This Day in Music History

1896-12-06 - Arnold Foster

Arnold Foster, composer was born

1962-12-06 - Ben Watt

Ben Watt, rocker (Everything but the Girls-Sir Idlewood) was born

1955-12-06 - Bill Lloyd

Bill Lloyd, Bowling Green Ky, singer (Foster & Lloyd-Crazy Over You) was born

1928-12-06 - Bobby Van

Bobby Van, American singer (d. 1980) was born

1954-12-06 - Chris Stamey

Chris Stamey, rocker was born

1950-12-06 - Daniel Sahuleka

Daniel Sahuleka, Moluks/Dutch singer/guitarist (Viva la Libertad) was born

1920-12-06 - Dave Brubeck

Dave Brubeck, Concord CA, jazz pianist/composer (Gates of Justice), (d. 2012) was born

1961-12-06 - David Lovering

David Lovering, American drummer (Pixies) was born

1985-12-06 - Dulce MarÃa

Dulce MarÃa, Mexican actress and singer was born

1904-12-06 - Eve Denise Curie

Eve Denise Curie, French pianist/author/daughter of Madame Curie was born

1743-12-06 - Franz Nikolaus Novotny

Franz Nikolaus Novotny, composer was born

1967-12-06 - Hacken Lee

Hacken Lee, Hong Kong singer was born

1941-12-06 - Helen Cornelius

Helen Cornelius, Hannibal Mo, country singer (Nashville on the Road) was born

1846-12-06 - Henryk Jarecki

Henryk Jarecki, composer was born

1933-12-06 - Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki

Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki, composer was born

1916-12-06 - Hugo Peretti

Hugo Peretti, American songwriter and record producer (d. 1986) was born

1896-12-06 - Ira Gershwin

Ira Gershwin, lyricist ('S Wonderful, I Got Rhythm) was born

1927-12-06 - Jacques Bondon

Jacques Bondon, composer was born

1935-12-06 - Jean Lapointe

Jean Lapointe, Quebec comedian, singer and senator was born

1950-12-06 - Joe Hisaishi

Joe Hisaishi, Japanese composer was born

1768-12-06 - Johann Baptist Henneberg

Johann Baptist Henneberg, composer was born

1808-12-06 - Johann Christian Gebauer

Johann Christian Gebauer, composer was born

1642-12-06 - Johann Christoph Bach

Johann Christoph Bach, German composer (d. 1703) was born

1897-12-06 - John Axel Fernstrom

John Axel Fernstrom, composer was born

1941-12-06 - John Nelson

John Nelson, San Jose Costa Rica, conductor (Les Troyens of Berlioz) was born

1948-12-06 - Jonathan King

Jonathan King, London, singer (Everyone's Gone to the Moon) was born

1887-12-06 - Joseph Lamb

Joseph Lamb, composer was born

1995-12-06 - Joy Gruttmann

Joy Gruttmann, German singer was born

1949-12-06 - Linda Creed

Linda Creed, American songwriter (d. 1986) was born

1806-12-06 - Louis-Gilbert Duprez

Louis-Gilbert Duprez, composer was born

1948-12-06 - Marius Mueller-Westernhagen

Marius Mueller-Westernhagen, Duesseldorf Germany, rocker (Stinker) was born

1929-12-06 - Mark Kopytman

Mark Kopytman, composer was born

1943-12-06 - Mike Smith

Mike Smith, London England, rocker/pianist (Dave Clark 5-Glad All Over) was born

1872-12-06 - Mikulas Moyzes

Mikulas Moyzes, composer was born

1947-12-06 - Miroslav Vitous

Miroslav Vitous, rocker was born

1775-12-06 - Nicolas Isouard

Nicolas Isouard, composer was born

1929-12-06 - Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Nikolaus Harnoncourt, German conductor was born

1550-12-06 - Orazio Tiberio Vecchi

Orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer was born

1776-12-06 - Paul Friedrich Struck

Paul Friedrich Struck, composer was born

1956-12-06 - Peter Buck

Peter Buck, US pop guitarist (REM-Murmur) was born

1921-12-06 - Piero Piccioni

Piero Piccioni, Italian musician and composer (d. 2004) was born

1956-12-06 - Randy Rhoads

Randy Rhoads, rocker was born

1955-12-06 - Rick Buckler

Rick Buckler, [Paul Richard Buckler], rock drummer (Jam) was born

1940-12-06 - Steve Alaimo

Steve Alaimo, Rochester NY, rocker (Mashed Potatoes) was born

1955-12-06 - Tish Hinojosa

Tish Hinojosa, San Antonia Tx, country singer (Something in the Rain) was born

1939-12-06 - TomÃ©s Svoboda

TomÃ©s Svoboda, Paris France, Czech composer (Etude) was born

1970-12-06 - Ulf Ekberg

Ulf Ekberg, Swedish musician (Ace of Base) was born

1902-12-06 - Virgilio Mortari

Virgilio Mortari, composer was born

1931-12-06 - Zeki MÃ¼ren

Zeki MÃ¼ren, Turkish actor, singer, and composer (d. 1996) was born

1933-12-06 - Auguste Chapuis

Auguste Chapuis, composer, dies at 75

1716-12-06 - Benedictus Buns

Benedictus Buns, Dutch Carmelite and composer (b. 1642)

1988-12-06 - Bill Harris

Bill Harris, US guitarist (Clovers-Love Potion No 9), dies at 63

2005-12-06 - Danny Williams

Danny Williams, South African-born singer (b. 1942)

1997-12-06 - Eliot Daniel

Eliot Daniel, composer (I Love Lucy theme), dies at 89

1958-12-06 - Erwin Bodky

Erwin Bodky, composer, dies at 62

1903-12-06 - Frederick Grant Gleason

Frederick Grant Gleason, composer, dies at 54

1867-12-06 - Giovanni Pacini

Giovanni Pacini, composer, dies at 71

1991-12-06 - Headman Tshabalala

Headman Tshabalala, South Afr singer (Ladysmith Black Mambazo), dies

1966-12-06 - Hermann Heiss

Hermann Heiss, composer, dies at 68

1943-12-06 - Hermann Lohr

Hermann Lohr, composer, dies at 72

1971-12-06 - Hugo Godron

Hugo Godron, composer, dies at 71

1973-12-06 - Justus Hermann Wetzel

Justus Hermann Wetzel, composer, dies at 94

1920-12-06 - Karel Kovarovic

Karel Kovarovic, composer, dies at 57

1746-12-06 - Lady Grizel Baillie

Lady Grizel Baillie, Scottish songwriter (b. 1665)

1949-12-06 - Lead Belly

Lead Belly, [Huddie William Ledbetter], blues singer, dies at 64

1983-12-06 - Lucienne Boyer

Lucienne Boyer, French singer (b. 1903)

1946-12-06 - Maximilian Oseyevich Shteynberg

Maximilian Oseyevich Shteynberg, composer, dies at 63

1988-12-06 - Roy Orbison

Roy Orbison, singer (Pretty Woman), dies of massive heart attack at 52

1989-12-06 - Sammy Fain

Sammy Fain, composer, dies at 87

1865-12-06 - Sebastian de Iradier

Sebastian de Iradier, Spanish composer (Arreglito), dies at 56

1995-12-06 - [Schaff] Claire Polin

[Schaff] Claire Polin, composer, dies at 69

1939-12-06 - Cole Porter

Cole Porter's musical "Du Barry was a Lady" premieres in NYC

1846-12-06 - Hector Berlioz

Opera "La Damnation de Faust" is produced (Paris)

1995-12-06 - Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson collapses while rehearsing for an HBO special

1963-12-06 - The Beatles

Beatles begin a tradition of releasing a Christmas record for fans

1969-12-06 - The Rolling Stones

300,000 attend Altamont California, rock concert feature Rolling Stones