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Frankie Crocker born 18 December 1937
Frankie "Hollywood" Crocker (December 18, 1937 – October 21, 2000) "the Chief Rocker" was one of the greatest personality D.J.'s who helped to break stereotypes throughout the radio broadcasting...
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Stevie Wright born 20 December 1947
Stephen Carlton Wright (20 December 1947 – 27 December 2015), better known as Stevie Wright (formerly billed as Little Stevie), was an English-born Australian musician and songwriter who has been...
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Frank Zappa born 21 December 1940
Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American composer, guitarist, singer, bandleader and producer. He was one of the most prolific musicians of his time, releasing over...
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Alvin Robinson born 22 December 1937
Alvin "Shine" Robinson (December 22, 1937 – January 25, 1989), sometimes credited as Al Robinson, was an American rhythm and blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter, based in New Orleans. His recording...
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Chase Webster born 23 December 1938
Chase Webster (born 23 December 1938) is a Country and rockabilly singer and songwriter of whom national chart prominence and recognition alluded him throughout his distinguished career in pop and...
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Chuck Wiley born 24 December 1937
Chuck Wiley (24 December 1937 – 2 December 2020) was a talented piano player and singer and until recently, one of the genuine mysteries of the original 1950's rock and roll scene. No photograph of him...
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Pete Rugolo born 26 December 1915
Pietro "Pete" Rugolo (December 25, 1915 – October 16, 2011) was an American jazz arranger and record producer. One of the most important American composers of the twentieth century who has registered...
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Bunk Johnson born 27 December 1889
Willie Gary "Bunk" Johnson (December 27, 1879? – July 7, 1949) was one of the most controversial, and divisive, musicians in jazz history. Even today, few are lukewarm on the subject of Bunk’s musical...
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Young Jessie born 28 December 1936
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Henri René born 29 December 1906
Henri René (December 29, 1906 – April 25, 1993), was an American musician who had an international career in the recording industry as a producer, composer, conductor and arranger. Born Harold Manfred...
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Dorothy Carless born 30 December 1916
Dorothy Carless (December 30, 1916 – October 18, 2012) was an accomplished British pianist and band singer of the 40's. Between 1940 and 1944 Dorothy recorded over fifty sides with Geraldo & His...
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Ross Barbour born 31 December 1928
Ross Edwin Barbour (December 31, 1928 – August 20, 2011) was an American baritone singer and one of the founder members of the vocal quartet The Four Freshmen. Ross BarbourRoss and brother Don Barbour...
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Charley Jordan born 1 January 1890
Charley Jordan (January 1, 1890 – November 15, 1954) was an American St. Louis blues singer, songwriter and guitarist, as well as a talent scout. He was known for a unique style that drew on his rural...
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Joan Merrill born 2 January 1918
Joan Merrill (January 2, 1918 – May 10, 1992) was an American singer and actress. Baltimore born Joan Merrill began her career in the 1930s on radio and later sang at nightclubs across the United...
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Robert John born 3 January 1946
Robert John (born January 3, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter with a terrific falsetto voice perhaps best known for his 1979 hit single, "Sad Eyes", which reached number 1 on the US Billboard Hot...
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Joe Marsala born 4 January 1907
Joseph Francis Marsala (January 4, 1907 – March 4, 1978) was an Italian-American jazz clarinetist and songwriter. His younger brother was trumpeter Marty Marsala and he was married to jazz harpist...
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Tabby Thomas born 5 January 1929
Ernest Joseph "Tabby" Thomas, (January 5, 1929 – January 1, 2014), also known as Rockin' Tabby Thomas, was an American blues musician. He sang and played the piano and guitar and specialized in swamp...
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Van McCoy born 6 January 1940
Van Allen Clinton McCoy (January 6, 1940 – July 6, 1979) was an American musician, record producer, arranger, songwriter, singer and orchestra conductor. He is known best for his 1975 internationally...
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Margaret Lewis born circa 1941
Margaret Lewis Warwick (circa1941 – March 29, 2019), known for much of her career as Margaret Lewis, was an American country music/rockabilly singer-songwriter and music entrepreneur. Born Margaret Ann...
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Tampa Red born 8 January 1903
Hudson Whittaker (January 8, 1903 – March 19, 1981), known as Tampa Red, was an American Chicago blues musician. He is best remembered as a blues guitarist who had a distinctive single-string slide...
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