Arthur Schutt born 21 November 1902
Arthur Schutt (born Reading, Pennsylvania - November 21, 1902. Died San Francisco, California - January 28, 1965) was an American jazz pianist and arranger.An important pianist during the 1920s,...
View ArticleRoyal Torrence born 22 November 1933
Royal Torrence (22nd* November 1933, Durham, North Carolina - 29th September 2016, Washington) was an American 'soul' singer, with 'Little Royal and The Swingmasters'. He is often referred to as...
View ArticleFred Buscaglione born 23 November 1921
Ferdinando "Fred" Buscaglione (23 November 1921 – 3 February 1960) was an Italian singer and actor who became very popular in the late 1950s. His public persona – the character he played both in his...
View ArticleWild Bill Davis born 24 November 1918
Wild Bill Davis (November 24, 1918 – August 17, 1995) was the stage name of American jazz pianist, organist, and arranger William Strethen Davis. Davis was born in Glasgow, Missouri but the Davis...
View ArticleRobert Goulet born 26 November 1933
Robert Gerard Goulet (November 26, 1933 – October 30, 2007) was a Canadian American entertainer as a singer and actor. He rose to international stardom in 1960 as Lancelot in Lerner and Loewe’s hit...
View ArticlePeanuts Wilson born 29 November 1935
Born Johnny Ancil Wilson, 29 November 1935, Riversville, West Virginia Died September 1980.Peanuts Wilson, apparently so nicknamed because he was a small man (5 feet tall), was definitely no midget in...
View ArticleAllan Sherman born 30 November 1924
Allan Sherman (November 30, 1924 – November 20, 1973) was an American comedy writer and television producer who became famous as a song parodist in the early 1960s. His first album, My Son, the Folk...
View ArticleLou Rawls born 1 December 1933
Louis Allen "Lou" Rawls (December 1, 1933 – January 6, 2006) was an American soul, jazz, and blues singer. He was known for his smooth vocal style: Frank Sinatra once said that Rawls had "the classiest...
View ArticleWynton Kelly born 2 December 1931
Wynton Charles Kelly (December 2, 1931 – April 12, 1971) was a Jamaican American jazz pianist and composer. He is known for his lively, blues-based playing and as one of the finest accompanists in...
View ArticleConnee Boswell born 3 December 1907
Constance Foore "Connee" Boswell (December 3, 1907 - October 11, 1976) was an American female vocalist born in Kansas City, Missouri but raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. With her sisters, Martha and...
View ArticleDeanna Durbin born 4 December 1921
Edna Mae Durbin (December 4, 1921 – c. April 20, 2013), known professionally as Deanna Durbin, was a Canadian actress and singer, who appeared in musical films in the 1930s and 1940s. With the...
View ArticleHugo Peretti born 6 December 1916
Hugo E. Peretti (December 6, 1916 – May 1, 1986) was an American songwriter and record producer. Born in New York City, Peretti began his music career as a teenager, playing the trumpet in the Borscht...
View ArticleJohnny Gentle born 8 December 1936
John Askew (born 8 December 1936), known as Johnny Gentle, is a British pop singer best remembered for having briefly toured Scotland with the Silver Beetles – later known as the Beatles – as his...
View ArticleDorothy Lamour born 10 December 1914
Dorothy Lamour (December 10, 1914 – September 22, 1996) was an American motion picture actress. Fondly remembered for her beautiful, long brown hair and trademark sarong, Dorothy Lamour was an...
View ArticleRita Moreno born 11 December 1931
Rita Dolores Moreno (born Rosa Dolores Alverío, December 11, 1931) is a Puerto Rican-American actress, dancer and singer. Her career has spanned over 70 years; among her notable acting work are...
View ArticleJoe Williams born 12 December 1918
Joe Williams (December 12, 1918 – March 29, 1999) was an American jazz singer. Williams was born Joseph Goreed in Cordele, Georgia, the son of Willie Goreed and Anne Beatrice née Gilbert; when he was...
View ArticleWayne Bennett born 13 December 1931
Wayne Talmadge Bennett (13 December 1931, Sulpher, Oklahoma, USA, - 28 November 1992, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) was a prolific R&B / blues guitarist and vocalist. He worked with blues musicians...
View ArticlePatty Duke born 14 December 1946
Anna Marie "Patty" Duke (December 14, 1946 – March 29, 2016) was an American actress of stage, film, and television. Born Anna Marie Duke on 14 December 1946, she was one of three children and had a...
View ArticleJimmy Justice born 15 December 1939
James Anthony Bernard Little, known by his stage name Jimmy Justice (born 15 December 1939, Carshalton, Surrey, England), was an English pop singer. Jimmy Justice probably did not realise his full...
View ArticleArthur Fiedler born 17 December 1894
Arthur Fiedler (December 17, 1894 – July 10, 1979) was a long-time conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra, a symphony orchestra that specializes in popular and light classical music. Fiedler was born...
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