December Birthdays

December 1

Eric Bloom - Blue Oyster Cult - 1944
John Densmore - The Doors - 1944
Gilbert O'Sullivan - 1946
Jaco Pastorius - Weather Report - 1951

December 2

Tom McGuinness - Manfred Mann - 1941
Ted Bluechell - The Association - 1942
Michael McDonald - ex-Doobie Brothers - 1952
Rick Savage - Def Leppard - 1960

December 3

Ozzy Osbourne - Black Sabbath - 1948
Mickey Thomas - Jefferson Starship, Elvin Bishop Group - 1949
Nicky Stevens - Brotherhood of Man - 1951
Duane Roland - Molly Hatchet - 1952

December 4

Freddy Cannon - 1940
Bob Mosley - Moby Grape, Frantics - 1942
Chris Hillman - The Byrds, Flying Burrito Brothers, Souther Hillman Furay Band - 1944
Dennis Wilson - Beach Boys - 1944
Southside Johnny - Asbury Jukes - 1944
Gary Rossington - Lynyrd Skynyrd - 1951

December 5

Little Richard - 1932
J.J. Cale - 1938
Eduardo Delgado Serrato - ? and The Mysterians - 1945
Jim Messina - Loggins & Messina, Poco, Buffalo Springfield - 1947

December 6

Mike Smith - Dave Clark Five - 1943
Kim Simmonds - Savoy Brown - 1947
Miroslav Vitous - Weather Report - 1947
Randy Rhoads - Quiet Riot - 1952
Peter Buck - R.E.M. - 1956

December 7

Harry Chapin - 1942
Tom Waits - 1949

December 8

Bobby Elliot - The Hollies - 1942
Jim Morrison - The Doors - 1943
Mike Botts - Bread - 1944
Gregg Allman - Allman Brothers Band - 1947
Geoff Daking - Blues Magoos - 1947
Ray Shulman - Gentle Giant - 1949
Dan Hartman - Edgar Winter Group - 1950
Phil Collen - Def Leppard - 1957

December 9

Dan Hicks - Hot Licks - 1941
Rick Danko - The Band - 1942
Neil Innes - Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band - 1944
Randy Murray - Bachman Turner Overdrive - 1955

December 10

Chad Stewart - Chad & Jeremy - 1941
Ace Kefford - The Move - 1946
Jessica Cleaves - Friends of Distinction - 1948

December 11

David Gates - Bread - 1940

December 12

Terry Kirkman - The Association - 1941
Mike Heron - Incredible String Band - 1942
Dickey Betts - Allman Brothers Band - 1943
Clive Bunker - Jethro Tull - 1946
Ralph Scala - Blues Magoos - 1947

December 13

Robert Martinez - ? and The Mysterians -1945
"Skunk" Baxter - Doobie Brothers, Steely Dan - 1948
Ted Nugent - 1948
Tom Verlaine - Television - 1949
Davy O'List - Roxy Music, The Nice - 1950
Berton Averre - The Knack - 1952

December 14

Jackie McAuley - Them - 1946
Cliff Williams - AC/DC - 1949

December 15

Dave Clark - Dave Clark Five - 1942
Carmine Appice - ex-Vanilla Fudge - 1946

December 16

Tony Hicks - The Hollies - 1943
Billy Gibbons - ZZ Top- 1949

December 17

Carlo Little - first Rolling Stones drummer - 1938
Paul Butterfield - Butterfield Blues Band - 1942
Paul Rodgers - Free, Bad Company, Queen - 1949
Mike Mills - R.E.M. - 1958

December 18

Chas Chandler - The Animals, Jimi Hendrix Experience - 1938
Sam Andrew - Big Brother & the Holding Company - 1941
Keith Richards - Rolling Stones - 1943
Elliot Easton - The Cars/New Cars - 1953

December 19

Alvin Lee - Ten Years After - 1944
Zal Yanovky - The Lovin' Spoonful, Mugwumps - 1944
John McEuen - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - 1945

December 20

Bobby Colomby - Blood Sweat & Tears - 1944
Peter Criss - KISS - 1945
Alan Parsons - Alan Parsons Project - 1948

December 21

Frank Zappa - Mothers Of Invention - 1940
Albert Lee - Ten Years After - 1943
Carl Wilson - Beach Boys - 1946
Nick Gilder - Sweeney Todd - 1951

December 22

James Gurley - Big Brother & the Holding Company - 1939
Barry Jenkins - The Animals - 1944
Rick Nielsen - Cheap Trick - 1946

December 23

Jorma Kaukonen - Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna - 1940
Ron Bushy - Iron Butterfly - 1945
Luther Grosvenor - Mott the Hoople - 1946

December 24

Lemmy - Motorhead, Hawkwind - 1945
Jan Akkerman - Focus - 1946
Ian Burden - Human League - 1957

December 25

Trevor Lucas - Fairport Convention - 1943
Henry "The Sunflower" Vestine - Canned Heat, Mothers of Invention - 1944
Noel Redding - Jimi Hendrix Experience - 1945
Jimmy Buffett - 1946
Annie Lennox - Eurythmics = 1954

December 26

Phil Spector - 1940
Bob Carpenter - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - 1946
Paul Quinn - Saxon - 1951
Steve Witherington - Ace - 1953
Lars Ulrich - Metallica - 1963

December 27

Mike Pinder - Moody Blues - 1941
Peter Sinfield - King Crimson - 1943
Mick Jones - Foreigner - 1944
Larry Byrom - Steppenwolf - 1948
Terry Bozio - Captain Beefheart - 1950

December 28

Edgar Winter - Edgar Winter Group - 1946
Alex Chilton - Box Tops - 1950

December 29

Ray Thomas - Moody Blues- 1941
Rick Danko - The Band - 1942
Marianne Faithfull - 1946
Cozy Powell - Rainbow, Whitesnake, Black Sabbath - 1947
Charlie Spinosa - John Fred & His Playboy Band - 1948

December 30

Bo Diddley - 1928
Del Shannon - 1934
Felix Pappalardi - Mountain - 1939
Patti Smith - 1946
Jeff Lynne - Electric Light Orchestra, The Move, Traveling Wilburys - 1947

December 31

Andy Summers - The Police - 1942
Pete Quaife - The Kinks - 1943
Burton Cummings - The Guess Who - 1947
Tom Hamilton - Aerosmith - 1951
George Thorogood - The Destroyers - 1951