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Turk Murphy born 16 December 1915
Melvin Edward Alton "Turk" Murphy (December 16, 1915 in Palermo, California – May 30, 1987 in San Francisco, California) was a trombonist and bandleader who played traditional and Dixieland jazz.Turk...
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Sy Oliver born 17 December 1910
Melvin James "Sy" Oliver (December 17, 1910 – May 28, 1988) was one of America's great jazz composers and arrangers, trumpeter, singer and bandleader who had a significant impact on American popular...
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Professor Longhair born 19 December 1918
Henry Roeland "Roy" Byrd (December 19, 1918 – January 30, 1980), better known as Professor Longhair or "Fess" for short, was a New Orleans blues singer and pianist. He was active in two distinct...
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John Hardee born 20 December 1919
John Hardee (December 20, 1918 – May 18, 1984) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist whose time in jazz's major leagues was brief but memorable.Trummy Young (left), John Hardee, and guitarist Tiny...
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Cor Steyn born 22 December 1906
Cornelis Gerardus Hendricus Steijn (better known as Cor Steyn ) ( Leiden , 22 December 1906 - Hilversum , 17 November 1965 ) was a Dutch organist, composer and arranger, best known as an employee of...
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Buddy Harman born 23 December 1928
Murrey Mizell "Buddy" Harman, Jr. (December 23, 1928 – August 21, 2008) was one of Nashville's outstanding session drummers who has played his solid, driving beat on over 18,000 recording sessions...
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Dave Bartholomew born 24 December 1918
David Louis Bartholomew (born December 24, 1918) is an American musician, bandleader, composer, arranger and record producer, prominent in the music of New Orleans throughout the second half of the...
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Tony Martin born 25 December 1913
Alvin Morris (December 25, 1913 – July 27, 2012), known professionally as Tony Martin, was an American actor and popular singer.Tony Martin was born Alvin Morris Jr on Christmas Day 1913 in San...
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Bashful Brother Oswald born 26 December 1911
Beecher Ray Kirby (December 26, 1911–October 17, 2002), better known as Bashful Brother Oswald, was an American country musician who popularized the use of the resonator guitar and Dobro. He played...
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Anna Russell born 27 December 1911
Anna Russell (born Anna Claudia Russell-Brown; 27 December 1911 – 18 October 2006) was an English–Canadian singer and comedian. She gave many concerts in which she sang and played comic musical...
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Earl Hines born 28 December 1903
Earl Kenneth Hines, universally known as Earl "Fatha" Hines (December 28, 1903 – April 22, 1983), was an American jazz pianist and bandleader. He was one of the most influential figures in the...
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Jerry Summers born 29 December 1942
Jerry Summers (born Jerome David Gross) 29 December 1942 is a founder member and lead singer with the Dovells.The Dovells were a rock vocal group formed in Philadelphia, PA, in 1957, as The Brooktones...
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Frank Motley born 30 December 1923
Frank Motley, Jr. (December 30, 1923 – May 31, 1998) was an American R&B and jazz musician and bandleader who worked in Canada for much of his career. His main instrument was the trumpet, on which...
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Alvis Wayne born 31 December 1937
Alvis Wayne (December 31, 1937 – July 31, 2013) was an American rockabilly singer.Although he's not necessarily the most renowned rockabilly artist, Alvis Wayne was an early contributor to the scene....
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Esco Hankins born 1 January 1914
Esco Hankins (1 Jan 1914* – 18 Nov 1990) was an American Country and Gospel singer.Hankins is generally described as a Roy Acuff sound-alike. Whether it was intentional or not, the similarity is...
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Harold Bradley born 2 January 1926
Harold Bradley (born January 2, 1926), also known as Harold Ray Bradley, is an American country and pop guitarist and entrepreneur. He was part of the original "A Team" of Nashville...
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Danny Overbea born 3 January 1926
Daniel Dorsey "Danny" Overbea (January 3, 1926 – May 11, 1994) was an American rhythm and blues singer, guitarist and songwriter and was one of the earliest pioneers of rock ‘n’ roll. He was best known...
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Big Bill Lister born 5 January 1923
"Big Bill" Lister (January 5, 1923 – December 1, 2009) was an American honky-tonk country music singer. Born Weldon E. Lister, he was nicknamed "Radio's Tallest Singing Cowboy."Weldon E. "Big Bill"...
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Bruno Henriksen born 6 January 1910
Bruno Romanoff Alexander Henriksen (January 6, 1910 in Copenhagen - February 27, 1984 at Frederiksberg) was a Danish pianist, organizer and orchestra leader.Henriksen, son of actress Gerda Tarnow, is...
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Emilio Pericoli born 7 January 1928
Emilio Pericoli (Cesenatico, 7 January 1928 – Savignano sul Rubicone, 9 April 2013) was an Italian pop singer, guitarist and pianist, popular in the early 1960's.This sailor’s son was born in...
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