DECEMBER
FIRST
1947: Alain Bashung, French singer, born in Paris. 1973:
Kate Rusby, British folk singer, born in Barnsley, England.
DECEMBER
SECOND
2008: Odetta, folk & blues singer, died of heart disease
at the age of 77.
DECEMBER THIRD
1911: Nino Rota, Italian composer, born in Milan.
DECEMBER FOURTH
1976: Reggae artist Bob Marley was shot at his Kingston,
Jamaica home, two days before he was scheduled to headline a concert
supporting Prime Minister Michael Monley.
DECEMBER FIFTH
1950: El Camarón de la Isla, Spanish flamenco singer,
born in San Fernando, a suburb of Cádiz. 2000: Tito
Puente, legendary bandleader and Latin percussionist, was honored
posthumously for his work with educational foundations with a 2000
Heroes Award by the New York Chapter of the Recording Academy. 2000:
The wife of Spanish flamenco singer El Camarón de la Isla,
Dolores "Chispa" Montoya, received on his behalf posthumously
the Golden Key Award of Song in Cádiz, Spain.
DECEMBER SEVENTH
1910: Edmundo Ros, London-based Latin bandleader, born in
Caracas. 1939: James Galway, Irish flutist, born in Belfast,
Northern Ireland. 1963: The Singing Nun (Sister Luc-Gabrielle)
from the Fichermont, Belgium, convent, reached the top of the US
singles charts with her folk hit "Dominique." 1998:
Worldly acclaimed Cuban-born trumpeter Arturo Sandoval was granted
United States citizenship after a six-year struggle.
DECEMBER EIGHTH
1967: Sinead O'Connor, Irish singer, born in Dublin. 1980:
British pop-star, John Lennon, was murdered outside his New York
apartment by a deranged fan. 1994: Antonio Carlos Jobim,
Brazilian guitarist, died at the age of 67 in New York, NY.
DECEMBER NINTH
1991: After a long legal battle, reggae king Bob Marley's
$11.5 million estate was awarded to his widow Rita and her children.
That same day, a daughter was born to Marley's son, Ziggy Marley,
who named her Justice in honor of the verdict.
DECEMBER TENTH
1977: Bob Marley's album "Jammin'" enters the UK
chart. 1994: At the request of the late Israeli Prime Minister,
Izhak Rabin, Israeli pop-singer Ofra Haza performed at the Nobel
Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo, Norway. The ceremony honored Itzak
Rabin and Yasser Arafat.
DECEMBER ELEVENTH
1916: Perez Prado, Latin bandleader, born in Matanzas, Cuba.
DECEMBER TWELFTH
1987: Clifton Chenier, cajun accordionist, died in Lafayette,
Louisiana at the age of 62.
DECEMBER THIRTEENTH
1903: Carlos Montoya, Spanish flamenco guitarist, born in
Madrid.
DECEMBER FOURTEENTH
1964: Luiba María Hevia, Cuban singer-songwriter,
born.
DECEMBER SEVENTEENTH
1994: Ini Kamoze, reggae singer from Kingston, Jamaica, hit
number one on the US pop charts with "Here Comes The Hot Stepper."
DECEMBER EIGHTEENTH
1959: Chaqueño Palavecino, Argentine singer-songwriter,
born. 1968: Alejandro Sanz (Alexander Sanchez Pizarro), Latin
pop singer, born in Madrid, Spain. 1999: Reggae singer Joe
Higgs, credited with fostering the career of Bob Marley, died in
Los Angeles, CA at age 59 after a long battle with cancer.
DECEMBER NINETEENTH
1915: Edith Piaf (Edith Giovanna Gassion), French singer,
born in Ménilmontant, Paris. 1940: Phil Ochs, American
folk singer, born in El Paso, Texas.
DECEMBER TWENTIETH
2000: Spanish singer Carlos Cano died of a heart attack in
Granada, Spain at age 54.
DECEMBER TWENTY-FIRST
1947: Paco de Lucía (Francisco Sanchez Gomez), flamenco
guitarist, born in Algeciras, Spain. 1997: Jerry Masucci,
the owner of Latin music record label Fania, died at the age of
62 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
DECEMBER TWENTY-SECOND
1958: José "El Canario" Alberto, Latin vocalist,
born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
DECEMBER TWENTY-THIRD
1918: Jose Greco, flamenco/dancer, born in Montorio nei Frentani,
Italy, of Spanish Italian parents. 1939: La Lupe (Guadalupe
Yoli), Cuban singer, born in Santiago. 1963: Soriba Kouyate,
kora player, born in Dakar, Senegal. 1967: Carla Bruni, singer/songwriter/supermodel,
born in Torino, Italy.
DECEMBER TWENTY-FIFTH
1939: Ustad Rais Khan, sitarist, born in Indore, India.
DECEMBER TWENTY-SIXTH
1936: Max Gonzalez, Latin singer, born in Regla, Cuba. 1914:
Valzinho (Norival Carlos Teixeira), Brazilian composer/musician,
born in Rio de Janeiro.
DECEMBER TWENTY-EIGHTH
1959: Ana Torroja, Latin singer, born in Madrid, Spain.
DECEMBER TWENTY-NINTH
1911: Antonio Arcaño, Cuban musician, born. 1966:
Danílo Perez, Latin jazz pianist, born in Panama. 1982:
A Jamaican postage stamp was issued featuring a picture of Bob Marley
who died the previous year.
DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST
1930: Odetta, folk & blues singer, born Odetta Homes
Felious Gordon in Birmingham, Alabama.
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