On This Day in Music: December 1

On December 1 in music history, 54 artists were born, 39 died and 7 other milestones happened, among them Michael Jackson (1982), Bette Midler (1945) and Billy Paul (1934).

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Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson releases his album "Thriller"

Bette Midler

Bette Midler, Honolulu, Hawaii,actress and singer (Beaches, Wind Beneath my Wings) was born

Billy Paul

Billy Paul, Phila, singer (Me & Mrs Jones) was born

Peter Gabriel

Peter Gabriel released the album 'i/o'

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Born on December 1

Agathe Grondahl

Agathe Grondahl, composer was born

Alain Bashung

Alain Bashung, French singer was born

Alfred Cellier

Alfred Cellier, composer was born

August Rockel

August Rockel, composer was born

Bernhard Christian Weber

Bernhard Christian Weber, composer was born

Bette Midler

Bette Midler, Honolulu, Hawaii,actress and singer (Beaches, Wind Beneath my Wings) was born

Billy Childish

Billy Childish, English painter, writer and musician was born

Billy Paul

Billy Paul, Phila, singer (Me & Mrs Jones) was born

Brad Delson

Brad Delson, American guitarist (Linkin Park) was born

Charles Philippe Lafont

Charles Philippe Lafont, composer was born

David Ludwig

David Ludwig, American composer was born

Dianne Lennon

Dianne Lennon, Los Angeles California, singer (Lennon Sisters) was born

Dismas Hatas

Dismas Hatas, composer was born

Dominicus Johner

Dominicus Johner, composer was born

Dorothy James

Dorothy James, composer was born

Eric Bloom

Eric Bloom, American rock vocalist/guitarist (Blue Öyster Cult) was born

Ernest Reyer

Ernest Reyer, composer was born

Francois Henri Joseph Castil-Blaze

Francois Henri Joseph Castil-Blaze, composer was born

Franz Xaver Richter

Franz Xaver Richter, composer was born

Georgios Kasassoglou

Georgios Kasassoglou, Greek musician (d. 1984) was born

Gilbert O'Sullivan

Gilbert O'Sullivan, Ireland, singer (Alone Again Naturally) was born

Giuseppe Sarti

Giuseppe Sarti, composer was born

Gordon Crosse

Gordon Crosse, Bury Lancashire England, composer (Grace of Todd) was born

Grant Beglarian

Grant Beglarian, composer was born

Guy de Lioncourt

Guy de Lioncourt, composer was born

Ida Carroll

Ida Carroll, musician was born

Ike Isaacs

Ike Isaacs, guitarist was born

Ilona Feher

Ilona Feher, Hungarian-Jewish violinist (d. 1988) was born

Jaco Pastorious

Jaco Pastorious, jazz bassist and composer (Weather Report) was born

Jaco Pastorius

Jaco Pastorius, US jazz guitarist (Weather Report-Word of Mouth) was born

Jaime Mendoza-Nava

Jaime Mendoza-Nava, composer was born

Jean Cartan

Jean Cartan, composer was born

Jim Nesbitt

Jim Nesbitt, singer (d. 2007) was born

Jimmy Lyons

Jimmy Lyons, American musician (d. 1986) was born

John Densmore

John Densmore, LA, drummer (Doors-C'mon Light My Fire) was born

Johnny Johnston

Johnny Johnston, St Louis Mo, singer (Make that Spare) was born

Jon Theodore

Jon Theodore, American musician was born

Joseph Gungl

Joseph Gungl, composer was born

Juan de Padilla

Juan de Padilla, composer was born

Julee Cruise

Julee Cruise, American singer and actress was born

Keith Thibodeaux

Keith Thibodeaux, American actor and drummer was born

Leon Biriotti

Leon Biriotti, composer was born

Lou Rawls

Lou Rawls, Chicago Illinois, vocalist (Dean Martin's Golddigers, Natural Man), (d. 2006) was born

Mat Kearney

Mat Kearney, American singer and songwriter was born

Matt Monro

Matt Monro, English singer (d. 1985) was born

Pavel Ivanovich Dulgorukov

Pavel Ivanovich Dulgorukov, composer was born

Peter Erasmus Lange-Muller

Peter Erasmus Lange-Muller, composer was born

Petko Staynov

Petko Staynov, composer was born

Pyotr Ivanovich Turchaninov

Pyotr Ivanovich Turchaninov, composer was born

Richard Pryor

Richard Pryor, Ill, comedian/actor (Lady Sings the Blues, Stir Crazy) was born

Romanos Hovakimi Melik'yan

Romanos Hovakimi Melik'yan, composer was born

Sandy Nelson

Sandy Nelson, Santa Monica, 50s rocker (Teen Beat, All Night Long) was born

Stuart Kimball

Stuart Kimball, rock guitarist (Face To Face) was born

Terence Beckles

Terence Beckles, pianist/teacher was born

Died on December 1

Alvin Ailey

Alvin Ailey, US choreographer (Blues Suite, Revelations), dies at 58

Alvin Lucier

Alvin Lucier died

Amadeo Vives

Amadeo Vives, composer, dies at 61

Anton Fischer

Anton Fischer, composer, dies at 30

Brigit Forsyth

Brigit Forsyth died

Christian Ludwig Boxberg

Christian Ludwig Boxberg, composer, dies at 59

Colin Burgess

Colin Burgess died

Cristobal de Isla Diego

Cristobal de Isla Diego, composer, dies at 65

Dario Moreno

Dario Moreno, Turkish-Jewish singer (b. 1921)

Dorothy James

Dorothy James, composer, dies on 81st birthday

Eduard Franck

Eduard Franck, composer, dies at 76

Ernest John Moeran

Ernest John Moeran, British composer, dies at 55

Felix Petyrek

Felix Petyrek, composer, dies at 59

Ferdinando Bertoni

Ferdinando Bertoni, composer, dies at 88

Fred Rose

Fred Rose, American songwriter and music publishing executive (b. 1897)

Galina Vishnevskaya

Galina Vishnevskaya, Russian soprano opera singer, dies at 85

Gustavo Adolfo Palma

Gustavo Adolfo Palma, Guatemalan singer (b. 1920)

Hans Heinrich XIV Hochberg

Hans Heinrich XIV Hochberg, composer, dies at 83

Harvey Bartlett Gaul

Harvey Bartlett Gaul, composer, dies at 64

Horace Heidt

Horace Heidt, orchestra leader (Swift Show Wagon), dies at 85

Ion Vasilescu

Ion Vasilescu, composer, dies at 57

Irving Gordon

Irving Gordon, songwriter, dies at 81

Jeremiah Clarke

Jeremiah Clarke, composer, dies

Johann Heinrich Buttstett

Johann Heinrich Buttstett, composer, dies at 61

John Sykes

John Sykes died

Justin Heinrich Knechtl

Justin Heinrich Knechtl, composer, dies at 65

Magic Sam

Magic Sam, American blues guitarist and singer (b. 1937)

Maurice Greene

Maurice Greene, composer, dies at 59

Max Fiedler

Max Fiedler, composer, dies at 79

Melchior Teschner

Melchior Teschner, composer, dies at 51

Mikel Laboa

Mikel Laboa, Basque singer and songwriter (b. 1934)

Nick Kenny

Nick Kenny, US columnist/songwriter (Nick Kenny Show), dies at 80

Pampi Laduche

Pampi Laduche died

Stephane Grappelli

Stephane Grappelli, French jazz violinist, dies at 89

Sylvia La Torre

Sylvia La Torre died

Thomas Weelkes

Thomas Weelkes, composer, dies at 47

Vicente Arregui Garay

Vicente Arregui Garay, composer, dies at 54

Vinci Vogue Anžlovar

Vinci Vogue Anžlovar died

[Irving] Lee Dorsey

[Irving] Lee Dorsey, [Kid Chocolate], US singer and boxer, dies at 59

Releases & milestones on December 1

Arca

Arca released the album 'KicK iii'

Benjamin Britten

Benjamin Britten's opera "Billy Budd" premieres in London

Burt Bacharach

Burt Bacharach/Hal David's musical premieres in NYC

Franz Liszt

Franz Liszt's (11 years old) debut as pianist in Vienna.

George Gershwin

George/Ira Gershwin's musical "Lady Be Good" premieres in NYC

Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson releases his album "Thriller"

Peter Gabriel

Peter Gabriel released the album 'i/o'

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