On This Day in Music: December 5

On December 5 in music history, 39 artists were born, 35 died and 4 other milestones happened, among them Little Richard [Wayne Penniman] (1932), The Beatles (1967) and The Rolling Stones (1968).

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Little Richard [Wayne Penniman]

Little Richard [Wayne Penniman], Macon, Georgia, American singer-songwriter (Tutti Frutti) was born

The Beatles

Beatles clothing store "Apple" on 94 Baker Street, London, opens

The Rolling Stones

Rolling Stones release "Beggar's Banquet" LP

Camarón de la Isla

Camarón de la Isla, Spanish flamenco singer (d. 1992) was born

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Born on December 5

Alexander Schmuller

Alexander Schmuller, Russian/Neth violinist/conductor was born

Andy Kim

Andy Kim, [Andrew Joachim], rocker was born

Arrigo Pedrollo

Arrigo Pedrollo, composer was born

Askell Snorrason

Askell Snorrason, composer was born

Bernard van Beurden

Bernard van Beurden, Dutch composer/music educator was born

Bobby Barth

Bobby Barth, rocker vocalist/guitarist (Axe) was born

Camarón de la Isla

Camarón de la Isla, Spanish flamenco singer (d. 1992) was born

Carl Donnell "Kansas" Fields

Carl Donnell "Kansas" Fields, drummer was born

Carlo Arrigoni

Carlo Arrigoni, composer was born

Evert Cornelis

Evert Cornelis, Dutch conductor/pianist was born

Evonne Hsu

Evonne Hsu, Taiwanese singer was born

Francesco Antonio Nicola Scarlotti

Francesco Antonio Nicola Scarlotti, composer was born

Francesco Xaverio Geminiani

Francesco Xaverio Geminiani, composer was born

Frederik van Rossum

Frederik van Rossum, composer was born

Gary Allan

Gary Allan, American country musician was born

Giuseppe de Majo

Giuseppe de Majo, composer was born

Grace Moore

Grace Moore, Slabtown, Tennessee, American soprano (One Night of Love) was born

Hanns Jelinek

Hanns Jelinek, composer was born

Henriette H Bosmans

Henriette H Bosmans, Dutch cellist/pianist/composer was born

Ibrahim Maalouf

Ibrahim Maalouf, Lebanese-born French trumpeter was born

Jack Russell

Jack Russell, rocker (Great White-Twice Shy) was born

Jim Messina

Jim Messina, rocker (Loggins & Messina-Your Mamma Don't Dance) was born

John Frederick Bridge

John Frederick Bridge, composer was born

John J Cale

John J Cale, Oklahoma City, rock guitarist (After Midnight), (d. 2013) was born

Johnny Rzeznik

Johnny Rzeznik, American singer, songwriter and guitarist (Goo Goo Dolls) was born

Jonathan Lewis

Jonathan Lewis, trombonist (Atlantic Star-Touch a 4 Leaf Clover) was born

Jose Carreras

Jose Carreras, Barcelona Spain opera tenor (I Lombardi, Three Tenors) was born

Joseph Friebert

Joseph Friebert, composer was born

Krystian Zimerman

Krystian Zimerman, Polish pianist was born

Les Nemes

Les Nemes, rock bassist (Haircut 100) was born

Little Richard [Wayne Penniman]

Little Richard [Wayne Penniman], Macon, Georgia, American singer-songwriter (Tutti Frutti) was born

Osvaldo Golijov

Osvaldo Golijov, Argentine-born composer was born

Patricia Kaas

Patricia Kaas, French pop singer (Mademoiselle Chant) was born

René Shuman

René Shuman, [Shumans], rockabilly-bandleader/singer was born

Sonny Boy Williamson

Sonny Boy Williamson, [Aleck Miller], blues player was born

Thomas Linnemann Laub

Thomas Linnemann Laub, composer was born

Vítězslav Novák

Vítězslav Novák, Czech composer (d. 1949) was born

Wayne Smith

Wayne Smith, Jamaican reggae musician was born

Władysław Szpilman

Władysław Szpilman, Polish pianist (d. 2000) was born

Died on December 5

"Fat" Larry James

"Fat" Larry James, US drummer (Fat Larry's Band-Zoom), dies at 38

Anca Parghel

Anca Parghel, Romanian jazz singer and composer (b. 1957)

Andrew Imbrie

Andrew Imbrie, American composer (b. 1921)

Camryn

Camryn died

Carmol Taylor

Carmol Taylor, country songwriter, dies at 53 of cancer

Christel Bodenstein

Christel Bodenstein died

Christina "Dina" Koudijs-van Appeldoorn

Christina "Dina" Koudijs-van Appeldoorn, pianist/composer, dies at 54

Christoph Forster

Christoph Forster, composer, dies at 52

Dave Brubeck

Dave Brubeck, American jazz pianist, dies from heart failure at 91

Denny Laine

Denny Laine died

Douglas Hopkins

Douglas Hopkins, guitarist (Gin Blossoms), dies of gun shot at 32

Frank Gehry

Frank Gehry died

Hamsou Garba

Hamsou Garba died

Hans Richter

Hans Richter, composer, dies at 73

Henry Stephen Cutler

Henry Stephen Cutler, composer, dies at 78

Jan Kubelik

Jan Kubelik, composer, dies at 60

Jim Stewart

Jim Stewart died

Johann Friedrich Fasch

Johann Friedrich Fasch, composer, dies at 70

Johann Peter Heuschkel

Johann Peter Heuschkel, composer, dies at 80

John Beckwith

John Beckwith died

John M Pritchard

John M Pritchard, British conductor, dies at 68

John Miles

John Miles died

Jorge Negrete

Jorge Negrete, Mexican singer and actor (b. 1911)

Jón Nordal

Jón Nordal died

Karl Amadeus Hartmann

Karl Amadeus Hartmann, composer, dies at 58

Karlheinz Stockhausen

Karlheinz Stockhausen, German composer (b. 1928)

Kenny Dorham [McKinley]

Kenny Dorham [McKinley], American jazz trumpeter, dies at 48

MJ Auguste Vestrius

MJ Auguste Vestrius, French ballet dancers, dies at 82

Peter Hall

Peter Hall, folklorist/musician, dies at 60

Robert Castel

Robert Castel died

Robert Kimmerling

Robert Kimmerling, composer, dies at 61

Sandro Giacobbe

Sandro Giacobbe died

Severo Bonini

Severo Bonini, composer, dies at 80

Wilf Carter

Wilf Carter, country singer, dies at 91

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composer, dies in Vienna Austria at 35

Releases & milestones on December 5

Hector Berlioz

Berlioz' opera "Les Troyens" premieres in Karlsruhe

Olivia Rodrigo

Olivia Rodrigo released the album 'Live from Glastonbury (A BBC Recording)'

The Beatles

Beatles clothing store "Apple" on 94 Baker Street, London, opens

The Rolling Stones

Rolling Stones release "Beggar's Banquet" LP

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