On This Day in Music: December 14

On December 14 in music history, 52 artists were born, 23 died and 1 other milestone happened, among them Dinah Washington (1963), Charlie "Silver Fox" Rich (1932) and Tori Kelly (1992).

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Dinah Washington

Dinah Washington, singer, dies of sleeping pill overdose at 39

Charlie "Silver Fox" Rich

Charlie "Silver Fox" Rich, Colt Ark, vocalist (Behind Closed Doors) was born

Tori Kelly

Tori Kelly, American singer was born

Sophie Monk

Sophie Monk, Australian actress, singer, and model was born

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Born on December 14

Abbe Lane

Abbe Lane, Bkln, aka Mrs Xavier Cugat/singer (Xavier Cugat Show) was born

Anna Maria Jopek

Anna Maria Jopek, Polish singer was born

Anthony Way

Anthony Way, English singer and actor was born

Beth Orton

Beth Orton, English singer-songwriter was born

Boyan Georgiev Ikonomov

Boyan Georgiev Ikonomov, composer was born

C[arl] J[eff] Snare

C[arl] J[eff] Snare, Wash DC, vocalist (Firehouse-Love of a Lifetime) was born

Capel Bond

Capel Bond, composer was born

Charlie "Silver Fox" Rich

Charlie "Silver Fox" Rich, Colt Ark, vocalist (Behind Closed Doors) was born

Christopher Parkening

Christopher Parkening, Los Angeles California, guitarist (transcribed sacred music) was born

Clark Terry

Clark Terry, American trumpeter was born

Clay Warnick

Clay Warnick, Tacoma Wash, choral director (Jimmie Rodgers Show) was born

Cliff Williams

Cliff Williams, Sydney Australia, rock bassist (AC/DC-Highway to Hell) was born

Dan Dailey

Dan Dailey, New York City, New York, American dancer and actor (Gov Drinkwater-Governor & JJ) was born

Dobri Khristov

Dobri Khristov, composer was born

Eric Anderson

Eric Anderson, American musical theatre actor was born

Franco Iglesia

Franco Iglesia, Cuba, spanish singer was born

Frank Allen

Frank Allen, rock vocalist (Searchers-Needles & Pins) was born

Frankie J

Frankie J, American singer was born

Frederick Douglass Hall

Frederick Douglass Hall, composer was born

Helmut Bornefeld

Helmut Bornefeld, composer was born

Ib Anderson

Ib Anderson, Copenhagen, ballet dancer was born

Jackie McCauley

Jackie McCauley, North Ireland, rock pianist (Them Coleraine) was born

Jan Dijksma

Jan Dijksma, Dutch bassist (Weekend at Waikiki) was born

Joaquin Zamacois Soler

Joaquin Zamacois Soler, composer was born

Johann Antonin Kozeluch

Johann Antonin Kozeluch, composer was born

Johann Christoph Kienlen

Johann Christoph Kienlen, composer was born

Joyce Vincent Wilson

Joyce Vincent Wilson, Detroit Mich, singer (Tony Orlando & Dawn) was born

Justin Furstenfeld

Justin Furstenfeld, American rock singer was born

Leo N Wright

Leo N Wright, US saxophonist (I left my heart in SF) was born

Lieven Duvosel

Lieven Duvosel, Flemish music writer/composer (Leiecyclys) was born

Manolis Kalomiris

Manolis Kalomiris, Greek opera composer was born

Maria Agata Szymanowska

Maria Agata Szymanowska, composer was born

Mariano Rodriguiz de Ledesma

Mariano Rodriguiz de Ledesma, composer was born

Marie-Alphonse-Nicolas-Joseph Jongen

Marie-Alphonse-Nicolas-Joseph Jongen, composer was born

Marion Morgan

Marion Morgan, singer (Stop the Music) was born

Mike Scott

Mike Scott, Scottish rocker (Blues Inc, Waterboys-Rainbow Warrior) was born

Radu Sârbu

Radu Sârbu, Moldovan singer (O-Zone) was born

Ren Yagami

Ren Yagami, Japanese actor and singer was born

René Eespere

René Eespere, Soviet-born Estonian composer was born

Richard Batka

Richard Batka, composer was born

Ron Nelson

Ron Nelson, composer was born

Rosalyn Tureck

Rosalyn Tureck, Chicago Illinois, pianist (Bach & Rock) was born

Sophie Monk

Sophie Monk, Australian actress, singer, and model was born

Spider Tracy

Spider Tracy, English rock vocalist (The Pogues) was born

Spike Jones

Spike Jones, Long Beach California, composer (In a Secluded Rendesvous) was born

Sydney Lipton

Sydney Lipton, bandleader/violin was born

Tamara Danz

Tamara Danz, singer was born

Tata Young

Tata Young, Thai-American singer was born

Tia Texada

Tia Texada, American actress and singer was born

Tim Skold

Tim Skold, Swedish/American musician was born

Tori Kelly

Tori Kelly, American singer was born

Vanessa Hudgens

Vanessa Hudgens, American singer and actress was born

Died on December 14

Antoni Wincenty Rutkowski

Antoni Wincenty Rutkowski, composer, dies at 27

Carl Carlton

Carl Carlton died

Carl Phillip Emanuel Bach

Carl Phillip Emanuel Bach, German composer, dies at 74

Conradin Kreutzer

Conradin Kreutzer, composer, dies at 69

Constantino Gaito

Constantino Gaito, composer, dies at 67

Dinah Washington

Dinah Washington, singer, dies of sleeping pill overdose at 39

Don Anthony

Don Anthony, bandleader/songwriter, dies at 85

Giovanni Sgambati

Giovanni Sgambati, composer, dies at 73

Giuseppi Gallignani

Giuseppi Gallignani, composer, dies at 72

Han Peekel

Han Peekel died

Heinrich August Marschner

Heinrich August Marschner, composer, dies at 66

Hermann Sandby

Hermann Sandby, composer, dies at 84

Johann Philipp Fortsch

Johann Philipp Fortsch, composer, dies at 80

Kurt Winter

Kurt Winter, Canadian musician (The Guess Who) (b. 1946)

Luigi Marchesi

Luigi Marchesi, composer, dies at 74

Marie FM Emmanuel

Marie FM Emmanuel, French composer/musicologist (Salamine), dies at 76

Mary Ann McCall

Mary Ann McCall, singer, dies at 75

Myrna Loy

Myrna Loy, [Williams], US actress (Jazz Singer), dies at 88

Phil Chen

Phil Chen died

Piotr Machalica

Piotr Machalica died

Reginald Owen Morris

Reginald Owen Morris, composer, dies at 62

Sonny Rhodes

Sonny Rhodes died

Yitzhak Edel

Yitzhak Edel, composer, dies at 77

Releases & milestones on December 14

Giacomo Puccini

Giacomo Puccini's opera "Il Trittico" premieres in NYC

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