December 1
Births
1926 Keith Michell
1930 Matt Monro
1933 Lou Rawls
1934 Billy Paul
1938 Sandy Nelson
1944 Eric Bloom – vocals/guitar Blue Oyster Cult
1944 Charlie Grima – drums Wizzard
1945 Bette Midler
1945 John Densmore – drums Doors
1946 Gilbert O’Sullivan
1956 Julee Cruise – US singer
1959 Steve Janson – drums Japan
1956 Sam Reid – keyboards Glass Tiger
1982 Celeste – vocals Daphne and Celeste
1985 Janelle Monae
Deaths
1986 Lee Dorsey
1997 Stephan Grappelli – classical violinist
1999 Don Harris – vocals Don and Dewey
December 2
Births
1941 Tom McGuinness
1943 Dave Munden – drums Tremeloes
1952 Peter Kingsbery – bass Cock Robin
1960 Rick Savage – bass Def Leppard
1960 Sydney Youngblood
1963 Razzle – drums Hanoi Rocks
1968 Nate Mendl – bass Foo Fighters
1970 Treach – rapper Naughty By Nature
1972 Justin Welch – drums Elastica
1978 Brian Chase – drums Yeah Yeah Yeahs
1978 Nelly Furtado
1980 Rick Felix – vocals No Authority
1981 Britney Spears
1998 Juice Wrld
Deaths
1999 Charlie Byrd – US jazz guitarist
2001 Valerie Jones – vocals Jones Girls
2006 Dave Mount – drums Mud
2006 Mariska Veres – vocals Shocking Blue
2009 Eric Woolfson – piano Alan Parsons Project
2013 Junior Murvin
December 3
Births
1923 Maria Callas – opera singer
1925 Ferlin Huskey – US country singer
1927 Andy Williams
1933 Les Crane
1937 David Lerchey – vocals Del Vikings
1944 Ralph McTell
1945 Paul Nicholas
1946 Vic Malcolm – guitar Geordie
1948 Ozzy Osbourne
1949 John Wilson – drums Them
1951 Nicky Stevens – vocals Brotherhood Of Man
1951 Mike Stock – producer Stock Aitken and Waterman
1952 Mel Smith – UK comedian
1967 Adamski
1968 Montell Jordan
1968 Graham Kemp – vocals/guitar Urusei Yatsura
1972 Dan Bowyer – vocals Worlds Apart
1976 Rod Jones – guitar Idlewild
Deaths
1999 Scatman John
2014 Ian McLagan – keyboard Small Faces/Faces
2014 Edward Bivins – vocals Manhattans
2015 Scott Weiland – vocals Stone Temple Pilots
December 4
Births
1924 Toni Fisher
1934 Wink Martindale – US country singer
1934 Chas McDevitt
1939 Freddie Cannon
1942 Chris Hillman – guitar Byrds
1944 Dennis Wilson – drums Beach Boys
1948 Southside Johnny
1951 Gary Rossington – guitar Lynyrd Skynyrd
1969 Jay-Z
1971 Donna Matthews – guitar Elastica
1977 Naima Belkhaiti – vocals Honeyz
Deaths
1976 Tommy Bolin – guitar James Gang/Deep Purple
1993 Frank Zappa
2005 Joe Jones – US singer
2005 Don Charles
December 5
Births
1922 Don Robertson
1932 Little Richard
1938 J.J Cale
1945 Eddie Serrato – drums ? & The Mysterians
1946 Jose Carreras
1946 Andy Kim
1947 Jim Messina – guitar Loggins and Messina
1959 Robbie France – drummer Diamond Head
1960 Les Nemes – bass Haircut 100
1965 John Rzeznick – vocals/guitar Goo Goo Dolls
1971 Craig Gill – drums Inspiral Carpets
1973 Neil Codling – keyboards Suede
1980 Zainam Higgins – vocals Cleopatra
Deaths
1976 Benjamin Britten – classical composer
1987 Fat Larry
2012 Dave Brubeck – US jazz pianist
December 6
Births
1920 Dave Brubeck – US jazz pianist
1935 George Williams – vocals The Tymes
1943 Keith West
1944 Jonathan King
1944 Fritz Fryer – guitar Four Pennies
1944 Willie Hutch – US Motown artist
1952 Mick Foster – vocals Foster and Allen
1953 Johnny Whetstone – vocals/guitar The Look
1955 Eddie Tudorpole – vocals Tenpole Tudor
1955 Rick Buckler – drums Jam
1956 Peter Buck – guitar REM
1961 Jonathan Melvoin – keyboards Dickies
1962 Ben Watt – guitar Everything But The Girl
1962 Dave Barbarossa – drums Republica
1969 Mark Gardener – vocals/guitar Ride
1970 Ulf ‘Buddha’ Ekberg – keyboards Ace Of Base
1976 Dee Tails – vocals MN8
1981 Stu Cooper – drums Koopa
Deaths
1949 Leadbelly
1988 Roy Orbison
2005 Danny Williams – US Singer
2011 Dobie Gray
2018 Pete Shelley – vocals Buzzcocks
December 7
Births
1911 Louis Prima – US singer/trumpeter
1924 Boyd Bennett – US singer
1941 James Reese – guitar Bobby Fuller Four
1942 Harry Chapin
1948 Gary Morris – US country singer
1949 Tom Waits
1951 Roger O’Dell – drums Shakatak
1953 Malcolm Owen – vocals Ruts
1954 Mike Nolan – vocals Bucks Fizz
1958 Timothy Butler – bass Psychedelic Furs
1963 Barbara Weathers – vocals Atlantic Starr
1963 Claudia Brucken – vocals Propaganda
1965 Brian Futter – guitar Catherine Wheel
1970 Lindy Layton – vocals Beats International
1970 Damien Rice
1973 Kon Artis – rapper D-12
1986 Jonathan Gill– vocals JLS
1987 Aaron Carter
Deaths
1987 Richard Taylor – vocals Manhattans
1990 Dee Clark
2008 Dennis Yost – vocals Classics IV
2011 Bob Burnett – vocals Highwaymen
2016 Greg Lake
December 8
Births
1925 Sammy Davis Jr
1925 Jimmy Smith – US blues organist
1931 Kokomo
1939 James Galway – Irish flautist
1939 Jerry Butler – US singer
1942 Bobbie Elliot – drums Hollies
1943 Jim Morrison – vocals Doors
1944 George Baker
1944 Toots Hibbert
1944 Noosha Fox
1944 Bertie Higgins
1946 Graham Knight – bass Marmalade
1947 Gregg Allman – guitar/keyboards Allman Brothers
1949 Ray Shulman – guitar Simon Dupree and the Big Sound
1950 Dan Hartman
1956 Warren Cuccurullo – guitar Duran Duran
1957 Phil Collen – guitar Def Leppard
1959 Paul Rutherfod – vocals Frankie Goes To Hollywood
1962 Marty Friedman – guitar Megadeth
1963 Jam El Mar – Keyboards Jam and Spoon
1966 Sinead O’Connor
1974 Nick Zinner – guitar Yeah Yeah Yeahs
1984 Nicki Minaj
Deaths
1980 John Lennon
1982 Marty Robbins
1984 Razzle – drums Hanoi Rocks
2004 Dimebag Darrell – guitar Pantera
2015 Bonnie Lou
2019 Juice Wrld
December 9
Births
1932 Donald Byrd – jazz trumpeter
1942 Rick Danko – bass The Band
1944 Neil Innes – vocals Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah band
1944 Shirley Brickley – vocals Orlons
1950 Joan Armatrading
1953 Gil Saward – vocals Shakatak
1957 Donny Osmond
1958 Nick Seymour – bass Crowded House
1970 Zachary Foley – bass EMF
1971 Geoff Barrow – synthesizer Portishead
1972 Tre Cool – drums Green Day
1972 Brian Bell – guitar Weezer
1978 Chris Wolstenholme – bass Muse
Deaths
2002 Mary Hansen – vocals/guitar Stereolab
2006 Freddie Marsden – drums Pacemakers
2006 Georgia Gibbs – US singer
2014 Winfred Lovett – vocals Manhattans
December 10
Births
1933 Don Charles
1941 Peter Sarstedt
1943 Chad Stuart – vocals/piano Chad and Jeremy
1945 Ralph Tavares – vocals Tavares
1946 Ace Kefford – bass Move
1946 Keith Smart – drums Wizzard
1947 Walter Orange – drums Commodores
1948 Jessica Cleaves – vocals Raw Silk
1948 Brenden Harkin – guitar Kool and The Gang
1950 L.J. Johnson
1954 Geoff Deanne – vocals Modern Romance
1954 Jack Hues – vocals/guitar Wang Chung
1957 Paul Hardcastle
1958 Pepsi – vocals Pepsi and Shirlie
1965 J. Mascis – drums Dinosaur Jr
1972 Brian Molko – vocals Placebo
1974 Meg White – drums White Stripes
Deaths
1967 Otis Redding
1995 Darren Robinson – rapper Fat Boys
1996 Faron Young – US country singer
1999 Rick Danko – bass The Band
December 11
Births
1916 Perez Prado – Cuban bandleader/organist
1940 David Gates – vocals Bread
1944 Brenda Lee
1954 Jermaine Jackson
1954 Rita Ray – vocals Darts
1958 Nikki Sixx – bass Motley Crue
1964 Justin Currie – vocals Del Amitri
1967 DJ Yella – rapper NWA
1968 Alex Banks – keyboards E-Z Rollers
1972 Easther Bennett – vocals Eternal
1985 Cilla Niekoop – Ch!pz
Deaths
1964 Sam Cooke
1992 George Van Dusen
1995 Arthur Mullard – UK actor/singer
1999 Charles Earland – US saxophonist
2012 Ravi Shankar – sitar player
December 12
Births
1915 Frank Sinatra
1938 Connie Francis
1940 Dionne Warwick
1941 Tim Hauser – vocals Manhattan Transfer
1942 Declan Clusky – guitar Bachelors
1942 Mike Heron – vocals Indredible String Band
1943 Mike Smith – vocals/keyboards Dave Clarke 5
1943 Grover Washington Jr
1944 Rob Tyner – drums MC5
1945 Allan Ward – guitar Honeycombs
1946 Clive Bunker – drums Jethro Tull
1947 Louie Farrell – drums The Gun
1947 Graham Bonnet
1948 Ray Jackson – harmonica Lindisfarne
1950 Barry Blue
1953 Don Baird – vocals/guitar Georgia Satellite
1957 Cy Curnin – vocals The Fixx
1957 Sheila E
1959 Belouis Some
1961 Daniel O’Donnell
1964 Jeff Brown – vocals Pasadenas
Deaths
2004 Bert Reid – saxophone Crown Heights Affair
2007 Ike Turner
2016 Jim Lowe
December 13
Births
1944 Marti Webb
1948 Ted Nugent
1948 Tony Gomez – keyboards Foundations
1948 Jeff Baxter – guitar Doobie Brothers
1948 David O’List – guitar The Nice
1949 Tom Verlaine – vocals/guitar Television
1953 Pat Torpey – drums Mr Big (US)
1954 Berton Averre – guitar The Knack
1967 Jamie Foxx – US R&B singer
1975 Thomas DeLonge – vocals/guitar Blink 182
1976 Blu Cantrell – US singer
1989 Taylor Swift
Deaths
1981 Pigmeat Markham
December 14
Births
1932 Charlie Rich
1938 Don Addrissi – vocals Addrisi Brothers
1943 Dandy Livingstone
1944 Frank Allen – bass/vocals Rebel Rouser/Later Searchers
1946 Jane Birkin
1946 Joyce Vincent – vocals Dawn
1949 Cliff Williams – bass AC/DC
1958 Mike Scott – vocals Waterboys
1958 Peter Stacy – tin whistle Pogues
1960 Andy Alston – keyboards Del Amitri
1970 Beth Orton
Deaths
1963 Dinah Washington
1997 Kurt Winter – guitar Guess Who
2002 Zal Yanovsky – guitar Lovin’ Spoonful
2011 Billie Jo Spears
December 15
Births
1922 Alan Freed – US DJ
1934 Johnny Moore – vocals Drifters
1939 Jimmy Justice
1939 Cindy Birdsong – vocals Patti Labelle’s Bluebelles
1942 Dave Clark – drums Dave Clark 5
1946 Harry Ray – vocals Moments
1946 Carmine Appice – drums Vanilla Fudge
1949 Don Johnson – US actor/singer
1955 Paul Simenon – bass Clash
1956 Kit Hain – vocals Marshall Hain
1956 William Orbit
1961 Nick Beggs – bass Kajagoogoo
1979 Keavy Lynch – vocals B*Witched
1979 Edele Lynch – vocals B*Witched
Deaths
1943 Fats Waller – US jazz pianist
1944 Glenn Miller – US band leader
2001 Rufus Thomas
December 16
Births
1940 Michael Tinsley – Hedgehoppers Anonymous
1945 Tony Hicks – guitar/vocals Hollies
1946 Benny Andersson – vocals/pianist Abba
1949 Billy Gibbons – guitar/vocals ZZ Top
1959 Steve Irvine – drums Lloyd Cole’s Commotions
1968 Christopher Thorn – guitar Blind Melon
1971 Michael McCarey – vocals Boyz II Men
1979 Flo Rida – US rapper
Deaths
1988 Sylvester
2001 Stuart Adamson – vocals/guitar Big Country
2007 Dan Fogelberg – US singer
2013 Ray Price
2017 Keely Smith
December 17
Births
1770 Ludwig van Beethoven – classical composer
1931 Karl Denver
1936 Tommy Steele
1939 Eddie Kendricks – vocals Temptations
1943 Dave Dee
1947 Simon Bates – UK radio DJ
1948 Darryl Way – violin/piano Curved Air
1949 Paul Rodgers – vocals Bad Company
1955 Linton Beckles – vocals Central Line
1956 Mike Mills – bass REM
1961 Sarah Dallin – vocals Bananarama
1964 Ginger – vocals/guitar Wildhearts
1969 Mickey Quinn – guitar Supergrass
Deaths
1996 Ruby Murray
1999 Grover Washington Jr
2006 Denny Payton – saxophone Dave Clark 5
2010 Captain Beefheart
December 18
Births
1938 Chas Chandler – bass Animals
1943 Keith Richards – guitar Rolling Stones
1948 Buddy Gask – bass Showaddywaddy
1948 Bill Nelson
1950 Martha Johnson – vocals Martha and the Muffins
1950 Randy Castillo – drums Motley Crue/Ozzy Osbourne
1958 Geordie – guitar Killing Joke
1964 Robson Green – UK actor/singer
1966 Steve Dullahan – bass Primitives
1972 DJ Lethal – drums Limp Bizkit
1975 Sia
1980 Lindsay Armaou – vocals B*Witched
1980 Christina Aguilera
Deaths
2000 Kirsty MacColl
2000 Clifford T.Ward
2001 Gilbert Becaud
2014 Larry Henley – Newbeats
December 19
Births
1915 Edith Paif – French singer
1940 Phil Ochs – US folk singer
1941 Maurice White – vocals Earth Wind and Fire
1944 Stuart Colman – bass Pinkertons ‘Assort’ Colours/UK producer
1944 Zal Yanovsky – guitar Lovin’ Spooonful
1944 Alvin Lee – guitar/vocals Ten Years After
1946 Jim Kelly – lead guitar Honeybus
1958 Limahl
1964 Mercury Nelson – vocals Force MD’s
1964 Charles Nelson – vocals Force MD’s
1967 Klaus Eichstadt – guitar Ugly Kid Joe
1974 Mige – bass Him
1981 Samuel Bloom – vocals Allstars
1985 Lady Soveign – UK rapper
1987 Aaron Paul Renfree – vocals S Club Juniors
Deaths
1993 Michael Clark – drums Byrds
2000 Pops Staples – vocals Staple Singers
December 20
Births
1939 Kim Weston
1945 Peter Criss – drums Kiss
1947 Gigliola Cinquetti – Italian Eurovision winner 1964
1948 Little Steven Wright – vocals Easybeats
1949 Alan Parsons
1956 Anita Ward
1957 Billy Bragg
1958 Anita Baker
1966 Chris Robinson – vocals Black Crowes
1975 Graham Hopkins – drums Therapy
1990 Jojo – US singer
Deaths
1973 Bobby Darin
2012 Jimmy McCracklin – US blues singer
December 21
Births
1937 Gwen McCrae
1940 Frank Zappa
1940 Paula – vocals Paul and Paula
1942 Carla Thomas
1943 Albert Lee – UK guitarist
1946 Carl Wilson – guitar/vocals Beach Boys
1946 Kevin Peek – guitar Sky
1953 Betty Wright – US soul singer
1956 Robert Wilson – bass Gap Band
1964 Christian James – vocals Halo James
1964 Murph – drums Dinosaur Jr/Lemonheads
1970 Delious Kennedy – vocals All-4-One
Deaths
1988 Jean-Paul Jeffreys – bass Cockney Rebel
1998 Karl Denver
December 22
Births
1945 Billie Davis
1946 Rick Nielsen – vocals/guitar Cheap Trick
1948 Noel Edmonds – UK TV/Radio presenter
1949 Maurice Gibb
1949 Robin Gibb
1950 Alan Williams – guitar/flute Rubettes
1957 Ricky Ross – vocals Deacon Blue
1958 Robert Cotton – vocals (UK) Jets
1967 Richie Edwards –guitar Manic Street Preachers
1972 Vanessa Paradis
1981 John McClure – vocals Reverend & The Makers
1989 Jordin Sparks
Deaths
2002 Joe Strummer
2006 Dennis Linde – US singer/songwriter
2014 Joe Cocker
December 23
Births
1929 Chet Baker – US jazz trumpeter
1935 Esther Phillips
1939 Johnny Kidd
1940 Eugene Record – vocals Chi-Lites
1941 Tim Hardin – US songwriter
1948 Jim Pash – Saxophone The Surfaris
1949 Ariel Bender – guitar Mott The Hoople
1958 Dave Murray – guitar Iron Maiden
1960 Will Sinnott – bass Shamen
1964 Eddie Vedder – vocals Pearl Jam
1967 Jamie Murphy – guitar/vocals Space
Deaths
1994 Dan Hamilton – vocals Hamilton Joe Frank and Reynolds
1996 Ronnie Scott – jazz saxophonist
2007 Oscar Peterson – Canadian composer/bandleader
December 24
Births
1924 Lee Dorsey
1944 Eddie Furey – vocals Fureys
1944 Tab Martin – bass Peddlers
1945 Lemmy – vocals Motorhead
1946 Jan Akkerman – guitar Focus
1947 Paul Shuttleworth – vocals Kursaal Flyers
1962 Darryl Pandy – US House DJ
1971 Ricky Martin
1975 Joe Washbourn – keyboards Toploader
1990 Adam Pitts – drums Lawson
1991 Louis Tomlinson – vocals One Direction
Deaths
2006 Charlie Drake
2016 Rick Parfitt – guitar/vocals Status Quo
2018 Honey Lantree (b: Ann Lantree) – drums Honeycombs
December 25
Births
1913 Tony Martin – US singer
1929 Chris Kenner – US singer
1929 Billy Horton – vocals Silhouettes
1933 Jerry Merritt – guitar Blue Caps
1937 O’Kelly Isley – vocals Isley Brotherts
1944 Kenny Everett
1944 Henry Vestine – guitar Canned Heat
1944 John Edwards – vocals Detroit Spinners
1945 Noel Redding – bass Jimi Hendrix Experience
1946 Jimmy Buffett – US singer
1952 Desireless
1954 Robin Campbell – guitar UB40
1954 Annie Lennox
1957 Shane MacGowen – vocals Pogues
1958 Alannah Myles
1962 Francis Dunnery – vocals/guitar It Bites
1965 Bob Stanley – keyboards St Etienne
1971 Noel Hogan – guitar Cranberries
1971 Dido
1975 Tyler Stewart – drums Barenaked Ladies
1976 Armin Van Buuren – Dutch DJ
1977 Mariama Goodman – vocals Honeyz
Deaths
1995 Dean Martin
1998 Bryan McLean – guitar/vocals Love
2006 James Brown
2008 Eartha Kitt
2016 George Michael
December 26
Births
1935 Abdul ‘Duke’ Fakir – vocals Four Tops
1940 Phil Spector – US producer
1951 Paul Quinn – guitar Saxon
1951 Richard Skinner – Radio DJ
1963 Lars Ulrich – drums Metallica
1992 Jade Thirlwall – vocals Little Mix
Deaths
1999 Curtis Mayfield
2002 Jake Thackray
2007 Joe Dolan – Irish singer
2010 Teena Marie
2012 Fontella Bass
2016 Alphonse Mouzon – US soul drummer
December 27
Births
1904 Marlene Dietrich – actress/singer
1931 Scotty Moore – Us guitarist for Elvis Presley
1941 Les Maguire – keyboards Gerry’s Pacemakers
1941 Mike Pinder – keyboards Moody Blues
1943 Roy Austin – guitar Rockin’ Berries
1944 Mick Jones – guitar/vocals Foreigner
1948 Larry Byrom – guitar Steppenwolf
1952 David Knopfler – guitar/vocals Dire Straits
1960 Youth – bass Killing Joke
1972 Matt Slocum – vocals Sixpence None The Richer
1981 Javine – UK singer
1988 Hayley Williams – vocals Paramore
Deaths
1978 Bob Luman – US singer
December 28
Births
1915 Pops Staples – vocals Staple Singers
1938 Frank Kelly
1943 Chas Hodges – piano/vocals Chas and Dave
1946 Edgar Winter – US pianist/saxophonist
1947 Dick Diamonde – bass Easybeats
1948 Mary Weiss – vocals Shangri-La’s
1950 Alex Chilton – vocals/guitar Box Tops
1951 Gerry Shephard – guitar Glitter Band
1953 Richard Clayderman – French pianist
1956 Nigel Kennnedy – UK violinist
1965 Goldie – UK rapper
1966 Kym Sims
1967 Andy Todd – keyboards Republica
1971 Anita Dells – vocals 2 Unlimited
1978 John Legend – US singer
1981 Frank Turner – UK folk singer
Deaths
1983 Dennis Wilson – drums Beach Boys
2002 Meri Wilson
2015 Guru Josh
2015 Lemmy
2016 Debbie Reynolds
2018 Christine McGuires
December 29
Births
1933 Bernard Cribbins – UK actor/singer
1942 Ray Thomas – flute/saxophone Moody Blues
1943 Barbara Alston – vocals Crystals
1946 Marianne Faithfull
1947 Cozy Powell
1950 Robert Parassi – vocals/guitar Wild Cherry
1951 Yvonne Elliman
1953 Gali Atari – vocals Milk & Honey
1961 Mark Day – guitar Happy Mondays
1961 Jim Reid – vocals/guitar Jesus and Mary Chain
1963 Alex Gifford – saxophone Propellerheads
1966 Dexter Holland – vocals/guitar Offspring
1970 Aled Jones
Deaths
1980 Tim Hardin – US songwriter
1996 Jerry Knight – vocals/bass Raydio
2009 Jimmy Sullivan – drums Avenged Sevenfold
2011 Bobby Purify– vocals James and Bobby Purify
December 30
Births
1928 Bo Diddley
1931 Skeeter Davis
1933 Andy Stewart
1934 Del Shannon
1939 Viola Wills
1942 Mike Nesmith – guitar Monkees
1945 Davy Jones – vocals Monkees
1946 Patti Smith – US singer
1947 Jeff Lynne – vocals/guitar E.L.O
1950 Dave Stewart – UK piano (not Eurythmics guitarist)
1959 Tracy Ullman
1969 Jason Kay – vocals Jamiroquai
1970 Sister Bliss – keyboard Faithless
1986 Ellie Goulding – UK Singer
1988 Leon Jackson
Deaths
1998 Johnny Moore – vocals Drifters
2010 Bobby Farrell – vocals Boney M
December 31
Births
1939 John Alford – vocals Allisons
1942 Andy Summers – guitar Police
1943 John Denver
1943 Pete Quaife – bass Kinks
1946 Reperata (b: Mary Aiese)
1946 Ruby Winters
1947 Burton Cummings – keyboard/vocals Guess Who
1948 Donna Summer
1951 Tom Hamilton – bass Aerosmith
1961 Scott Taylor – guitar Then Jericho
1963 Scott Ian – guitar Anthrax
1973 Joey McIntyre – vocals New Kids On The Block
1977 PSY
1989 Andrew Taggart – Chainsmokers
Deaths
1985 Rick Nelson
1986 Miki Zone – vocals Man 2 Man
1997 Floyd Cramer – US pianist
2000 Edna Savage – UK singer
2015 Natalie Cole
2018 Ray Sawyer – Dr Hook
