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December is here. 2024 has flown by and is almost over.
Much like the previous 11 months, this month is a busy month in music birthdays. Let’s get to it y’all.
- The legendary Lou Rawls was born 85 years ago on December 1
- The Doors‘ John Densmore celebrated his 80th birthday on December 1
- Jaco Pastorius, one of the greatest bassists ever was born 73 years ago on December 1
- Def Leppard bassist Rick Savage celebrated his 64th birthday on December 2
- Montell Jordan celebrates his 56th birthday today
- Ozzy Osbourne, the “Prince of Darkness” and “Godfather of Metal,” celebrated his 76th birthday on December 3
- One of the greatest and most successful emcees both commercially and critically to ever do it, Jay-Z celebrated his 55th — yes, 55th ya’ll! — birthday on December 4ow
- The pioneering rock legend Little Richard was born 92 years ago on December 5
- R.E.M co-founder and lead guitarist Peter Buck celebrated his 68th birthday on December 5
- The Doors‘ Jim Morrison was born 81 years ago on December 8
- The fearlessly uncompromising Sinead O’Connor was born 58 years ago on December 8
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs‘ Nick Zinner celebrated his 50th — that’s right y’all 50th! — birthday on December 8
- McCoy Tyner was born 86 years ago on December 11.
- The legendary Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton was born 98 years ago on December 12
- Motley Crüe‘s Nikki Sixx celebrated his 66th birthday on December 12
- Yasiin Bey, one of the greatest living emcees celebrated his 51st birthday on December 12
- The incomparable, elegant and absolutely legendary Ms. Dionne Warwick celebratesd her 84th birthday on December 12
- The Fixx’s frontman Cy Curnin celebrated his 67th birthday on December 12
- Sheila E celebrated her 67th birthday on December 12
- Grammy Award-winning multi-instrumentalist, arranger and producer Grover Washington, Jr. was born 81 years ago on December 12
- Telvision‘s Tom Verlaine, one of the most influential and important guitarists of the past 50 years was born on this day 75 years ago
- The Time’s Morris Day celebrated his 66th birthday on December 13.
- ZZ Top‘s frontman, guitarist and co-founder Billy Gibbons celebrated his 75th birthday on December 16
- R.E.M co-founder, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Mike Mills celebrates his 66th birthday on December 17
- The Rolling Stones‘ legendary guitarist Keith Richards celebrated his 81 birthday on December 18
- DMX, one of the most electric, captivating emcees to ever spit bars on a record was born 54 years ago on December 18
- Earth, Wind & Fire’s Maurice White was born 83 years ago on December 19
- The legendary Édith Piaf was born on 109 years ago on December 19
- The Black Crowes‘ and Chris Robinson Brotherhood (CRB)‘s Chris Robinsoncelebrated his 58th birthday on December 20
- The legendary Frank Zappa was born 84 years ago on December 21
- The Bee Gee‘s Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb were born 75 years ago on December 22
- Luther Campbell, a.k.a. Luke Skyywalker, a.k.a Uncle Luke, a.k.a. Luke, the mastermind behind the legendary and controversial The 2 Live Crew was born 64 years ago on December 22
- Pearl Jam‘s Eddie Vedder celebrated his 60th — yes, y’all., 60th! — birthday on December 23
- Motörhead founder, frontman — and overall badass — Lemmy Kilmister was born 79 years ago on December 24
- The legendary Cab Calloway was born 117 years ago today
Annie Lennox, arguably one of the greatest vocalists ever — and I mean across soul, pop, electro pop, New Wave or anything else, celebrates her 70th — yes, y’all 70th — birthday today.
And if you don’t believe me, listen to her duet with Aretha Franklin, “Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves,” and tell me otherwise.