December 7th
1903 Roosevelt Thomas Williams (aka Grey Ghost, blues pianist) (d 7/17/96, age 92)
1911 Louis Prima (singer: Just a Gigolo, That Old Black Magic) (d 8/24/78, age 66)
1931 Bobby Osborne (singer: The Osborne Brothers - “Rocky Top”)
1936 Sonny Phillips (pianist/organist)
1942 Harry Chapin (songwriter/singer: Taxi, W-O-L-D, Cat's in the Cradle) (d 7/16/81, age 38) Left us way to early
1942 Johnny Mars (blues harpist)
1949 Tom Waits (singer)
1958 Timothy Butler (bassist: The Psychedelic Furs)
1963 Barbara Weathers (singer: Atlantic Starr)
Famous Musicians Birthdays Past and Present
December 8th
1925 Jimmy Smith (jazz and blues B3 organist) (d 2/8/05, age 79)
1925 Sammy Davis, Jr. (d 5/16/90, age 64)
1939 Jerry Butler (singer: The Impressions)
1939 James Galway (musician)
1942 Bob Elliot (drummer: The Hollies)
1943 Jim Morrison (singer: The Doors) (d 7/3/71, age 27)
1946 John Rubinstein (singer/actor)
1947 Gregg Allman (keyboardist: Allman Brothers Band)
1950 Dan Hartman (singer: Sometimes When We Touch) (d 3/22/94, age 43)
1952 Richie Morales (drummer: Spyro Gyra)
1956 Warren Cuccurullo (guitarist: Duran Duran, Missing Persons, Frank Zappa)
1957 Phil Collen (guitarist: Def Leppard)
1957 Butch Vig (record producer: Nirvana’s “Never Mind” album; drummer: Garbage)
1967 Sinead O’Connor (singer)
1925 Jimmy Smith (jazz and blues B3 organist) (d 2/8/05, age 79)
1925 Sammy Davis, Jr. (d 5/16/90, age 64)
1939 Jerry Butler (singer: The Impressions)
1939 James Galway (musician)
1942 Bob Elliot (drummer: The Hollies)
1943 Jim Morrison (singer: The Doors) (d 7/3/71, age 27)
1946 John Rubinstein (singer/actor)
1947 Gregg Allman (keyboardist: Allman Brothers Band)
1950 Dan Hartman (singer: Sometimes When We Touch) (d 3/22/94, age 43)
1952 Richie Morales (drummer: Spyro Gyra)
1956 Warren Cuccurullo (guitarist: Duran Duran, Missing Persons, Frank Zappa)
1957 Phil Collen (guitarist: Def Leppard)
1957 Butch Vig (record producer: Nirvana’s “Never Mind” album; drummer: Garbage)
1967 Sinead O’Connor (singer)
December 9th
1915 Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano, known as one of the greatest voices of the 20th century) (d 8/3/06, age 90)
1934 Amos ‘Junior Wells’ Blakemore (blues harpist, partner of Buddy Guy) (d 1/15/98, age 63)
1941 William Powell (singer: The O'Jays) (d 5/26/77, age 35)
1941 Sammy Strain (singer: The Impressions)
1950 Joan Armatrading
1957 Donny Osmond (singer) SHortly after the boom in Cosmetic dentistry hit the USA lol
1968 Michael Foster (drummer: Firehouse - “Love of a Lifetime”)
1969 Jakon Dylan (singer/guitarist: The Wallflowers, son of Bob Dylan)
1972 Tre Cool (drummer: Green Day)
1915 Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano, known as one of the greatest voices of the 20th century) (d 8/3/06, age 90)
1934 Amos ‘Junior Wells’ Blakemore (blues harpist, partner of Buddy Guy) (d 1/15/98, age 63)
1941 William Powell (singer: The O'Jays) (d 5/26/77, age 35)
1941 Sammy Strain (singer: The Impressions)
1950 Joan Armatrading
1957 Donny Osmond (singer) SHortly after the boom in Cosmetic dentistry hit the USA lol
1968 Michael Foster (drummer: Firehouse - “Love of a Lifetime”)
1969 Jakon Dylan (singer/guitarist: The Wallflowers, son of Bob Dylan)
1972 Tre Cool (drummer: Green Day)
December 10th
1919 Alexander ‘Sandy’ Courage (composer: Star Trek theme) (d 5/15/08, age 88) ghoS nuqDaq ghobe' ghajtaH ghoSta' qaSpa, This is a clue to the translation I asked for before lol'
1924 Ken Albers (bass singer: The Four Freshmen) (d 4/19/07, age 82)
1926 Eddie Lee Johns (aka Guitar Slim) (d 2/7/59, age 32)
1943 Chad Stuart (singer: Chad and Jeremy)
1946 Walter ‘Clyde’ Orange (drummer: The Commodores)
1959 Wolf Hoffmann (guitarist: Accept)
1961 Nia Peeples
1919 Alexander ‘Sandy’ Courage (composer: Star Trek theme) (d 5/15/08, age 88) ghoS nuqDaq ghobe' ghajtaH ghoSta' qaSpa, This is a clue to the translation I asked for before lol'
1924 Ken Albers (bass singer: The Four Freshmen) (d 4/19/07, age 82)
1926 Eddie Lee Johns (aka Guitar Slim) (d 2/7/59, age 32)
1943 Chad Stuart (singer: Chad and Jeremy)
1946 Walter ‘Clyde’ Orange (drummer: The Commodores)
1959 Wolf Hoffmann (guitarist: Accept)
1961 Nia Peeples
December 11th
1926 Willie Mae ‘Big Mama’ Thornton (singer: Hound Dog (four years before Elvis), Ball & Chain) (d 7/25/84, age 57)
1931 Rita Moreno
1940 David Gates (singer: Bread) Guitar man
1944 Booker T. Jones (keyboardist: Booker T & the MGs - “Green Onions”)
1944 Brenda Lee (singer: I’m Sorry)
1954 Jermaine Jackson (singer: The Jackson Five)
1958 Frank Ferrano, Jr. (aka Nikki Sixx, bassist: Motley Crue)
1961 Daryl Jones (bassist: The Rolling Stones 1992-present)
1964 Justin Currie (singer/bassist: Del Amitri)
1926 Willie Mae ‘Big Mama’ Thornton (singer: Hound Dog (four years before Elvis), Ball & Chain) (d 7/25/84, age 57)
1931 Rita Moreno
1940 David Gates (singer: Bread) Guitar man
1944 Booker T. Jones (keyboardist: Booker T & the MGs - “Green Onions”)
1944 Brenda Lee (singer: I’m Sorry)
1954 Jermaine Jackson (singer: The Jackson Five)
1958 Frank Ferrano, Jr. (aka Nikki Sixx, bassist: Motley Crue)
1961 Daryl Jones (bassist: The Rolling Stones 1992-present)
1964 Justin Currie (singer/bassist: Del Amitri)
December 12th
1915 Frank 'Chairman of the Board' Sinatra (singer) (d 5/14/98, age 82)
1918 Joe Williams (jazz singer: Count Basie; actor: Grandpa Al, Cosby’s father-in-law, on The Cosby Show) (d 3/30/99, age 80)
1928 Cornelius ‘Lonesome Sundown’ Green (blues guitarist/pianist/songwriter) (d 4/23/95, age 66)
1932 Charlie Rich (d 7/25/95, age 62)
1938 Connie Francis (singer: Where the Boys Are)
1940 Dionne Warwick (singer)
1941 Tim Hauser (singer: Manhattan Transfer)
1941 Terry Kirkman (keyboardist: The Association)
1943 Grover Washington, Jr. (saxophonist/record producer: Just the Two of Us, with Bill Withers) (d 12/17/99, age 56)
1943 Dickey Betts (former guitarist with The Allman Brothers Band)
1945 Tony Williams (jazz drummer) (d 2/23/97, age 51)
1946 Clive Bunker (drummer: Jethro Tull)
1946 Gloria Loring (actress/singer)
1952 Neil Peart (drummer: Rush, also writes most of their lyrics)
1957 Cy Curnin (singer: The Fixx - “One Thing Leads to Another”)
1963 Eric Schenkman (guitarist: Spin Doctors)
1972 Hank Williams III
1915 Frank 'Chairman of the Board' Sinatra (singer) (d 5/14/98, age 82)
1918 Joe Williams (jazz singer: Count Basie; actor: Grandpa Al, Cosby’s father-in-law, on The Cosby Show) (d 3/30/99, age 80)
1928 Cornelius ‘Lonesome Sundown’ Green (blues guitarist/pianist/songwriter) (d 4/23/95, age 66)
1932 Charlie Rich (d 7/25/95, age 62)
1938 Connie Francis (singer: Where the Boys Are)
1940 Dionne Warwick (singer)
1941 Tim Hauser (singer: Manhattan Transfer)
1941 Terry Kirkman (keyboardist: The Association)
1943 Grover Washington, Jr. (saxophonist/record producer: Just the Two of Us, with Bill Withers) (d 12/17/99, age 56)
1943 Dickey Betts (former guitarist with The Allman Brothers Band)
1945 Tony Williams (jazz drummer) (d 2/23/97, age 51)
1946 Clive Bunker (drummer: Jethro Tull)
1946 Gloria Loring (actress/singer)
1952 Neil Peart (drummer: Rush, also writes most of their lyrics)
1957 Cy Curnin (singer: The Fixx - “One Thing Leads to Another”)
1963 Eric Schenkman (guitarist: Spin Doctors)
1972 Hank Williams III
December 13th
1903 Sonny Greer (jazz drummer: Duke Ellington) (d 3/23/82, age 78)
1934 Johnny Moore (lead singer: The Drifters - “Under the Boardwalk”) (d 12/30/98, age 64)
1948 Jeff ‘Skunk’ Baxter (guitarist: Steely Dan, The Doobie Brothers)
1948 Ted Nugent (guitarist: solo and with Damn Yankees)
1954 John Anderson (singer)
1954 Steve Forbert (singer)
1958 Lurrie Bell (blues singer/guitarist)
1958 Dana Strum (bassist: Slaughter)
1964 Lucky Peterson (blues guitarist/keyboardist/singer)
1903 Sonny Greer (jazz drummer: Duke Ellington) (d 3/23/82, age 78)
1934 Johnny Moore (lead singer: The Drifters - “Under the Boardwalk”) (d 12/30/98, age 64)
1948 Jeff ‘Skunk’ Baxter (guitarist: Steely Dan, The Doobie Brothers)
1948 Ted Nugent (guitarist: solo and with Damn Yankees)
1954 John Anderson (singer)
1954 Steve Forbert (singer)
1958 Lurrie Bell (blues singer/guitarist)
1958 Dana Strum (bassist: Slaughter)
1964 Lucky Peterson (blues guitarist/keyboardist/singer)
December 14th
1911 Lindley ‘Spike’ Jones (drummer, bandleader) (d 5/1/65, age 53)
1920 Clark Terry (trumpeter/flugelhornist: Lionel Hampton, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Quincy Jones)
1932 Abbe Lane
1943 Frank Allen (singer: The Searchers - “Needles and Pins”)
1946 Joyce Vincent Wilson (singer: Tony Orlando & Dawn)
1949 Cliff Williams (bassist: AC/DC)
1964 C.J. Snare (singer: Firehouse - “Love of a Lifetime”)
1911 Lindley ‘Spike’ Jones (drummer, bandleader) (d 5/1/65, age 53)
1920 Clark Terry (trumpeter/flugelhornist: Lionel Hampton, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Quincy Jones)
1932 Abbe Lane
1943 Frank Allen (singer: The Searchers - “Needles and Pins”)
1946 Joyce Vincent Wilson (singer: Tony Orlando & Dawn)
1949 Cliff Williams (bassist: AC/DC)
1964 C.J. Snare (singer: Firehouse - “Love of a Lifetime”)
December 15th
1910 John Hammond, Sr. (music promoter: “discovered” Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Rolling Stones, etc) (d 7/10/87, age 76)
1911 Stan Kenton (drummer/bandleader) (d 8/25/79, age 67)
1922 Alan Freed (DJ, coined the term “rock ‘n’ roll”) (d 1/20/65, age 42) 1939 Cindy Birdsong (singer: The Supremes)
1942 Dave Clark (drummer/singer: Dave Clark Five - “Bits & Pieces,” “Glad All Over”)
1946 Carmine Appice (drummer: Vanilla Fudge, Ozzy Osbourne, Cactus, KGB, King Kobra; co-wrote “Do Ya Think I'm Sexy” with Rod Stewart)
1955 Mark Hummel (blues harmonica player)
1955 Paul Simonon (bassist: The Clash)
1960 Doug Phelps (singer: Kentucky Headhunters)
1963 Helen Slater (part time singer/actress only 2 CD's)
1910 John Hammond, Sr. (music promoter: “discovered” Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Rolling Stones, etc) (d 7/10/87, age 76)
1911 Stan Kenton (drummer/bandleader) (d 8/25/79, age 67)
1922 Alan Freed (DJ, coined the term “rock ‘n’ roll”) (d 1/20/65, age 42) 1939 Cindy Birdsong (singer: The Supremes)
1942 Dave Clark (drummer/singer: Dave Clark Five - “Bits & Pieces,” “Glad All Over”)
1946 Carmine Appice (drummer: Vanilla Fudge, Ozzy Osbourne, Cactus, KGB, King Kobra; co-wrote “Do Ya Think I'm Sexy” with Rod Stewart)
1955 Mark Hummel (blues harmonica player)
1955 Paul Simonon (bassist: The Clash)
1960 Doug Phelps (singer: Kentucky Headhunters)
1963 Helen Slater (part time singer/actress only 2 CD's)
December 16th
1770 Ludwig van Beethoven (d 3/26/1827, age 56) A bit of a Muso I hear
1943 Anthony Hicks (guitarist: The Hollies)
1946 Benny Andersson (singer/keyboardist: Abba)
1949 Billy Gibbons (guitarist/singer: ZZ Top)
1951 Robben Ford (blues guitarist)
1971 Michael McCary (singer: Boyz II Men)
1770 Ludwig van Beethoven (d 3/26/1827, age 56) A bit of a Muso I hear
1943 Anthony Hicks (guitarist: The Hollies)
1946 Benny Andersson (singer/keyboardist: Abba)
1949 Billy Gibbons (guitarist/singer: ZZ Top)
1951 Robben Ford (blues guitarist)
1971 Michael McCary (singer: Boyz II Men)