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Born on December 17
1959
Birth
Albert King
Albert King, actor (BB King & Friends, Blues Alive) was born
1915
Birth
André Claveau
André Claveau, French singer (d. 2003) was born
1920
Birth
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Armin Mueller-Stahl, Tilsit East Prussia, actor (Kafka, Music Box) was born
1937
Birth
Art Neville
Art Neville, New Orleans LA, vocalist (Neville Brothers) was born
1894
Birth
Arthur Fiedler
Arthur Fiedler, Boston Mass, conductor (Boston Pops) was born
1838
Birth
Berthold Tours
Berthold Tours, composer was born
1938
Birth
Carlo Little
Carlo Little, English drummer (d. 2005) was born
1950
Birth
Carlton Barrett
Carlton Barrett, Jamaicans reggae drummer (Bob Marley & Wailers) was born
1840
Birth
Christian Frederik Emil Horneman
Christian Frederik Emil Horneman, composer was born
1943
Birth
Dave Dee
Dave Dee, rocker was born
1904
Birth
Dmitri B Kabalevsky
Dmitri B Kabalevsky, St Petersburg Russia, composer (In the Fire) [OS] was born
1749
Birth
Domenico Cimarosa
Domenico Cimarosa, Italian composer (Il Matrimonio Segreto) was born
1939
Birth
Eddie Kendricks
Eddie Kendricks, Alabama, rocker (Temptations-My Girl, Boogie Down) was born
1906
Birth
Fernando Lopez-Garcia
Fernando Lopez-Garcia, composer was born
1848
Birth
Frederick Grant Gleason
Frederick Grant Gleason, composer was born
1861
Birth
Fritz Volbach
Fritz Volbach, German musicologist/conductor/composer was born
1967
Birth
Gigi D'Agostino
Gigi D'Agostino, Italian DJ and musician was born
1964
Birth
Ginger
Ginger, English singer and guitarist (The Wildhearts) was born
1922
Birth
Hubert H A Beckers
Hubert H A Beckers, Curacaoan opera singer was born
1953
Birth
Ikue Ile Mori
Ikue Ile Mori, rocker was born
1863
Birth
Ion Vidu
Ion Vidu, composer was born
1939
Birth
James Booker
James Booker, New Orleans, R & B musician (Gonzo) was born
1948
Birth
Jim Alexander
Jim Alexander, rocker was born
1948
Birth
Jim Bonfanti
Jim Bonfanti, rocker (Raspberries-Go All the Way) was born
1770
Birth
Johann Friedrich Schubert
Johann Friedrich Schubert, composer was born
1638
Birth
Johann Ulrich Sultzberger
Johann Ulrich Sultzberger, composer was born
1864
Birth
John Felix August Korling
John Felix August Korling, composer was born
1917
Birth
Louis Salvador Palange
Louis Salvador Palange, composer was born
1900
Birth
Lucijan Marija Skerjanc
Lucijan Marija Skerjanc, Yugoslavia, composer/conductor was born
1930
Birth
Makoto Moroi
Makoto Moroi, composer was born
1953
Birth
Mark Gane
Mark Gane, Toronto Canada, rocker (M+M) was born
1952
Birth
Mickey Jones
Mickey Jones, Wash DC, rock bassist was born
1958
Birth
Mike Mills
Mike Mills, US pop bassist (REM-One I Love) was born
1994
Birth
Nat Wolff
Nat Wolff, American actor, and singer-songwriter was born
1978
Birth
Neil Sanderson
Neil Sanderson, Canadian drummer (Three Days Grace) was born
1869
Birth
Nikolay Ivanovich Kazanli
Nikolay Ivanovich Kazanli, composer was born
1942
Birth
Paul Butterfield
Paul Butterfield, Chicago, blues musician (Better Days) was born
1949
Birth
Paul Rodgers
Paul Rodgers, Engl, rocker (Bad Company-Feel Like Makin Love, Firm) was born
1903
Birth
Ray Noble
Ray Noble, English bandleader and actor (d. 1978) was born
1943
Birth
Ron Geesin
Ron Geesin, Scottish musician and composer was born
1979
Birth
Ryan Key
Ryan Key, American musician and songwriter (Yellowcard) was born
1961
Birth
Sarah Dallin
Sarah Dallin, rocker (Bananarama-Venus) was born
1910
Birth
Sy Oliver
Sy Oliver, American jazz arranger and bandleader (d. 1988) was born
1951
Birth
Wanda Hutchison
Wanda Hutchison, rocker was born
1908
Birth
William Brocklesby Wordsworth
William Brocklesby Wordsworth, composer was born
1943
Birth
William Brooks
William Brooks, composer was born
Died on December 17
1562
Death
Adrian Willaert
Adrian Willaert, Flemish singer/bandmaster/composer, dies at about 82
1926
Death
Alexandr Dmitriyevich Kastal'sky
Alexandr Dmitriyevich Kastal'sky, composer, dies at 70
1829
Death
Bernard Jumentier
Bernard Jumentier, composer, dies at 80
2010
Death
Captain Beefheart
Captain Beefheart, American musician (b. 1941)
2020
Death
Celina Pereira
Celina Pereira died
2024
Death
Colin Tilney
Colin Tilney died
1949
Death
David Stanley Smith
David Stanley Smith, composer, dies at 72
1978
Death
Don Ellis
Don Ellis, American jazz band leader (b. 1934)
1948
Death
Edgar Istel
Edgar Istel, composer, dies at 68
1972
Death
Erwin Dressel
Erwin Dressel, composer, dies at 63
1996
Death
Francesco Siciliani
Francesco Siciliani, opera administrator, dies at 85
2008
Death
Freddy Breck
Freddy Breck, German schlager singer, composer, record producer and news anchor (b. 1942)
1870
Death
Giuseppe Saverio Raffaele Mercadante
Giuseppe Saverio Raffaele Mercadante, composer, dies at 75
1999
Death
Grover Washington
Grover Washington, Jr., American saxophonist (b. 1943)
1966
Death
Gustaf Paulson
Gustaf Paulson, composer, dies at 68
1996
Death
Irving Caesar
Irving Caesar, songwriter, dies at 101
1811
Death
John Antes
John Antes, composer, dies at 71
1811
Death
Louis-Abet Deffroy de Reigny
Louis-Abet Deffroy de Reigny, composer, dies at 54
1975
Death
Noble Sissle
Noble Sissle, jazz musician, dies at 86
2023
Death
Otar Iosseliani
Otar Iosseliani died
1973
Death
Patrick Hadley
Patrick Hadley, composer, dies at 74
1930
Death
Peter Warlock
Peter Warlock, composer, dies at 36
1982
Death
Philipp Jarnach
Philipp Jarnach, composer, dies at 90
1999
Death
Rex Allen
Rex Allen, American actor, singer and songwriter (b. 1920)
1996
Death
Ruby Murray
Ruby Murray, singer, dies at 61
2020
Death
Stanley Cowell
Stanley Cowell died
1913
Death
Stefano Gobatti
Stefano Gobatti, composer, dies at 61
1965
Death
Tito [Raffaele A] Schipa
Tito [Raffaele A] Schipa, Italian tenor/composer (Rondine), dies at 76
2022
Death
Urmas Sisask
Urmas Sisask died
2021
Death
Vicente Feliú
Vicente Feliú died
1651
Death
Wolfgang Schonsleder
Wolfgang Schonsleder, composer, dies at 81
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