December 1983 in Music History

Events in Music

Music History

Dec 3 Musical "Marilyn: An American Fable", loosely based on life of Marilyn Monroe, starring Alyson Reed and Scott Bakula, closes at Minskoff Theatre, NYC, after 17 performances

Dec 4 David Shire & Richard Maltby, Jr.'s musical "Baby" opens at Barrymore Theater, NYC; runs for 241 performances

Musical Finale

Dec 4 Garry Sherman and Peter Udell's musical "Amen Corner", based on James Baldwin's drama "The Amen Corner", closes at Nederlander Theatre after 28 performances

Music History

Dec 14 Peggy Lee's one-woman show "Peg" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater, NYC; runs for 5 performances

Dec 16 Spokesperson for The Who announces the group is disbanding
Dec 17 Peggy Lee's one-woman show "Peg" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater, NYC, after 5 performances
Dec 21 Musical "Tap Dance Kid" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 669 performances

Birthdays in Music

Dec 3 Sherri DuPree-Bemis, American pop-rock singer-songwriter (Eisley), born in Tyler, Texas
Dec 4 Chinx [Lionel Pickens], American rapper (Coke Boys), born in Queens, New York (d. 2015)
Dec 10 Katrin Siska, Estonian pop-rock singer (Vanilla Ninja), born in Tallinn, Estonia
Dec 11 Yoh Miyamori, Japanese musician (Orange Range), born in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
Dec 12 Katrina Elam, American country music singer, born in Bray, Oklahoma
Dec 13 Matt Deis, American bassist (All That Remains), born in Peterborough, New Hampshire
Dec 15 Brooke Fraser (Ligertwood), New Zealand singer-songwriter ("Something in the Water"), born in Wellington, New Zealand

Ronnie Radke (39 years old)

Dec 15 American punk-metal singer (Escape The Fate; Falling In Reverse), born in Las Vegas, Nevada

Dec 20 Adrián Varela, Mexican singer, born in Culiacán, Mexico
Dec 29 Jessica Andrews, American country music singer, born in Wynne, Arkansas

Weddings in Music

Keith Richards

Dec 18 Rolling Stone Keith Richards marries model Patti Hansen

Deaths in Music

Dec 2 Fifi D'Orsay [Yvonne Lussier] Canadian-American vaudeville and film actress and singer known as the "French Bombshell" (The Life Jimmy Dolan; Dixie Jamboree), dies from cancer at 79
Dec 6 Lucienne Boyer, French singer (Parlez-moi d'amour), dies at 82
Dec 11 Szymon Laks, Polish composer (head of prisoners orchestra at Auschwitz), dies at 82
Dec 15 Jimmy McLin, American jazz banjo player, and guitarist (James P. Johnson; Willie "The Lion" Smith; The Ink Spots), dies at 75
Dec 15 “Big Chief” Russell Moore, Pima-American jazz trombonist (Lionel Hampton; Louis Armstrong), and composer ("Wounded Knee Chant"), dies at 70
Dec 27 Walter Scott, American singer (Bob Kuban), murdered at 40
Dec 28 Dennis Wilson, American drummer and singer (Beach Boys), drowns at 39