December 1921 in Music History

Birthdays in Music

Dec 1 John Bunch, American jazz pianist (New York Swing Trio), born in Tipton, Indiana (d. 2010)
Dec 3 Phyllis Curtin, American soprano (NYC Opera, 1953-64), born in Clarksburg, West Virginia (d. 2016)
Dec 4 (Edna Mae) "Deanna" Durbin, Canadian actress and vocalist (Every Sunday; Three Smart Girls; 100 Men & a Girl), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba (d. 2013)
Dec 6 Piero Piccioni, Italian musician, conductor and composer, born in Turin, Piedmont, Italy (d. 2004)
Dec 7 Arne Dørumsgaard, Norwegian composer, born in Fredrikstad, Norway (d. 2006)
Dec 8 Terence Weil, British cellist (Melos Ensemble), born in London (d. 1995)
Dec 9 Terence Weil, British cellist (English Chamber Orchestra; Melos Ensemble), born in London (d. 1995)
Dec 18 Jaime León, Colombian pianist, composer, and conductor Filarmónica de Bogota, 1971-78), born in Cartagena de Indias, Columbia (d. 2015)
Dec 19 Ludvík Podéšť, Czech composer, born in Dubňany, Czechoslovakia (d. 1968)
Dec 21 Alicia Alonso, Cuban ballerina and founder of the National Ballet of Cuba, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 2019)
Dec 21 Joan Dickson, British cellist and teacher, born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1994)
Dec 22 Harold "Hawkshaw" Hawkins, American country singer (Ozark Jubilee; "Lonesome 7-7203"), born in Huntington, West Virginia (d. 1963)
Dec 22 Robert Frank Kurka, American composer ("The Good Soldier Schweik"), born in Cicero, Illinois (d. 1957)
Dec 24 Gerard Thomas Victory, Irish composer, born in Dublin, Republic of Ireland (d. 1995)

Dec 26 American comedian, composer, writer and TV host (Tonight Show, Steve Allen Show), born in NYC, New York

Dec 28 Eddy Doorenbos, Dutch jazz and pop vocalist, guitarist (De Millers), and painter, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 2013)
Dec 28 Johnny Otis [Ioannis Veliotes], American R&B musician, songwriter, producer and talent scout ("Willie and the Hand Jive"; "Cupid's Boogie"), known as "the godfather of rhythm and blues", born in Vallejo California (d. 2012)
Dec 30 Lillian McMurry (née Shedd), American blues producer, audio engineer, and record label owner (Trumpet Records - Sonny Boy Williamson II; Elmore James), born in Purvis, Mississippi (d. 1999) [1]

Dec 10 Viktor Jacobi, Hungarian operetta composer (Szibill), dies at 38
Dec 16 Camille Saint-Saëns, French composer (Samson et Dalila; Organ Symphony), dies of a heart attack at 86
Dec 25 Hans Huber, Swiss composer, dies at 69
Dec 25 Vladimir Korolenko, Russian writer (The Blind Musician), dies at 68