Birthdays in Music
- Dec 1 John Densmore, LA, drummer (Doors-C'mon Light My Fire)
Bette Midler
Dec 1 Bette Midler, American actress and singer (Beaches, Wind Beneath my Wings), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
Bette Midler
- Dec 3 Laura Dean, Staten Island composer/choreographer (Drumming), born in NYC, New York
- Dec 7 Marion Rung, Finnish pop singer, born in Helsinki, Finland
- Dec 9 Michael Nouri, actor (Beacon Hill, Bay City Blues), born in Washington, D.C.
- Dec 10 Eric Boom, Dutch guitarist and producer
- Dec 12 Alan Ward, English rock musician, born in Nottingham, England
- Dec 12 Tony Williams, American jazz drummer (Miles Davis), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1997)
- Dec 19 John McEuen, rocker (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band)
- Dec 20 Peter Criss [George Peter John Criscuola], American drummer and singer (Kiss), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Dec 23 Georges Aperghis, Greek composer, born in Athens, Greece
- Dec 23 Ronald Bushy, American rock drummer (Iron Butterfly), born in Washington, D.C.
- Dec 24 Lemmy [Ian Fraser Kilmister], British heavy metal musician (Motörhead), born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire (d. 2015)
- Dec 24 John Till, Canadian musician, born in Stratford, Canada
- Dec 25 Noel Redding, rocker (The Jimi Hendrix Experience-Purple Haze)
- Dec 25 Steve Mancha, [Clyde Wilson], American singer/songwriter (Too Many Cooks)
- Dec 28 Dwight Bement, rocker (Gary Puckett & Union Gap - Young Girl)
Davy Jones
Dec 30 Davy Jones, English singer (The Monkees), born in Manchester, England (d. 2012)
Davy Jones
- Dec 30 Preston Andrew Trombly, composer
About December 1945
How Old? 73 years old
Generation: Traditionalist or Silent Generation
Leap Year: No
Chinese Zodiac: Rooster
Star Signs: Sagittarius (Nov 22 - Dec 21), Capricorn (Dec 22 - Jan 19)