1967
Event
The Beatles
Beatles release "Christmas Time is Here Again"
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Born on December 15
1891
Birth
A. P. (Alvin) Carter
A. P. (Alvin) Carter, Virginia, American musician (Carter Family) was born
1803
Birth
August Freyer
August Freyer, composer was born
1821
Birth
Auguste Emmanuel Vaucorbeil
Auguste Emmanuel Vaucorbeil, composer was born
1946
Birth
Carmine Appice
Carmine Appice, NYC, musician (Have You Heard, Keep on Rolling) was born
1567
Birth
Christoph Demantius
Christoph Demantius, composer was born
1939
Birth
Cindy Birdsong
Cindy Birdsong, Camden NJ, rock vocalist (Labelle-Rainbow, Supremes) was born
1942
Birth
Dave Clark
Dave Clark, London England, rock drummer (Dave Clark 5-Glad All Over) was born
1892
Birth
David Guion
David Guion, composer was born
1960
Birth
Doug Phelps
Doug Phelps, Leachville Ar, singer (Ky Headhunters-Davy Crockett) was born
1822
Birth
Edward Stephen
Edward Stephen, composer was born
1932
Birth
Elaine Barkin
Elaine Barkin, composer was born
1857
Birth
Eugeniusz Pankiewicz
Eugeniusz Pankiewicz, composer was born
1905
Birth
Ferenc Farkas
Ferenc Farkas, composer was born
1898
Birth
Fernando Remacha
Fernando Remacha, composer was born
1830
Birth
Francesco D'Arcais
Francesco D'Arcais, composer was born
1823
Birth
Friedrich Gottlieb Schwencke
Friedrich Gottlieb Schwencke, composer was born
1875
Birth
Friedrich Niggli
Friedrich Niggli, composer was born
1946
Birth
Harry Ray
Harry Ray, Hackensack NJ, rock vocalist (Ray, Goodman, Brown) was born
1842
Birth
Henry Gadsby
Henry Gadsby, composer was born
1924
Birth
Ida Haendel
Ida Haendel, Polish violinist/author (Woman with Violin) was born
1932
Birth
Igor Stuhec
Igor Stuhec, composer was born
1812
Birth
Isidor Dannstrom
Isidor Dannstrom, composer was born
1928
Birth
Jerry Wallace
Jerry Wallace, American singer was born
1933
Birth
Jesse Belvin
Jesse Belvin, Texarkana Arkansas, rock vocalist (Mr Easy) was born
1910
Birth
John H. Hammond
John H. Hammond, NYC, American rock/jazz musician (I Can Tell, So Many Roads) was born
1892
Birth
Jose Maria Castro
Jose Maria Castro, composer was born
1984
Birth
Joshua Third
Joshua Third, British Guitarist in The Horrors. was born
1951
Birth
Ken Knox
Ken Knox, rock vocalist (Chairmen of the Board) was born
1904
Birth
Kermit Bloomgarden
Kermit Bloomgarden, producer (Diary of Anne Frank, Music Man) was born
1534
Birth
Lucas Osiander
Lucas Osiander, composer was born
1667
Birth
Ludwig Ernst
Ludwig Ernst, composer was born
1978
Birth
Mark Jansen
Mark Jansen, Dutch guitarist (Epica) was born
1657
Birth
Michel-Richard Delalande
Michel-Richard Delalande, composer was born
1981
Birth
Najoua Belyzel
Najoua Belyzel, French singer was born
1939
Birth
Nicolaus A Huber
Nicolaus A Huber, composer was born
1955
Birth
Paul Simonon
Paul Simonon, English pop bassist (Clash-Havana 3 AM) was born
1765
Birth
Philippe-Jacques Pfeffinger
Philippe-Jacques Pfeffinger, composer was born
1873
Birth
Pongrac Kacsoh
Pongrac Kacsoh, composer was born
1983
Birth
Ronnie Radke
Ronnie Radke, American singer (Escape the Fate) was born
1879
Birth
Rudolf von Laban
Rudolf von Laban, Czech/German choreographer (modern dance) was born
1574
Birth
Samuel Besler
Samuel Besler, composer was born
1980
Birth
Sergio Pizzorno
Sergio Pizzorno, English guitarist (Kasabian) was born
1957
Birth
Tim Reynolds
Tim Reynolds, Wiesbaden, Germany, guitarist (Dave Matthews Band) was born
1960
Birth
Walter Werzowa
Walter Werzowa, Austrian composer was born
Died on December 15
2024
Death
Ankaralı Turgut
Ankaralı Turgut died
2025
Death
Anna Rusticano
Anna Rusticano died
2023
Death
Anup Ghoshal
Anup Ghoshal died
1892
Death
Charles Balmer
Charles Balmer, composer, dies at 75
1901
Death
Elias Alvares Lobo
Elias Alvares Lobo, composer, dies at 67
1974
Death
Erich Walter Sternberg
Erich Walter Sternberg, composer, dies at 83
1822
Death
Ferenc Verseghy
Ferenc Verseghy, composer, dies at 65
2021
Death
Francisco Kröpfl
Francisco Kröpfl died
1909
Death
Francisco Tarrega y Eixea
Francisco Tarrega y Eixea, composer, dies at 57
1944
Death
Glenn Miller
Glenn Miller, US band leader/jazz composer, dies at 40
1946
Death
Gordon Frederic Norton
Gordon Frederic Norton, composer, dies at 77
1861
Death
Gualtiero Sanelli
Gualtiero Sanelli, composer, dies at 45
2023
Death
Guy Marchand
Guy Marchand died
1994
Death
Hans de Jong
Hans de Jong, musician/conductor (Amsterdams Vrouwenkoor), dies at 86
1994
Death
Harry Tobias
Harry Tobias, songwriter, dies at 99
1972
Death
Herbert Eimert
Herbert Eimert, German composer (Glockenspiel), dies at 75
1991
Death
Horatio Luro
Horatio Luro, US horse trainer (Northern Dancer), dies at 90
1995
Death
James Geoffrey Cutcliffe Hepburn
James Geoffrey Cutcliffe Hepburn, tap-dancer/socialist, dies at 88
2025
Death
Joe Ely
Joe Ely died
1816
Death
Joseph Franz Maximilian Lobkowitz
Joseph Franz Maximilian Lobkowitz, composer, dies at 44
1792
Death
Joseph Martin Kraus
Joseph Martin Kraus, composer, dies at 36
1953
Death
Kishio Hirao
Kishio Hirao, composer, dies at 46
1779
Death
Manuel Jeronimo Romero de Avila
Manuel Jeronimo Romero de Avila, composer, dies at 62
1975
Death
Mukhtar Ashrafi
Mukhtar Ashrafi, composer, dies at 63
2022
Death
Oqtay Radjabov
Oqtay Radjabov died
1973
Death
Orest Alexandrovich Evlahkov
Orest Alexandrovich Evlahkov, composer, dies at 61
1950
Death
Robert Muller-Hartmann
Robert Muller-Hartmann, composer, dies at 66
2001
Death
Rufus Thomas
Rufus Thomas, American musician (b. 1917)
1943
Death
Thomas W "Fats" Waller
Thomas W "Fats" Waller, jazz pianist (Hot Chocolate), dies at 39 in KC Missouri
2021
Death
Wanda Young
Wanda Young died
2024
Death
Zakir Hussain
Zakir Hussain died
Releases & milestones on December 15
1944
Event
Glenn Miller
Bandleader, Major Glenn Miller, lost over English Channel
1965
Event
John Taylor
D Heneker & J Taylor's musical "Charlie Girl," premieres in London
1993
Event
John Williams
John Williams final appearance as conductor of Boston Pops
2022
Event
Simon Franglen
Simon Franglen released the album 'Avatar: The Way of Water (soundtrack)'
1967
Event
The Beatles
Beatles release "Christmas Time is Here Again"
2023
Event
Therion
Therion released the album 'Leviathan III'
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