1943
Birth
Jim Morrison
Jim Morrison, American poet, singer (The Doors) (d. 1971) was born
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Born on December 8
1930
Birth
Alain Weber
Alain Weber, composer was born
1993
Birth
AnnaSophia Robb
AnnaSophia Robb, American actress and singer was born
1958
Birth
Bird McIntyre
Bird McIntyre, Thai pop singer, musician was born
1942
Birth
Bobby Elliot
Bobby Elliot, rock drummer (Hollies) was born
1890
Birth
Bohuslav Jan Martinu
Bohuslav Jan Martinu, Policka Czechoslovakia, composer (Hry o Marti) was born
1905
Birth
Charles Cushing
Charles Cushing, composer was born
1903
Birth
Cleo Brown
Cleo Brown, pianist was born
1973
Birth
Corey Taylor
Corey Taylor, American singer (Slipknot, Stone Sour) was born
1974
Birth
Cristian Castro
Cristian Castro, Mexican singer was born
1950
Birth
Dan Hartman
Dan Hartman, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, American musician (Edgar Winter Group) was born
1905
Birth
Ernst Hermann Meyer
Ernst Hermann Meyer, composer was born
1731
Birth
Frantisek Xaver Dusek
Frantisek Xaver Dusek, composer was born
1947
Birth
Geoff Daking
Geoff Daking, rocker was born
1946
Birth
Graham Knight
Graham Knight, rocker (Marmalade) was born
1947
Birth
Gregg Allman
Gregg Allman, Nashville, guitarist/vocalist (Allman Brothers Band) was born
1919
Birth
Hans-Dieter Hosalla
Hans-Dieter Hosalla, composer was born
1903
Birth
Irene Eisinger
Irene Eisinger, singer was born
1795
Birth
Jacques Francois Gallay
Jacques Francois Gallay, composer was born
1899
Birth
James "Pigmeat" Jarrett
James "Pigmeat" Jarrett, pianist was born
1964
Birth
James Blundell
James Blundell, Australian country singer was born
1925
Birth
James E "Jimmy" Smith
James E "Jimmy" Smith, US jazz/organist (Walk on the Wild Side) was born
1939
Birth
James Galway
James Galway, Belfast Ireland, flutist (18k gold flute, Royal Phil) was born
1951
Birth
Jan Eggum
Jan Eggum, Norwegian singer-songwriter was born
1922
Birth
Jean Ritchie
Jean Ritchie, rocker was born
1865
Birth
Jean Sibelius
Jean Sibelius, Tavastehus Finland, composer (Valse Triste, Finlandia) was born
1939
Birth
Jerry Butler
Jerry Butler, Sunflower Miss, rock vocalist (Never Give You Up) was born
1943
Birth
Jim Morrison
Jim Morrison, American poet, singer (The Doors) (d. 1971) was born
1789
Birth
John Fawcett
John Fawcett, composer was born
1946
Birth
John Rubinstein
John Rubinstein, Los Angeles California, actor/composer (Family, Boys from Brazil) was born
1986
Birth
Kate Voegele
Kate Voegele, American musician was born
1953
Birth
Kim Basinger
Kim Basinger, American actress was born
1897
Birth
Leslie Heward
Leslie Heward, composer was born
1811
Birth
Louis Alexander Balthasar Schindelmeisser
Louis Alexander Balthasar Schindelmeisser, composer was born
1882
Birth
Manuel Maria Ponce
Manuel Maria Ponce, Fresnillo Mexico, composer (Estrellita) was born
1962
Birth
Marty Friedman
Marty Friedman, American guitarist was born
1959
Birth
Marty Raybon
Marty Raybon, Sanford Fla, singer (Shenandoah-Sunday in the South) was born
1741
Birth
Maximilian JLP Gardel
Maximilian JLP Gardel, French dancer/choreographer (Menuet Reine) was born
1919
Birth
Moyssey Samuilovich Vaynberg
Moyssey Samuilovich Vaynberg, composer was born
1976
Birth
Naimee Coleman
Naimee Coleman, Irish singer and songwriter was born
1974
Birth
Nick Zinner
Nick Zinner, American guitarist (Yeah Yeah Yeahs) was born
1911
Birth
Nikos Gatsos
Nikos Gatsos, Greek poet and lyricist (d. 1992) was born
1877
Birth
Paul Emile Ladmirault
Paul Emile Ladmirault, composer was born
1959
Birth
Paul Rutherford
Paul Rutherford, vocalist (Frankie Goes to Hollywood-Relax) was born
1957
Birth
Phil Collen
Phil Collen, London UK, English heavy-metal guitarist (Def Leppard - Love Bites) was born
1744
Birth
Pierre Joseph Candielle
Pierre Joseph Candielle, composer was born
1949
Birth
Ray Shulman
Ray Shulman, rocker was born
1952
Birth
Richie Morales
Richie Morales, drummer (Spyro Gyra-Morning Dance) was born
1737
Birth
Robert Kimmerling
Robert Kimmerling, composer was born
1931
Birth
Rudolf Komorous
Rudolf Komorous, composer was born
1917
Birth
Rufo I Wever
Rufo I Wever, Aruban pianist/composer (Ca'i Organ) was born
1925
Birth
Sammy Davis Jr
Sammy Davis Jr, NYC, singer/dancer/actor (Ocean's 11, Candy Man) was born
1966
Birth
Sinéad O'Connor
Sinéad O'Connor, Irish musician was born
1921
Birth
Terence Weil
Terence Weil, cellist/teacher was born
1907
Birth
Tony Aubin
Tony Aubin, composer was born
1887
Birth
Vicente Emilio Sojo
Vicente Emilio Sojo, composer was born
1956
Birth
Warren Cuccurullo
Warren Cuccurullo, rock guitarist (Missing Persons) was born
1903
Birth
Zoltan Szekely
Zoltan Szekely, composer was born
Died on December 8
1994
Death
Antonio Carlos Jobim
Antonio Carlos Jobim, Brazil composer (Girl From Ipanema), dies at 67
1785
Death
Antonio Maria Mazzoni
Antonio Maria Mazzoni, composer, dies at 68
2021
Death
Barry Harris
Barry Harris died
1934
Death
Bernhard Seklas
Bernhard Seklas, composer, dies at 62
1991
Death
Buck Clayton
Buck Clayton, US jazz trumpeter/orchestra leader, dies
2004
Death
Dimebag Darrell
Dimebag Darrell, heavy metal guitarist in band Pantera is shot & killed while performing onstage in Columbus Ohio by crazed fan Nathan Gale
1923
Death
Dom Joseph Pothier
Dom Joseph Pothier, French Benedictine/musicologist, dies at 88
1956
Death
Edgar Leslie Bainton
Edgar Leslie Bainton, composer, dies at 76
1939
Death
Ernest Schelling
Ernest Schelling, composer, dies at 63
1924
Death
Franz X Scharwenka
Franz X Scharwenka, German pianist/composer (Mataswintha), dies at 74
1975
Death
Gary Thain
Gary Thain, New Zealand bassist (Uriah Heep) (b. 1948)
2025
Death
Gordon Goodwin
Gordon Goodwin died
2020
Death
Harold Budd
Harold Budd died
1900
Death
Henry Russell
Henry Russell, composer, dies at 87
1988
Death
Herbert "Tubo" Rhoad
Herbert "Tubo" Rhoad, US singer (Persuasions-Good news), dies at 44
1955
Death
Jacques Handschin
Jacques Handschin, Swiss musicologist, dies at 69
1967
Death
John Mills
John Mills, Sr., American singer (Mills Brothers) (b. 1889)
2009
Death
Luis Días
Luis Días, Dominican Composer (b. 1952).
2006
Death
Martha Tilton
Martha Tilton, American singer (b. 1915)
1982
Death
Marty Robbins
Marty Robbins, country singer, dies at 57
1990
Death
Pony Sherrell Metcalf
Pony Sherrell Metcalf, NY, singer, dies of heart attack
1984
Death
Razzle
Razzle, English Musician and drummer for Hanoi Rocks (b.1960)
2021
Death
Robert Shakespeare
Robert Shakespeare died
2003
Death
Rubén González
Rubén González, Cuban pianist (Buena Vista Social Club) (b. 1919)
1982
Death
Shakey
Shakey, [Walter Horton], rocker, dies at 72
2023
Death
Tony Tarantino
Tony Tarantino died
1969
Death
Vincenzo Davico
Vincenzo Davico, composer, dies at 80
1961
Death
William Beatton Moonie
William Beatton Moonie, composer, dies at 78
Releases & milestones on December 8
1930
Event
Cole Porter
Cole Porter's musical "NYCers" premieres in NYC
1849
Event
Giuseppe Verdi
Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Luisa Miller" premieres in Naples
1956
Event
Guy Mitchell
Guy Mitchell's "Singing the Blues," single goes #1 for 10 weeks
1914
Event
Irving Berlin
Irving Berlin's musical "Watch your Step" premieres in NYC
1997
Event
LeAnn Rimes
8th Billboard Music Awards: LeAnn Rimes & Spice Girls win
1813
Event
Ludwig V. Beethoven
Ludwig von Beethoven's 7th Symphony in A, premieres
2023
Event
Nicki Minaj
Nicki Minaj released the album 'Pink Friday 2'
2023
Event
Tate McRae
Tate McRae released the album 'Think Later'
1967
Event
The Beatles
Beatles' "Magical Mystery Tour" album is released in UK
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