December 1956 in Music History

Events in Music

Dec 1 "Candide" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 73 performances

Event of Interest

Dec 1 Musical comedy film "The Girl Can't Help It" starring Jayne Mansfield with cameos by rock 'n' roll stars Little Richard, Eddie Cochran, and Gene Vincent

Actress Jayne Mansfield — Actress
Jayne Mansfield

Singer-Songwriter and Rock 'n' Roll Pioneer Little Richard — Singer-Songwriter and Rock 'n' Roll Pioneer
Little Richard

Dec 6 "Happy Hunting" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 413 performances
Dec 8 Guy Mitchell's "Singing the Blues" single goes #1 for 10 weeks
Dec 16 "Fanny" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 888 performances
Dec 22 "New Faces of 1956" closes at Barrymore Theater NYC after 221 performances

Birthdays in Music

Dec 1 Stuart Kimball, rock guitarist (Face To Face)
Dec 1 Julee Cruise, American singer and actress
Dec 5 Krystian Zimerman, Polish pianist and conductor, born in Zabrze, Poland
Dec 6 Peter Buck, American rock guitarist (R.E.M. - Murmur), born in Berkeley, California
Dec 6 Randy Rhoads, American heavy metal guitarist (Quiet Riot), born in Santa Monica, California (d. 1982)
Dec 8 Warren Cuccurullo, rock guitarist (Missing Persons)
Dec 8 Pierre Pincemaille, French organist, composer, and pedagogue, born in Paris (d. 2018)
Dec 9 Sylvia, American country singer (Nobody), born in Kokoma, Indiana
Dec 13 Majida El Roumi, Lebanese singer, born in Kfarshima, Lebanon
Dec 20 Guy Babylon, American keyboard player (Elton John) and arranger, born in New Windsor, Maryland (d. 2009|)
Dec 21 Lee Roy Parnell, American country singer (Oughta be a Law), born in Abilene, Texas
Dec 23 Dave Murray, English heavy metal guitarist and songwriter (Iron Maiden), born in London, England
Dec 27 Karl Denson, American funk and jazz saxophonist, flutist and vocalist (Lenny Kravitz; Tiny Universe), born in Santa Ana, California
Dec 28 Kenneth Grant, American funk bassist andvocalist (Midnight Star - "No Parking On The Dance Floor"; "Operator")
Dec 28 Nigel Kennedy, British classical, jazz and Klezmer violinist, born in Brighton, England
Dec 30 Suzy Bogguss, American country singer ("Drive South"; "I Want To Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart"), born in Aledo, Illinois