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Jim Eanes born 6 December 1923
Jim Eanes (December 6, 1923 – November 21, 1995) Though never considered a major star, Smilin' Jim Eanes was an influential figure in both bluegrass and country music for over five decades. He was born...
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Marv Jenkins born 8 November 1932
Marvin Lee "Marv" Jenkins (born December 8, 1932 - March 4, 2005) was an American singer, pianist and songwriter of rhythm & blues and soul jazz. Jenkins touch was heavy and swinging, funky...
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Irving Fazola born 10 December 1912
Irving Fazola (December 10, 1912 – March 20, 1949) was a great American jazz clarinetist particularly skilled at counterpoint and playing the blues.Fazola or Faz was born in New Orleans, Louisiana as...
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Tim Hauser born 12 November 1941
Timothy DuPron Hauser (December 12, 1941 – October 16, 2014) was a singer and founding member of the vocal group The Manhattan Transfer. He won ten Grammy Awards as a member of The Manhattan...
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André Claveau born 17 December 1911
André Claveau (17 December 1911 – 4 July 2003) was a popular actor and was ranked among his homeland's most popular singers during the 1940s to the 1960s. A true French crooner, Claveau recorded more...
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Fletcher Henderson born 18 December 1897
Fletcher Hamilton Henderson, Jr. (December 18, 1897 – December 28, 1952) was an American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer, important in the development of big band jazz and swing music. He...
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Lorie Mann born 21 December 1931
Lorie Mann (December 21, 1931 – 1998) was a British singer who although a lesser known artist, appeared extensively on radio and television during the early 60’s.Lorie was born Barbara Burke in...
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Ronnie Ball born 22 December 1927
Ronald "Ronnie" Ball (December 22, 1927 – October 1984) was a jazz pianist, composer and arranger, born in Birmingham, England. He was an underrated pianist whose deep talent deserved, to many jazz...
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La Lupe born 23 December 1939
Lupe Victoria Yolí Raymond (23 December 1936 – 29 February 1992), better known as La Lupe, was a Cuban singer of boleros, guarachas and Latin soul, known for her energetic, sometimes controversial...
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Ray Bryant born 24 December 1931
Raphael Homer "Ray" Bryant (December 24, 1931 – June 2, 2011) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger.Bryant was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on December 24, 1931. His mother was an...
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Merle Evans born 26 December 1891
Merle Slease Evans (December 26, 1891 – December 31, 1987) was a cornet player and circus band conductor who conducted the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus for fifty years. He was known as...
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Dardanelle Hadley born 27 December 1917
Dardanelle or Marcia Marie Hadley (December 27, 1917 - August 8, 1997), was an American jazz artist known for performing with Lionel Hampton. Over a career that lasted for more than a half-century, she...
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Michel Petrucciani born 28 December 1962
Michel Petrucciani (28 December 1962 – 6 January 1999) was a French jazz pianist. From birth he had osteogenesis imperfecta, a genetic disease that causes brittle bones and, in his case, short stature....
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Barbara Alston born 29 December 1943
Barbara Alston (29 December 1943 - 16 February 2018) was a founding member of the 1960s girl group the Crystals. She sang lead on the band’s first two hits, “There’s No Other Like My Baby” and...
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Stan Tracey born 30 December 1926
Stanley William Tracey CBE (30 December 1926 – 6 December 2013) was a British jazz pianist and composer, whose most important influences were Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk. Known as 'the Godfather...
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Johnnie Mae Matthews born 31 December 1922
Johnnie Mae Matthews (December 31, 1922 – January 6, 2002) was an American blues and R&B singer, songwriter, and record producer from Bessemer, Alabama. Known as the “Godmother of Detroit Soul” and...
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Susannah McCorkle born 1 January 1946
Susannah McCorkle (January 1, 1946 – May 19, 2001) was an American jazz and cabaret singer who performed in major clubs and concert halls throughout the world. She had 22 records releases with two of...
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Frank Marocco born 2 January 1931
Frank L. Marocco (January 2, 1931 – March 3, 2012) was an American piano-accordionist, arranger and composer. He was recognized as one of the most recorded accordionists in the world and can be heard...
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Al Belletto born 3 January 1928
Al Belletto (January 3, 1928 – December 26, 2014) was an American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist.Al Belletto was born in New Orleans on January 3, 1928 to Philip and Frances Franzella Belletto. His...
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Tito Rodriguez born 4 January 1911
Tito Rodríguez a.k.a. "El Inolvidable" (The Unforgettable) (January 4, 1923 - February 28, 1973) born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, was a popular 1950's singer and bandleader.Tito (born: Pablo Rodríguez...
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