December 1984 in Music History

Events in Music

Music Single

Dec 3 "Do They Know It's Christmas" single written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure and sung by an all-star cast under the banner of Band Aid is released in the UK

Music History

Dec 4 6th ACE Cable Awards: "David Bowie: Serious Moonlight" by Anthony Eaton and HBO win

Music History

Dec 8 Ringo Starr hosts "Saturday Night Live"; Herbie Hancock is the musical guest

Dec 11 "Doug Henning & His World..." opens at Lunt-Fontanne NYC for 60 performances
Dec 19 33 unknown Bach keyboard works found in Yale library [1]

#1 in the Charts

Dec 22 Madonna's "Like a Virgin" single goes #1 for 6 weeks

Dec 29 Blues took 27 shots against Islanders in 1 period
Dec 31 Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen loses his arm in a car crash

Birthdays in Music

Dec 1 Yolandi Visser, South African rapper (Die Antwoord), born in Port Albert, South Africa
Dec 5 Lera Lynn, American singer-songwriter (True Detective), born in Houston, Texas
Dec 8 Sam Hunt, American country pop singer (Take Your Time), born in Cedartown, Georgia
Dec 15 Joshua Hayward, British rock guitarist (The Horrors), born in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England
Dec 20 David Tavaré, Spanish pop-eurodance singer ("Hot Summer Night (Oh La La La)"), born in Pollença, Spain
Dec 22 Basshunter [Jonas Erik Altberg], Swedish record producer and DJ (Now You're Gone), born in Halmstad, Sweden
Dec 24 Jehnny Beth [Camille Berthomier], French musician, singer-songwriter (John & Jehn; Savages; To Love Is to Live), born in Poitiers, France
Dec 25 Jessica Origliasso, Australian singer-songwriter and actress (The Veronicas), born in Albany Creek, Queensland, Australia
Dec 25 Lisa Origliasso, Australian singer-songwriter and actress (The Veronicas), born in Albany Creek, Queensland, Australia
Dec 27 Pleasure P. [Marcus Cooper], American R&B singer (Pretty Ricky), born in Miami, Florida
Dec 30 Andra Day [Cassandra Batie], American singer-songwriter ("Rise Up"), and actress (The United States vs. Billie Holiday), born in Edmonds, Washington
Dec 30 Dalia Stasevska, Ukrainian-Finnish conductor (Lahti Symphony, 2021-present), born in Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, USSR (now Ukraine)

Weddings in Music

Bette Midler

Dec 14 Singer and actress Bette Midler (39) weds Argentine actor-performance artist Martin Von Hasselberg (35) at Starlight Chapel in Las Vegas

Olivia Newton-John

Dec 15 Singer and actress Olivia Newton-John marries 1st husband actor Matt Lattanzi

Deaths in Music

Dec 8 Razzle [Nicholas Dingley], British drummer (Hanoi Rocks), dies at 24
Dec 15 Jan Peerce [Jacob Pincus Perelmuth], American tenor (NBC Symphony, 1938-55; NY Metropolitan Opera, 1941-67; "Bluebird of Happiness"), dies at 80
Dec 19 Michel Magne, French experimental music and film score composer (Gigot; Barbarella), and recording studio owner (Château d'Hérouville). takes his own life at 54
Dec 21 Judith Raskin, American soprano (Susanna-Le Nozze di Figaro), dies at 56
Dec 22 Viola Wells [Evans], American jazz, blues, and gospel singer, dies at 82
Dec 26 Gösta Jonsson, Swedish saxophonist, accordion player and band leader, dies at 69
Dec 29 Leo Robin, American songwriter ("Thanks For the Memory"; "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend"), dies of heart failure at 84