December 1963 in Music History

Events in Music

Dec 18 "The Pink Panther" film premieres directed by Blake Edwards and starring Peter Sellers and David Niven with theme by Henry Mancini

Dec 26 "Double Dublin" opens at Little Theater NYC for 4 performances
Dec 26 The Beatles release "I Want To Hold Your Hand" and "I Saw Her Standing There" in the US
Dec 28 "Double Dublin" closes at Little Theater NYC after 4 performances
Dec 28 "Jennie" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 82 performances

Dec 28 Merle Haggard 1st appearance on country chart with "Sing a Sad Song"

Dec 3 Joe Lally, American musician (Fugazi)
Dec 7 Barbara Weathers, American vocalist (Atlantic Starr-Touch a 4 Leaf Clover), born in Greensboro, North Carolina
Dec 11 Jon Brion, American musician and record producer, born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey
Dec 12 Ai Orikasa, Japanese voice actress and singer, born in Tokyo
Dec 16 Jeff Carson, American singer
Dec 18 Pauline Ester, French singer
Dec 19 Jennifer Beals, actress (Flashdance, Bride), born in Chicago, Illinois
Dec 24 Mary Ramsey, American singer & violinist (10,000 Maniacs), born in Washington, D.C.
Dec 26 Lars Ulrich, Danish heavy metal drummer (Metallica-Kill 'em All), born in Gentoffe Municipality, Denmark
Dec 31 Scott Ian, American heavy metal guitarist (Anthrax-I'm the Man), born in Queens, New York

Dec 5 Karl Amadeus Hartmann, German composer, dies at 58
Dec 13 Stan Jones, American songwriter, composer and actor (Rio Grande, The Sheriff of Cochise), dies of cancer at 49
Dec 14 Dinah Washington, American singer (What a Difference a Day Makes), dies of sleeping pill overdose at 39
Dec 18 Winifried P I Zillig, German composer/conductor (Opfer), dies at 58
Dec 20 Paul Constantinescu, composer, dies at 54
Dec 28 Paul Hindemith, German composer (Composer's World), dies at 68