December 10, 1993 ~ Kim See-heyon, commonly known as K-pop singer, pianist Katie Kim, born in Bucheon, South Korea ~ First gained attention as winner of contest show K-Pop Star in 2015. Released her full-length debut album, Log, in 2019. Known for songs such as Remember featuring Ty Dolla $ign, Echo and Thinkin' About You
December 10, 1990 ~ R&B, hip-hop, pop singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, choreographer, model Teyana Taylor, full name Teyana Me Shay Jacqueli Taylor, born in New York, New York, USA ~ As a solo artist released several mixtapes starting in the late 2000s, leading to a full-length VII debut album in 2014. Best known for songs such as Maybe feat Yo Gotti and Pusha T, Morning featuring Kehlani, and Wake Up Love featuring her husband NBA basketball player and singer Iman. Taylor has also sung as featured vocalist on recordings by Trey Songz, Missy Elliott, and Kanye West, and co-written songs recorded by Usher, Chris Brown, Omarion
December 10, 1986 ~ Natlia Alexandra Gutierrez Batista, commonly known as singer, songwriter Natti Natasha, born in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic ~ Influenced by Bob Marley, Jerry Rivera, Lauryn Hill, Ivy Queen. Released a debut EP, All About Me, in 2012. A full-length debut album, Illuminati, followed in 2019. Has worked with Don Omar, Daddy Yankee, Ozuna, Becky G, Bad Bunny, RKM & Ken-Y, Thalia, Cosculluela, Anitta, Kany Garcia, the Jonas Brothers, Sebastián Yatra, Farukko, Yandel, Tony Dize, Lapiz Conciente, Justin Quiles, Lenny Tavarez, and others
December 10, 1985 ~ Singer Meghan Linsey born in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA ~ Formed Steel Magnolia with her boyfriend Joshua Scott Jones, winning the 2008 CMT talent show Can You Duet. The duo is best known for Keep On Lovin' You which reached the Billboard Country top 10 in 2009
December 10, 1984 ~ Alternative metal, progressive metal drummer Billy Rymer born in Long Island, New York, USA ~ Best known as drummer of the Dillinger Escape Plan from 2009 until the band's disbandement in 2017. Has also worked with NK, No Machine, Glassjaw and with thoughtcrimes
December 10, 1982 ~ Alternative rock, pop punk, post-hardcore singer, guitarist, bassist Nick Martin, full name Nicholas Anthony Martin, born in San Diego, California, USA ~ Best known as member of Sleeping With Sirens and Underminded. Notably worked with short-lived post-hardcore supergroups Isles & Glaciers and DRUGS. Has also worked with Cinematic Sunrise, Oceans Upon Men, Benjamin Flew Down, In Fear And Faith, Pierce The Veil
December 10, 1979 ~ Singer, conductor, actress [artist-tora-augestad], full name Tora Karen Elisabeth Augestad, born in Bergen, Norway ~ Acclaimed classical and opera mezzosoprano singer, venturing out into jazz, cabaret, musical theatre. Played the lead role in the musical Annie. Sang with the vocal ensemble Pitsj from 1999 through 2006. Lead singer of Music For A While since 2007. Recorded with the Oslo Philharmonic and sang with the Zurich Opera
December 10, 1975 ~ Bluegrass, progressive bluegrass, Americana singer, guitarist, banjoist, songwriter Gill Landry, full name Gilbert John Landry, born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA ~ Toured and recorded with string band the Old Crow Medicine Show. Co-founding member of the Kitchen Syncopators. Has also recorded as a solo artist, starting with The Ballad Of Lawless Soirez in 2007
December 10, 1973 ~ Actress, singer, model Gabriela Spanic, full name Gabriela Elena Spanic Utrera, born in Ortiz, Venezuela ~ Best known as an actress, appearing in several telenovelas. Reached international fame in 1998 portraying the dual role of twins Paola and Paulina in La Usurpadora, the series would air in over 100 countries. Has recorded a handful of albums, notably Gabriela Spanic Total released in 2004
December 10, 1972 ~ Daren Jay Ashba, commonly known as guitarist, producer, songwriter DJ Ashba, born in Monticello, Indiana, USA ~ Worked with Guns 'n Roses, Sixx AM, Bulletboys, Beautiful Creatures, Mötley Crüe, Drowning Pool, Marion Raven, Aimee Allen, Neil Diamond, Pyromantic, and others
December 10, 1967 ~ Bror Jan Alfredo Marcolin, commonly known as heavy metal, doom metal singer, drummer Messiah Marcolin, born in Helsingborg, Sweden ~ Known for his operatic voice and his signature “doom dance,” an exaggerated stomping motion. Lead singer of Candlemass, with whom he recorded about half a dozen albums since the mid-1980s. The band is acclaimed especially for their first two releases, Epicus Doomicus Metallicus and Nightfall. Has also worked with Mercy, Memento Mori, Therion (Theli), Destruction, and Amon Amarth
December 10, 1965 ~ Joseph Donald Mascis Jr, commonly known as alternative rock, noise rock, stoner rock, heavy metal singer, guitarist, drummer, songwriter J Mascis born in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA ~ Rose to fame as co-founding member, frontman, primary songwriter of alternative rock band Dinosaur Jr, influential in the 1990s alternative rock scene for his distinct guitar sound, Neil Young-like voice and extensive use of feedback and distortion. Has also recorded as a solo artist and with several side projects including Witch, Deep Wound, Sweet Apple, Heavy Blanket, and others
December 10, 1963 ~ Conductor Ian Page born ~ Best known as founder and artistic director of the Classical Opera with whom he has conducted numerous Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart operas, notably Mitridate Re Di Ponto, as well as works composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck and Georg Philipp Telemann
December 10, 1963 ~ Rock, rock & roll singer Mieke Stemerdink born in Doetinchem, the Netherlands ~ Lead singer of de Gigantjes, known best for their 1985 Yaki Taki Oowah single. Stemerdink has also worked with artists such as Frédérique Spigt, Manuela Kemp, Lois Lane-sisters Monique Klemann and Suzanne Klemann, and others
December 10, 1963 ~ Jazz bassist, composer Ole Amund Gjersvik born in Bergen, Norway ~ Worked with the Kaizers Orchestra, Ketil Bjørnstad, Ole Thomsen, Kåre Thomsen, Ole Paus, Jan Eggum, Herborg Kråkevik, Sissel Kyrkjebø, and others
December 10, 1963 ~ Indie rock bassist, guitarist, keyboardist, mandolinist, accordionist Tim Vesely born in Etobicoke, Canada ~ Founding member of Rheostatics, writing or co-writing some of the band's best-known including Claire and Bad Time To Be Poor. Also worked with the Violet Archers, Great Aunt Ida and with L'Étranger
December 10, 1961 ~ Virenia Gwendolyn Peeples, commonly known as R&B, dance singer, actress Nia Peeples, born in Hollywood, California, USA ~ Best known as an actress, starring in TV series such as Fame, Pretty Little Liars, The Young & The Restless and Walker Texas Ranger. As a singer known for High Time, I Know How To Make You Love Me and perhaps her best-known Trouble
December 10, 1959 ~ Hilary Shapiro, commonly known as actress, singer, percussionist Hilary Shepard, born in New York, New York, USA ~ Singer, percussionist in all-female band American Girls, sharing lead vocal duties with Brie Howard. The band recorded one album, recorded as a demo but released as the eponymous American Girls in 1986. Best known for the songs American Girls and Androgynous used in the soundtracks of respectively Out Of Bounds and Tough Guys. Shepard also acted in the latter as well as numerous other films and TV shows
December 10, 1959 ~ Heavy metal, hard rock guitarist, singer Wolf Hoffmann born in Mainz, West Germany ~ Guitarist and last remaining original member of heavy metal band Accept, one of the defining forces in metal in the 1980s and quintessential to the development of speed and thrash metal. Best known for the early 1980s albums Restless & Wild and Balls To The Wall, both generally regarded as two of the top heavy metal albums of the decade
December 10, 1957 ~ Producer, songwriter, keyboardist Paul Hardcastle, full name Paul Louis Hardcastle, born in London, UK ~ Best known for 19, a hit in 1985 which reached the top 20 in America and topped the charts in numerous countries including the UK and the Netherlands. Also known for a series of smooth jazz albums. Has worked with First Light, Carol Kenyon, Jaki Graham, Ryan Farish, and others
December 10, 1955 ~ Maria Guadalupe Araujo, commonly known as Latin pop, Latin rock, mariachi singer, songwriter Ana Gabriel, born in Mexico ~ Released over 20 albums, several of which topped the Billboard Latin pop albums charts. Best known for songs such Ay Amor, Es Demasiado Tarde and Quien Como Tu
December 10, 1955 ~ Goran Ivandic, commonly known as rock, progressive rock, hard rock, folk rock, pop rock drummer Ipe Ivandic, born in Vares, Yugoslavia ~ Member of Jutro which changed their name to Bijelo Dugme in 1974. Present on the band's two most successful albums, 1974's Kad Bi' Bio Bijelo Dugme and its follow-up Sta Bi Dao Si Na Mom Mjestu the next year, before being conscripted to serve in the Army. After his discharge rejoined the band in 1977 ~ Ivandic passed away in 1994
December 10, 1955 ~ Saxophonist, flutist Paul Speare, full name Paul George Speare born in Romford, UK ~ In-demand session and touring musician. Briefly a member of Dexys Midnight Runners in 1981 through 1982, including on the singles Plan B, Show Me, Celtic Soul Brothers and the band's biggest hit Come On Eileen. Would later found the horn section the TKO Horns with Dexys bandmates Jim Paterson and Brian Maurice, notably present on Elvis Costello's 1983 Punch The Clock album
December 10, 1954 ~ Jazz singer, pianist Diane Schuur born in Tacoma, Washington, USA ~ Discovered by drummer, bandleader Ed Shaughnessy at age 22. Some two dozens albums to her name. Artists who have guested on her albums include Barry Manilow, José Feliciano, Maynard Ferguson, Stan Getz, Vince Gill, Alison Krauss, BB King, and others
December 10, 1954 ~ Jazz bassist Edvard Askeland born in Bergen, Norway ~ Backed Dag Arnesen in various bands for most of the 1970s. Member of Cutting Edge in the 1980s. Has also worked with EIM, Søyr, Frode Thingnæs, Bassonova, Jan Eggum, Van Morrison, Wenche Myhre, Harald Heide-Steen Jr, Anne-Marie Kvien, Anne Frimstad Fjeld, Tor Endresen, Rune Larsen, and others
December 10, 1954 ~ Jeremy Allan Ryder, commonly known as guitarist, keyboardist, singer Jack Hues, born in Gillingham, UK ~ Fronted Wang Chung, known for songs such as Dance Hall Days, Everybody Have Fun Tonight and Let's Go
December 10, 1954 ~ Engineer Tom Coyne, full name Thomas J Coyne, born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA ~ Renowned engineer with a career spanning over five decades. With positions at Wayne Mastering Labs, The Hit Factory, and Sterling Sound, having purchased the latter by the late 1990s, Coyne has worked on albums by the Bee Gees, Uriah Heep, Otis Rush, Kool & the Gang, Michael Jackson (Thriller), Koko Taylor, Burning Spear, Sade (Diamond Life), Giorgio Moroder, Solomon Burke, Ellis Marsalis, Little Charlie & the Nightcats, Delbert McClinton, Boogie Down Productions, Kool Moe Dee, De La Soul, Brendan Croker (The Great Indoors), Aaliyah, Vanilla Ice, LL Cool J, Erykah Badu, A Tribe Called Quest, Britney Spears, the Backstreet Boys, Destiny's Child, the Roots (Phrenology), Amy Winehouse, Kelly Rowland, Beyoncé, P!nk, Joss Stone, Paloma Faith, Taylor Swift (Red), One Direction, Ariana Grande, and Adele ~ Coyne passed away in 2017
December 10, 1953 ~ Saxophonist, flutist Eugenio Colombo born in Rome, Italy ~ Worked with Mario Schiano, Giorgio Gaslini, Steve Lacy, Bruno Tommaso, Maurizio Giammarco, Giancarlo Schiaffini, Area, Silvana Licursi, Giorgio Ochipinti, the SIC Trio, Piero Milesi, and others
December 10, 1950 ~ Louis Maurice Johnson, commonly known as disco, R&B singer LJ Johnson, born ~ Best known for his 1977 single Things Will Work Out In The End, written by Ian Levine and Danny Leake
December 10, 1948 ~ Trombonist, conductor John Maines born in Warrington, UK ~ Associated with the Prescott Cables Band, the Men O'Brass, the Black Dyke Band, the National Youth Brass Band, the Versatile Brass Group, and others
December 10, 1947 ~ Twin brothers guitarist Chris Koerts and keyboardist Gerard Koerts born in Leiden, the Netherlands ~ Co-founding members and primary songwriters of pop rock outfit Earth & Fire, known for a string of 1970s hits. Songs such as Seasons, Ruby Is The One, Wild And Exciting, Invitation, Storm And Thunder, Memories, Maybe Tomorrow Maybe Tonight, Love And Life, Thanks For The Love, and Weekend would all reach top 10 in the band's native Netherlands ~ Chris passed away in 2022, Gerard passed away in 2019
December 10, 1946 ~ Christopher John Kefford, commonly known as guitarist, bassist, singer Ace Kefford, born in Moseley, UK ~ Core member of the Move which he co-founded with Trevor Burton in 1965. Present on the UK top 10 hits Night Of Fear, I Can Hear The Grass Grow, Flowers In The Rain and The Fire Brigade. Kefford left the band in 1968 after a period of heavy experimentation with LSD and extensive touring, including a package tour with Jimi Hendrix and Pink Floyd, eventually leading to a panic attack. After his departure Kefford teamed up with producer Tony Visconti recording a number of tracks including an Simon & Garfunkel-cover Save The Life Of My Child featuring future Led Zeppelin-guitarist Jimmy Page, but had a nervous breakdown and walked out before the project was finished, the tapes remaining unreleased until 2003
December 10, 1946 ~ Drummer, singer Walter Orange born ~ Member of the Commodores joining the band in 1972 as replacement for James Ingram. Present on most of the band's best known including the Billboard Hot 100 top hits Sweet Love, Just To Be Close To You, Easy, Brick House, Three Times A Lady, Sail On, Still, Lady You Bring Me Up, Nightshift, and others
December 10, 1945 ~ Singer, pianist, songwriter Marek Grechuta, full name Marek Michel Grechuta, born in Zamosc, Poland ~ Formed the cabaret group Anawa with Jan Kanty Pawluskiewicz, acclaimed for their 1967 Anawa album. Active as a solo artist since the early 1970s with about a dozen albums to his name ~ Grechuta passed away in 2006
December 10, 1942 ~ Producer Joseph Hoo Kim born in Kingston, Jamaica ~ Jamaican producer influenced by Bunny Lee. Co-founded Channel One Studios and several affiliated labels with his brother Ernest Kim. The studio's houseband the Revolutionaries included noted musicians drummer Sly Dunbar, bassist Robbie Shakespeare and saxophonist Tommy McCook. Produced for artists such as Black Uhuru, Horace Andy, Stranger & Gladdy (Don't Give Up The Fight), John Holt, Junior Byles, Alton Ellis (I Dig You), the Wailing Souls, Dillinger, Leroy Smart (Blackman), the Mighty Diamonds (The Right Time), Delroy Wilson, and others ~ Kim passed away in 2018
December 10, 1941 ~ David Stuart Chadwick, commonly known as guitarist, singer, songwriter Chad Stuart born in Durham, UK ~ Half of Chad & Jeremy, the other half being Jeremy Clyde, known for a string of early 1960s folk-infected pop hits including Yesterday's Gone, Willow Weep For Me, Before And After, and perhaps their best-known 1964's Summer Song ~ Chadwick passed away in 2020
December 10, 1941 ~ Jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, composer Franco Ambrosetti born in Lugano, Switzerland ~ Leader and sideman. Son of saxophonist Flavio Ambrosetti. Has worked with Kenny Clarke, Dexter Gordon, Phil Woods, Cannonball Adderley, Joe Henderson, Michael Brecker, Mike Stern, Hal Galper, Romano Mussolini, George Gruntz, Mina, Antonio Farao, Paul Heller, Enrico Intra, Quincy Jones, Dado Moroni, Miroslav Vitous, and others
December 10, 1941 ~ Jazz, classical, R&B, pop rock pianist Michael Lang, full name Michael Anthony Lang, born in Los Angeles, California, USA ~ Has worked on over an estimated 2,000 film scores, working with every major film composer including Lalo Schifrin, John Williams, Henry Mancini, and Hans Zimmer. In-demand studio musician, present on albums by Hal Blaine, Frank Zappa (Lumpy Gravy), Don Ellis, Sérgio Mendes, Harry Nilsson, Seals & Crofts (Summer Breeze), Dusty Springfield, Leonard Cohen, Milt Jackson, Barbra Streisand, Tom Waits (Heartattack And Vine), Neil Diamond, Lionel Richie, Natalie Cole, Vince Gill, Willie Nelson, Amy Grant, and Robbie Williams ~ Lang passed away in 2022
December 10, 1941 ~ Folk pop singer, guitarist, songwriter Peter Sarstedt, full name Peter Eardley Sarstedt, born in New Delhi, British India ~ Brother of Eden Kane and Clive Sarstedt, with whom he formed the Sarstedt Brothers. As a solo artist best known for his 1969 self-penned hit Where Do You Go To (My Lovely), a UK No.1 hit and a staple of radio till this day. Sarstedt would continue to record and perform well into the 2000s but was unable to reach the same level of chart succes ~ Sarstedt passed away in 2017
December 10, 1941 ~ Singer Ralph Tavares, full name Ralph Edward Vierra Tavares, born ~ Member of sibling R&B, disco outfit Tavares. The band is known for a string of 1970s hits including She's Gone, It Only Takes A Minute, Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel, Don't Take Away The Music and More Than A Woman, the latter notably featured on 1977 Saturday Night Fever soundtrack ~ Tavares passed away in 2021
December 10, 1939 ~ Jazz, rock saxophonist, flutist Pekka Pöyry, full name Pekka Juhani Pöyry, born in Helsinki, Finland` ~ Influenced by Charlie Parker. Leader and sideman. Worked with Eero Ojanen, Teppo Hauta-aho, Reino Laine, Pia Skaar, Tassavallan Presidentti, Wigwam, Heikki Sarmanto, and others ~ Pöyry passed away in 1980
December 10, 1937 ~ Jazz trombonist, keyboardist, arranger Don Sebesky born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA ~ Best known as in-house arranger since the early 1960s for a number of jazz labels including Verve, A&M Records, and CTI Records. Closely associated with producer Creed Taylor. Notable credits include arranging and conducting for Wes Montgomery (Bumpin'), Willie Bobo, Buddy Rich, Dionne Warwick (Promises Promises), Astrud Gilberto, Kenny Burrell, and George Benson (Shape Of Things To Come). As a leader best known for his 1973 Giant Box album. Over the course of his career Sebesky has composed several film scores, and arranged and conducted for hundreds of artists from jazz to pop, including Barbra Streisand, Tony Bennett, Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, Michael Bublé, Seal, and Prince ~ Sebesky passed away in 2023
December 10, 1936 ~ Jazz, soul, R&B drummer John Boudreaux, full name John Mortimer Boudreaux Jr, born in New Roads, Louisiana, USA ~ Influenced by Professor Longhair. Worked with Duke Burrell, Dr John, Charlie Fairlie, Barbara George, Clarence Frogman Henry, Al Hibbler, Big Joe Turner, Dinah Washington, Irma Thomas, Allen Toussaint, Harold Battiste, Alvin Tyler, Roy Montrell, Chuck Badie, Prince La La, Melvin Lastie, Tami Lynn, Sam Cooke, Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Billy Eckstine, Dexter Gordon, Richard Groove Holmes, Big Mama Thornton, and others ~ Boudreaux passed away in 2017
December 10, 1933 ~ Walter Stanley Scuffham, commonly known as pop balladeer, producer Don Charles, born in Kingston-upon-Hull, UK ~ As a singer best known for Walk With Me My Angel and Bring Your Love To Me. Also noted for his work with the Tornados, producing songs such as Space Walk and Goodbye Joe ~ Scuffham passed away in 2005
December 10, 1930 ~ Jazz trumpeter, violinist, singer Ray Nance, full name Ray Willis Nance, born in Chicago, Illinois, USA ~ Best known for his longtime association with Duke Ellington, hired in 1940 as replacement for Cootie Williams and remaining with the orchestra through 1963. Sang lead on recordings such as Jump For Joy, Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin' and Just Squeeze Me But Please Don't Tease Me. Has also worked with Earl Hines, Horace Henderson, Rosemary Clooney, Jaki Byard, Chico Hamilton, Johnny Hodges, Budd Johnson, Joya Sherrill, and recorded a number of albums as a leader ~ Nance passed away in 1976
December 10, 1928 ~ Chanson singer, songwriter Hélène Martin born in Paris, France ~ Started singing in cabarets in the 1950s. Known for setting poems by various renowned poets, notably René Char and Louis Aragon, to music. Well known songs include Chanson A Tuer Le Temps, Le Feu, Le Plaisir Dieu, Chanson Noire and Oh La Guitare ~ Martin passed away in 2021
December 10, 1927 ~ Jazz double bassist George Tucker, full name George Andrew Tucker, born in Palatka, Florida, USA ~ Sideman. Worked with Earl Bostic, John Coltrane, Jackie McLean, Eric Dolphy, Clifford Jordan, Horace Parlan, Booker Ervin, Jerome Richardson, Junior Mance, Melba Liston, Stanley Turrentine, Dexter Gordon, Shirley Scott, Dave Lambert, John Hendricks, Yolande Bavan, Coleman Hawkins, Jaki Byard, Kenny Burrell, Ted Curson, Lou Donaldson, Curtis Fuller, Bennie Green, Slide Hampton, John Handy, Etta Jones, Gildo Mahones, Pony Poindexter, Jimmy Witherspoon, and others ~ Tucker passed away in 1965
December 10, 1926 ~ Eddie Jones, commonly known as singer, guitarist Guitar Slim, born in Greenwood, Mississippi, USA ~ One of the first to experiment with distortion effects on the electric guitar. Cited as an influence by later guitarists including Buddy Guy, Albert Collins, Frank Zappa and Jimi Hendrix. Best known for The Things That I Used To Do, a million-seller in 1954 ~ Jones passed away in 1959
December 10, 1924 ~ John Kenneth Albers, commonly known as jazz, traditional pop, close harmony singer, trumpeter, hornist Ken Albers, born in Woodbury, New Jersey, USA ~ Best known as member of the Four Freshmen from 1956, replacing Ken Errair, hrough 1986. The band is said to have pivotal to the development of close harmony quartets, moving away from the barbershop style to include elements of jazz and in so a major influence on numerous artists. Cited by Brian Wilson as one of his major inspirations, the Beach Boys-song A Young Man Is Gone actually based on the Freshmen's 1960 recording Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring ~ Albers passed away in 2007
December 10, 1919 ~ Country songwriter Eddie Miller, full name Edward Monroe Miller, born in Camargo, Oklahoma, USA ~ Perhaps best remembered for co-writing and first recording Release Me (And Let Me Love Again) in 1950. At first the song would be unsuccessful, yet over time it would become a country classic recorded by over 250 artists including Ray Price, Kitty Wells, Patti Page, Dolly Parton, and Ernest Tubb. Other songs written by Miller include Patsy Cline's In Care Of The Blues, Wynn Stewart's Playboy, and Faron Young's Wonderful World Of Women ~ Miller passed away in 1977
December 10, 1914 ~ Mary Leta Dorothy Slaton, commonly known as actress, singer Dorothy Lamour, born in Los Angeles, California, USA ~ Best known as an actress, notably in the Road To…-series alongside Bob Hope and Bing Crosby starting with The Road To Singapore released in 1940. Active as a big band singer since the early 1930s, noted for introducing standards such as Moon Of Manakoora, I Remember You, It Could Happen To You and But Beautiful ~ Slaton passed away in 1996
December 10, 1913 ~ Pianist, composer, conductor Morton Gould born in Richmond Hill, Kentucky, USA ~ Child prodigy. Has composed Broadway musicals such as Billion Dollar Baby and The Arms And The Girl, for films such as Delightfully Dangerous and Windjammer, for TV series such as World War One, written ballet scores such as All River Legend and I'm Old Fashioned, conducted all of the major American orchestras and received a Pullitzer Award for Stringmusic, an orchestral composition for string commissioned by the National Symphony Orchestra ~ Gould passed away in 1996
December 10, 1912 ~ Jazz clarinetist Irving Fazola born in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA ~ Influenced by Leon Roppolo, Jimmie Noone, and others. Topped the 1940 and 1941 Down Beat polls for clarinettists, beating Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, and Edmond Hall. Worked with Louis Prima, Candy Candido, Sharkey Bonano, Armand Hug, Ellis Stratakos, Ben Pollack, Gus Arnheim, Glenn Miller (including on Doing The Jive), Bob Crosby, George Brunies, Tony Almerico, and others ~ Fazola passed away in 1949
December 10, 1906 ~ Songwriter, lyricist Harold Adamson, full name Harold Campbell Adamson, born in Greenville, New Jersey, USA ~ Popular songwriter of the 1930s and 1940s. Co-wrote songs such as Too Young To Go Steady (Nat King Cole, Patti Page, Connie Stevens), You're A Sweetheart (Tommy Dorsey, Alice Faye, Carroll Gibbons), Don't Believe Everything You Dream (the Ink Spots), Here Comes Heaven Again (Perry Como, Georgie Auld, the Platters), Little Things That Mean So Much (Teddy Wilson, Carmen McRae), A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening (Frank Sinatra, June Christy, Eddy Arnold), You're A Sweetheart (Hoagy Carmichael, Woody Herman, Harry James) ~ Adamson passed away in 1980
December 10, 1822 ~ Romantic composer, pianist, organist, teacher César Franck, full name César-Auguste Jean-Guillaume Hubert Franck, born in Liege, Kingdom of the Netherlands ~ Earned a reputation as a formidable improviser. Organist of the the Basilica Of St Clotilde, Paris, a position he held from 1858 until his death. Joined the the Paris Conservatoire as a professor, where his pupils included Ernest Chausson, Vincent d'Indy, Henri Duparc, Albert Renaud, and Louis Vierne. Prolific composer, and while many of his works were met with resistance, Franck is widely remembered for a number of works composed later in life including Symphony In D Minor, Sonata For Violin And Piano In A Major, Piano Quintet In F Minor, and the symphonic poem Le Chasseur Maudit ~ Franck passed away in 1890