Musicians Born on December 17 - On This Day December 17 Calendar- 1734 Georg Peter Weimar, German cantor and composer, born in Stotternheim (d. 1800)
- 1749 Domenico Cimarosa, Italian composer (Il Matrimonio Segreto), born in Aversa, Italy (d. 1801)
- 1770 Johann Friedrich Schubert, German composer, born in Rudolstadt, Germany (d. 1811)
- 1838 Berthold Tours, Dutch-English composer, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1897)
- 1840 C. F. E. Horneman, Danish composer, born in Copenhagen (d. 1906)
- 1848 Frederick Grant Gleason, American composer, born in Middletown, Connecticut (d. 1903)
- 1861 Fritz Volbach, German conductor, musicologist and composer (Raffael), born in Wipperfürth, Germany (d. 1940)
- 1863 Ion Vidu, Romanian composer and conductor, born in Mânerău, Arad district, Hungarian Kingdom (now Romainia) (d. 1931)
- 1864 (John) Felix Körling, Swedish composer and conductor, born in Kristdala, Sweden (d. 1937)
- 1869 Nikolai Ivanovich Kazanli, Russian composer, born in Tiraspol, Russian Empire (now Moldova) (d. 1916)
- 1894 Arthur Fiedler, American conductor (Boston Pops), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1979)
- 1900 Lucijan Marija Škerjajanc, Slovene pianist, composer, conductor, and teacher, born in Graz, Austria (d. 1973)
- 1903 Ray Noble, English bandleader, comedian and actor (The Very Thought of You), born in Brighton, Sussex, England (d. 1978)
- 1906 Fernando Lopes-Graça, Portuguese composer (Rustic Suite), born in Tomar, Portugal (d. 1994)
- 1908 William Brocklesby Wordsworth, English composer, born in London, England (d. 1988)
- 1910 (Donnell) "Spade" Cooley, American Western swing fiddler, bandleader, and television personality ("Shame On You"), born in Grand Oklahoma (d. 1969)
- 1910 (Melvin) "Sy" Oliver, American jazz arranger, songwriter (Jimmie Lunceford; Tommy Dorsey - "Yes, Indeed!"), and bandleader, born in Battle Creek, Michigan (d. 1988) [1]
- 1915 André Claveau, French pop singer and actor (Dors, mon amour), born in Paris; (d. 2003)
- 1917 Louis Palange, American arranger, classical music and film score composer (Hollywood Panorama; King Dinosaur), and conductor, born in Oakland, California (d. 1979)
- 1924 Sándor Lakatos, Hungarian violinist, bandleader, and actor (mostly as a gypsy violinist), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1994)
- 1925 Rijk de Gooyer, Dutch actor, comedian and singer (Black Rider; Rififi in Amsterdam), born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 2011)
- 1930 Makoto Moroi, Jpansese composer (Yamauba; The Vision of Cain), born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 2013)
- 1936 Tommy Steele [Thomas Hicks], English pop singer, 1st British Rock and Roll star, born in London
- 1937 Art Neville, American funk and R&B singer, keyboard player, and songwriter (Neville Brothers; The Funky Meters), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2019)
- 1938 Carlo Little, English rock drummer (Screaming Lord Sutch & the Savages), born in Shepherd's Bush, London, England (d. 2005)
- 1939 Eddie Kendricks, American singer-songwriter (The Temptations - "The Way You Do the Things You Do"; "Just My Imagination"), born in Union Springs, Alabama (d. 1992)
- 1939 James Booker, American R&B musician (Gonzo), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- 1941 Dave Dee [Harman], British pop singer-songwriter, and guitarist (Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - "Bend It!"), born in Salisbury, England (d. 2009)
- 1942 Paul Butterfield, American blues singer and harmonica player (Paul Butterfield Blues Band; Better Days), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1987)
- 1943 Ron Geesin, Scottish musician and avant-garde, symphonic rock, and film score composer, born in Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland
- 1943 William Brooks, American composer, educator, and musicologist, born in the USA
- 1944 Giedrė Lukšaitė-Mrázková, Lithuanian–Czech harpsichord player, organist, and educator, born in Kaunas, Lithuania
- 1947 Jim Hodder, American drummer (Steely Dan, 1972-74), born in Bethpage, New York (d. 1990)
- 1948 James Alexander, American R&B bassist (The Bar-Kays - "Soul Finger"; "Shaft"), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- 1948 Jim Bonfanti, American drummer (Raspberries - "Go All the Way"), born in Windber, Pennsylvania
- 1949 Paul Rodgers, English-Canadian rock singer and musician (Bad Company - "Feel Like Makin' Love", "Rock and Roll Fantasy"; The Firm; + Queen), born in Middlesbrough, England
- 1950 Carlton "Carly" Barrett, Jamaican reggae drummer (The Upsetters; Bob Marley & Wailers), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 1987)
- 1951 Wanda Hutchinson, American pop-R&B singer (The Emotions - "So I Can Love You"; "Best Of My Love"), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1953 Ikue Mori, Japanese experimental drummer and composer, born in Tokyo
- 1953 Mark Gane, rocker (M+M), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1958 Mike Mills, American rock bassist (R.E.M. - "The One I Love"), born in Berkeley, California
- 1959 Bob Stinson, American rock guitarist (The Replacements - "Pleased To Meet Me"), born in Waconia, Minnesota (d. 1995)
- 1961 Sara Dallin, British musician (Bananarama), born in Bristol, England
- 1964 Ginger Wildheart [David Leslie Walls], British singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Wildhearts), born in Suth Shields, Tyne & Wear, England
- 1967 Gigi D'Agostino, Italian club DJ and musician ("Bla, Bla, Bla"; "L'Amour Toujours"), born in Turin, Italy
- 1970 DJ Homicide [Craig Bullock], American musician, rapper, DJ, and record producer (Sugar Ray), born in Pasadena, California
- 1974 Sam Loeffler, American rock drummer (Chevelle - "The Red"; "Jar"), born in Grayslake, Illinois
- 1978 Neil Sanderson, Canadian drummer (Three Days Grace), born in Peterborough, Ontario
- 1979 Ryan Key, American musician and songwriter (Yellowcard), born in Jacksonville, Florida
- 1981 40 Cal. [Calvin Alan Byrd], American rapper, born in Harlem, New York
- 1982 Onur Ozsu, Turkish music artist, born in Izmir
- 1992 Young Nudy [Quantavious Thomas], American rapper ("Peaches & Eggplants"), born in East Atlanta, Georgia
- 1994 Nat Wolff, American actor, and singer-songwriter (The Naked Brothers Band), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1998 Manu Ríos, Spanish actor and singer (Elite), born in Calzada de Calatrava, Spain
- 1999 Holly Humberstone, English singer-songwriter ("The Walls Are Way Too Thin"), born in Grantham, England
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