This Day in Music History
December 5

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What happened in history on this day: December 5?

On December 5 in ...

Births on December 5

  • 1901 - Birth of Grace Moore; US soprano ("One Night to Live").
  • 1932 - Birth of Little Richard [Wayne Penniman] in Macon, Georgia, USA; rocker ("Tutti Frutti", "Lucille").
  • 1938 - Birth of [John] J J Cale in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; rock guitarist ("After Midnight").
  • 1946 - Birth of José Carreras in Barcelona, Spain; opera tenor (I Lombardi, Three Tenors).
  • 1947 - Birth of Jim Messina; rocker (Loggins and Messina - "Your Mamma Don't Dance").
  • 1952 - Birth of Bobby Barth; rocker vocalist/guitarist (Axe).
  • 1953 - Birth of Jonathan Lewis; trombonist (Atlantic Star - "Touch a Four Leaf Clover").
  • 1960 - Birth of Jack Russell; rocker (Great White - "Twice Shy").
  • 1960 - Birth of Les Nemes; rock bassist (Haircut 100).
  • 1966 - Birth of Patricia Kaas; French pop singer (Mademoiselle Chant).

Deaths on December 5

  • 1987 - Death of "Fat" Larry James at age 38; US drummer (Fat Larry's Band - "Zoom").
  • 1993 - Douglas Hopkins, American guitarist and songwriter (Gin Blossoms), dies of gun shot at age 32 (born 1961).

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