| December |
|---|
| Date | Artist | Short Info |
|---|---|---|
| 1.12. | Bette Midler | US singer-entertainer, born 1945 |
| Sandy Nelson | US drummer, born 1938 | |
| Gilbert O'Sullivan | British singer, born 1946 | |
| Billy Paul | US singer, born 1934 | |
| Lou Rawls | US singer, born 1936 | |
| Died | Carter Stanley | US country singer (Stanley Brothers), born 17.8.1925, died 1966 |
| 2.12. | Tom McGuinness | British guitar player (McGuinness-Flint), born 1941 |
| Died | Jimmy Rodgers | US singer, born 18.9.1933, died 1967 |
| 3.12. | Andy Williams | US singer, born 1931 |
| Ferlin Husky | US country singer, born 19?? | |
| Ralph McTell | British singer, born 1944 | |
| John "Ozzie" Osbourne | British singer (Black Sabbath), born 1948 | |
| 4.12. | Freddie Cannon (Frederick Anthony Picariello) | US singer, born 1940 |
| Dennis Wilson | US drummer (Beach Boys), born 1944 | |
| Lee Dorsey | US singer, born 1926 | |
| Died | Tommy Bolin | US guitar player (James Gang, Deep Purple), born 1951, died 1976 |
| 5.12. | Andy Kim | US singer-songwriter, born 1946 |
| J. J. Cale | US singer, born 1940 | |
| Don Robertson | US singer-songwriter, born 1922 | |
| Jim Messina | US singer (Loggins & Messina), born 1947 | |
| 6.12. | Dave Brubeck | US jazz musician-bandleader, born 1920 |
| Marius Müller-Westernhagen | German singer-actor, born 1948 | |
| Keith West | British singer, born 19?? | |
| Jonathan King | British singer-songwriter (Sakkarin, Shag, Weathermen), born 1944 | |
| Steve Alaimo | US singer, born 1940 | |
| Died | Leadbelly (Huddie Ledbetter) | US blues musician, born 21.1.1885, died 1949 |
| 7.12. | Edmundo Ros | Venezuelan bandleader (Melodie d'amour), born 1910 |
| Harry Chapin | US singer-songwriter, born 1942 | |
| Louis Prima | US singer, born 1912, died August 24, 1978 | |
| 8.12. | Sammy Davis jr. | US singer-entertainer, born 1925 |
| George Baker (Hans Bouwens) | Dutch singer-bandleader, born 1944 | |
| Jerry Butler | US singer, born 1939 | |
| Jim Morrison | US singer-bandleader (Doors), born 1943, died July 3, 1971 | |
| Gregg Allman | US musician (Allman Brothers Band), born 1947 | |
| 9.12. | Joan Armatrading | British singer, born 1950 |
| Shirley Brickley | US singer (Orlons), born 1944 | |
| Donny Osmond | US singer (Osmonds), born 1957 | |
| Junior Wells | US blues musician, born 1932 | |
| Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones | US blues singer, born 1926 | |
| Died | Lou Handman | US songwriter (Are you lonesome tonight?), born ?, died 1956 |
| 10.12. | Chad Stuart | US singer (Chad & Jeremy), born 1946 |
| Peter Sarstedt | British singer, born 1942 | |
| Died | Otis Redding | US singer, born September 9, 1941, died 1967 |
| James King, Ronald Caldwell, Phalon Jones & Carl Cunningham | Group members of The Bar-Keys, died 1967 | |
| 11.12. | Brenda Lee | US singer, born 1944 |
| Willie Mae 'Big Mama' Thornton | US singer (Hound dog), born 1926 | |
| David Gates | US singer-songwriter (Bread), born 1940 | |
| Rita Ray | US singer (Darts), born 1954 in Ghana | |
| Jermaine Jackson | US singer (Jackson 5), born 1954 | |
| Died | Sam Cooke | US singer-songwriter, born January 22, 1935, died 1964 |
| 12.12. | Frank Sinatra | US singer, born 1915 |
| Dionne Warwick | US singer, born 1940 | /TR>|
| Barry Blue (Berry Ian Green) | British singer-composer, born 1950 | |
| Connie Francis | US singer, born 1938 | |
| Grover Washington Jr. | US jazz musician, born 1943 | |
| 13.12. | Heino (Heinz-Georg Kramm) | German pop singer, born 1938 |
| David O'List | British guitar player-singer (Nice), born 1948 | |
| 14.12. | Spike Jones | US bandleader, born 1911, died May 1, 1965 |
| Patty Duke | US singer-actress, born 1947 | |
| Mike Krüger | German singer-songwriter (Mein Gott, Walter), born 1951 | |
| Charlie Rich | US country singer, born 1932 | |
| Died | Dinah Washington | US jazz singer, born August 29, 1924, died 1964 |
| 15.12. | Dave Clark | British drummer-bandleader, born 1942 |
| Cindy Birdsong | US singer (Supremes), born 1939 | |
| Jerry Wallace | US singer, born 1938 | |
| Alan Freed | US DJ, born 1922, died January 20, 1965 | |
| Jesse Belvin | US singer, born 1933, died February 6, 1960 | |
| Died | Glenn Miller | US US bandleader, born March 1, 1904, died 1944 |
| Fats Waller | US piano player, born May 21, 1904, died 1943 | |
| 16.12. | Benny Andersson | Swedish singer-songwriter (ABBA), born 1946 |
| 17.12. | Paul Butterfield | US blues musician, born 1941 |
| Tommy Steele | British singer, born 1936 | |
| Ed Kendricks | US singer (Temptations), born 1939 | |
| Karl Denver | British singer, born 1934 | |
| Dave Dee | US bandleader (Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich), born 1943 | |
| 18.12. | Bryan ´Chas´ Chandler | British musician-producer, born 1941 |
| Fletcher Henderson | US bandleader, born 1898, died December 29, 1952 | |
| Buck Ram | US songwriter (Only you), born 1908 | |
| Keith Richard | British musician-songwriter, born 1943 | |
| 19.12. | Rudi Carrell | Dutch singer-entertainer, born 1934 |
| Maurice White | US singer-bandleader (Earth, Wind & Fire), born 1941 | |
| Edith Piaf | French singer, born 1915, died Oktober 11, 1963 | |
| Professor Longhair | US jazz musician, born 1918, died January 30, 1980 | |
| Alvin Lee | British guitar player-bandleader (Ten Years After), born 1944 | |
| 20.12. | Stevie Wright | Australian singer (Easybeats), born 1948 |
| Gigliola Cinquetti | Italian singer, born 1947 | |
| Died | Bobby Darin | US singer, born May 14, 1936, died 1973 |
| 21.12. | Frank Zappa | US singer-songwriter, born 1940, died 19 |
| Carl Wilson | US guitar player (Beach Boys), born 1946 | |
| Reinhard Mey | German singer-songwriter, born 1942 | |
| Carla Thomas | US singer, born 1942 | |
| Paul (Ray Hildebrand) | US singer (Paul & Paula), born 1940 | |
| 22.12. | Jorge Benjor (Jorge Ben) | Brazilian singer-songwriter, born 1942 |
| Robin & Maurice Gibb | British singer-songwriters (Bee Gees), born 1949 | |
| Hawkshaw Hawkins | US country singer, born 1921, died March 5, 1963 | |
| Died | Ma Rainey | US blues singer, born April 26, 1886, died 1939 |
| 23.12. | Esther Phillips | US singer, born 1935 |
| Tim Hardin | US singer-songwriter, born 1941 | |
| Johnny Kidd (Frederick Heath) | US bandleader, born 1898, died December 29, 1952 | |
| 24.12. | Mike Curb | US musician-producer, born 1944 |
| Jan Akkerman | Dutch guitar player (Focus), born 1946 | |
| 25.12. | Billy Horton | US singer (Silhouettes), born 1929 |
| O'Kelly Isley | US singer (Isley Brothers), born 1937 | |
| Barbara Mandrell | US country singer & actress, born 1948 | |
| Jimmy Buffett | US singer, born 1946 | |
| Chris Kenner | US singer-songwriter, born 1929 | |
| Little Richard | US singer-songwriter, born 1932 | |
| Cab Calloway | US singer-bandleader, born 1907 | |
| Died | Johnny Ace | US singer, born June 9, 1929, died 1954 |
| Charlie Chaplin | US actor-composer, born April 16, 1889, died 1977 | |
| 26.12. | Phil Spector | US musician-composer-producer, born 1940 |
| 27.12. | Scotty Moore | US guitar player, born 1931 |
| Mick Jones | US guitar player (Spooky Tooth, Foreigner), born 1944 | |
| Marlene Dietrich | German actress-singer, born 1901, died 19 | |
| 28.12. | Bobby Comstock | US singer, born 1943 |
| Dorsey Burnette | US singer, born 1932 | |
| Billy Williams | US singer, born 1916 | |
| Johnny Otis | US singer-bandleader, born 1921 | |
| Richard Clayderman | French piano player, born 1953 | |
| Edgar Winter | US musician, born 1946 | |
| Hildegard Knef | German actress-singer, born 1925 | |
| Died | Freddie King | US blues musician, born 1934, died 1976 |
| 29.12. | Yvonne Elliman | US singer, born 1951 |
| Robert Parissi | US singer (Wild Cherry), born 1950 | |
| Marianne Faithfull | British singer, born 1947 | |
| 30.12. | Bo Diddley (Ellas MacDaniels) | US singer-songwriter, born 1928 |
| Del Shannon (Charles Westover) | US singer, born 1939 | |
| Davy Jones | US singer (Monkees), born 1945 | |
| Mike Nesmith | US singer-songwriter (Monkees), born 1943 | |
| Skeeter Davis | US country singer, born 1931 | |
| Jeff Lynne | British musician-bandleader-songwriter (ELO), born 1947 | |
| Patti Smith | US singer, born 1946 | |
| John Hartford | US country singer-songwriter, born 1937 | |
| 31.12. | Odetta (Holmes) | US singer, born 1930 |
| Burton Cummings | Canadian singer (Guess Who), born 1947 | |
| Donna Summer | US singer, born 1948 | |
| Rex Allen | US country singer, born 1922 | |
| Siw Malmkvist | Swedish singer, born 1936 | |
| John Denver (Henry John Deutschendorf) | US singer-songwriter, born 1943, died 1997 |
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