELL
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 25 December 1979
Description: Actress, USA
RONNIE ROSS
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 12 December 1991
Description: Saxophonist, UK
MAUREEN STARKEY
DIED
Event Date: Friday 30 December 1994
SAMMY FAIN
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 6 December 1989
Description: Composer of music, USA
TRUDY PITTS
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 19 December 2010
Description: Keyboardist, USA
DICK HAFER
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 15 December 2012
Description: Clarinetist, Saxophone, USA
BILL BOYD
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 7 December 1977
Description: Singer and guitarist. USA
KATHRYN CRAWFORD
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 7 December 1980
Description: Actress, Singer, USA
ROY O DISNEY
DIED
Event Date: Monday 20 December 1971
Description: Walt Disney Productions, USA
AUDREY TOTTER
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 12 December 2013
Description: Actress, USA
ED DEVEREAUX
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 17 December 2003
Description: Actor, Australia
RICKY LAWSON
DIED
Event Date: Monday 23 December 2013
Description: Drummer, USA