Birthdays in Music
- Dec 1 Lou Rawls, American vocalist (Dean Martin's Golddigers, Natural Man), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2006)
- Dec 1 Violetta Verdy, French ballerina and teacher, born in Pont-l'Abbé, Brittany (d. 2016)
- Dec 5 Bernard van Beurden, Dutch composer and music educator, born in Amsterdam (d. 2016)
- Dec 6 Henryk Górecki, Polish composer (Symphony No. 3 - Symphony of Sorrowful Songs), born in Czernica, Poland (d. 2010)
- Dec 12 Manu Dibango, Cameroonian musician (Soul Makossa), born in Douala, French Cameroon
- Dec 13 Lou Adler, American music executive, director, producer, and co-owner of the famous Roxy Theatre, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2017)
- Dec 14 Leo Wright, American saxophonist (I left my heart in San Francisco), born in Wichita Falls, Texas (d. 1991)
- Dec 15 Jesse Belvin, Texarkana Arkansas, rock vocalist (Mr Easy)
- Dec 21 Miklos Kocsar, Hungarian composer, born in Debrecen, Hungary
- Dec 29 Prez "Kidd" Kenneth, American blues singer/guitarist