Here are some birthdays and other events of interest in the music world.
Some are more related to music than others...
DECEMBER 1
Woody Allen (1935)
Lou Rawls (1935)
John Densmore (The Doors) (1944)
Bette Midler (1945)
Jaco Pastorius (Weather Report) (1951)
Magical Mystery Tour is released by The Beatles (1967)
DECEMBER 2
Taj Mahal plays for death row inmates at Washington State Penitentiary (1971)
DECEMBER 3
Ozzy Osbourne (1948)
The Million Dollar Quarter (Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Carl Perkins) record at Sun but the LP is never released (1956)
Elvis Costello's brilliant first album "My Aim Is True" is released (1977)
DECEMBER 4
Chris Hillman (Byrds) (1942)
Dennis Wilson (Beach Boys) (1944)
Southside Johnny Lyon (1948)
Gary Rossington (Lynyrd Skynyrd) (1951)
Tommy Bolin (Deep Purple) dies (1976)
Eleven people are trampled trying to get through three open doors at a general admission concert by The Who in Cincinnati (1979)
Bob Marley is shot at his home, along with his manager and a member of The Wailers (1976)
DECEMBER 5
Litle Richard (1932)
J.J. Cale (1938)
John Cale (1940)
Jim Messina (1947)
The Beatles open the Apple Boutique (1968)
The Rolling Stones release "Beggars Banquet" (1968)
DECEMBER 6
Ira Gershwin (1896)
Dave Brubeck (1920)
Rick Bucker (The Jam) (1955)
Thomas Edison records the first words "Mary Had A Little Lamb" (1877)
The Rolling Stones concert at Altamont Speedway in California result in the death of a fan, beaten by a Hells Angel "protecting the band" (1969)
Gimme Shelter, the documentary of the Stones Altamont show, open in New York (1970)
DECEMBER 7
Harry Chapin (1942)
Tom Waits (1949)
The Beatles' "I Want To Hold Your Hand" enters the UK charts at Number One (1963)
Harry Chapin posthumously receives the Congressional Gold Medal for his effort to eliminate world hunger
DECEMBER 8
Sammy Davis Jr. (1925)
Jim Morrison (1943)
Gregg Allman (1947)
John Lennon murdered (1980)
Bob Dylan plays a benefit at Madison Square Garden for Ruben "Hurricane" Carter (1975)
Public Image Limited (Johnny (Lydon) Rotten's new band) premieres (1978)
"Dimebag" Darrell Abbott (Pantera) murdered on stage (2004)
DECEMBER 9
Dan Hicks (1941)
Rick Danko (The Band) (1943)
Joan Armatrading (1950)
Donny Osmond (1957)
Roy Orbison dies (1988)
DECEMBER 10
Chad Stuart (Chad And Jeremy) (1943)
Otis Redding and three members of the Bar-Kays die in a plane crash (1967)
The Sex Pistols release "Never Mind The Bollocks" (1977)
DECEMBER 11
Andy Partridge (XTC) (1953)
Big Mama Thornton (1920)
David Gates (1939)
Brenda Lee (1944)
Jermaine Jackson (1954)
Sam Cooke is shot to death (1964)
DECEMBER 12
Frank Sinatra (1917)
Connie Francis (1938)
Dionne Warwick (1941)
Richard Betts (Allman Brothers) (1943)
Jeff Lynne (ELO) (1947)
Paul Rodgers (Bad Company) (1949)
Neil Pert (Rush) (1952)
Sheila E. (1959)
Mick Taylor leaves the Rolling Stones (1974)
Ike Turner died (2007)
DECEMBER 13
Davey O'List (ex-Roxy Music) (1948)
Arlo Guthrie's "Alices Restaurant" is released (1969)
DECEMBER 14
Charlie Rich (1932)
Dinah Washington dies of a drug overdose (1963)
Yoko Ono asks for 10 minutes of silence worldwide in memory of John Lennon and the love he presented to the world (1980)
DECEMBER 15
Alan "Rock And Roll" Freed (1922)
Cindy Birdsong (The Supremes) (1939)
Dave Clark (Dave Clark Five) (1942)
Carmine Appice (1946)
Paul Simonon (The Clash) (1955)
Fats Waller dies from alcohol overdose (1943)
Glenn Miller dies in a plane crash (1944)
Thomas Edison files for the patent for the phonograph (1877)
DECEMBER 16
Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770)
Noel Coward (1899)
Benny Andersson (Abba) (1946)
DECEMBER 17
Arthur Fiedler (1894)
Eddie Kendricks (1939)
Paul Butterfield (1942)
DECEMBER 18
Chas Chandler (The Animals) (1938)
Keith Richards (1943)
DECEMBER 19
Phil Ochs (1940)
Alvin Lee (Ten Years After) (1944)
Zal Yanovsky (Lovin' Spoonful) (1944)
John McEuen (Dirt Band) (1945)
Ron Wood is named as new second guitarist for the Rolling Stones (1975)
DECEMBER 20
Peter Criss (Kiss) (1947)
Bobby Darin dies during heart surgery (1973)
Elvis Presley gets his Army induction notice (1957)
DECEMBER 21
Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) (1946)
Frank Zappa (1940)
DECEMBER 22
Robin Gibb (Bee Gees) (1949)
Maurice Gibb (Bee Gees) (1949)
Joe Strummer dies (The Clash) (2002)
DECEMBER 23
Tim Hardin (1940)
"Foxy Lady" by Jimi Hendrix is released (1967)
Rod Stewart donates all the money he makes from "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy" to UNICEF. The song becomes his biggest hit (1978)
DECEMBER 24
Cab Calloway (1907)
John Lennon's "Starting Over" goes gold (1980)
DECEMBER 25
Bob James (1939)
Noel Redding (Jimi Hendrix Experience) (1945)
Jimmy Buffett (1946)
Annie Lennox (1954)
W.C.Fields dies (1946)
Paul McCartney and Jane Asher announce their engagement (1967)
DECEMBER 26
Phil Spector (1939)
The Beatles movie "Magical Mystery Tour" film premieres on BBC-TV, in black and white (1967)
Concerts for Kampuchea is held in Hammersmith Odean, London, for the benefit of hungry children (1979)
DECEMBER 27
Marlene Dietrich (1901)
Mick Jones (Foreigner) (1947)
Hoagy Carmichael dies from a heart attack (1981)
DECEMBER 28
Roebuck "Pops" Staples (1915)
Edgar Winter (1947)
Alex Chilton (1950)
Dennis Wilson (Beach Boys) dies from drowning (1983)
DECEMBER 29
Ray Thomas (Moody Blues) (1942)
Tim Hardin dies from a drug overdose (1980)
DECEMBER 30
Bo Diddley (1928)
Del Shannon (1939)
Davy Jones (Monkees) (1946)
Emerson, Lake, and Palmer announce their official breakup (1979)
DECEMBER 31
Odetta (1930)
Andy Summers (Police) (1942)
Patti Smith (1946)
John Denver (1943)
Burton Cummings (Guess Who) (1947)
Donna Summer (1948)
Rick Nelson dies in a plane crash (1985)
The Beach Boys give their first show with that name (they were formerly Carl And The Passions) (1961)
Jimi Hendrix and the Band Of Gypsies (Buddy Miles and Billy Cox) premiere at the Fillmore East. The show is recorded and later released (1969)
The Band records Rock Of Ages, a double live LP. Bob Dylan joins for the encore but that doesn't make the album (1971)
First MTV New Years bash, with Bow Wow Wow, Karl DeVito, and David Johansen (1981)
Second MTV New Years bash has Duran Duran, Flock Of Seagulls, The Producers, and Jack Mack And The Heart Attack (1982)
Miami Steve Van Zandt marries Maureen Santoro in New York City. Little Richard performs the ceremony with Bruce Springsteen as best man. Little Milton and Gary US Bonds perform at the reception (1982)
