Musicians Born in December 1942

Dec 7 Jonathan D. Kramer, American composer (Notta Sonata), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 2004)
Dec 8 (Frederick) "Toots" Hibbert, Jamaican singer-songwriter (The Maytals - "Pressure Drop"), born in May Pen, Jamaica (d. 2020)
Dec 8 Bobby Elliott, British rock drummer (The Hollies), born in Burnley, Lancashire
Dec 10 Beer Bossu [Berend Frederik Gertenbach], Dutch actor and vocalist (Pub Chantant), born in Amsterdam
Dec 14 Dick Wagner, American rock guitarist (the Frost), born in Oelwein, Iowa (d. 2014)
Dec 17 Paul Butterfield, American blues singer and harmonica player (Paul Butterfield Blues Band; Better Days), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1987)
Dec 19 Cornell Dupree, American jazz and R&B session guitarist (Atlantic Records - Aretha Franklin), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2011)
Dec 21 Carla Thomas, American soul and R&B singer ("Gee Whiz (Look at His Eyes)"; "Tramp"), born in Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 21 Reinhard Mey, German singer, born in Berlin, Germany
Dec 22 Dick Parry, English session and touring rock saxophonist (Pink Floyd - "Money"), born in Kentford, Suffolk
Dec 23 Friedrich Schenker, composer, born in Zeulenroda, Germany (d. 2013)
Dec 25 Barry Goldberg, American blues musician (The Rides), born in Chicago, Illinois
Dec 26 Earl Cate, American country singer and piano player (Cate Bros - Fire on the Tracks), born in Fayetteville, Arkansas
Dec 26 Ernie Cate, American country singer and guitarist (Cate Bros - Fire on the Tracks), born in Fayetteville, Arkansas
Dec 26 Rob de Nijs, Dutch pop singer (Put A Candle In Your Window), born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Dec 27 Mike Heron, Scottish folk-rock singer-songwriter (Incredible String Band, 1965-74, 1999-2006), born in Edinburgh, Scotland
Dec 28 Allan Schwartzberg, American pop, jazz, rock, and funk session and touring drummer (Mountain, James Brown, Gloria Gaynor, Peter Gabriel, Yoko Ono, Brecker Brothers), and bandleader (Geraldo Rivera's Goodnight America), born in New York City
Dec 30 Michael Nesmith, American rock guitarist (The Monkees), and singer-songwriter ("Different Drum"), born in Houston, Texas (d. 2021) [1]
Dec 30 Robert Quine, American rock guitarist (Lou Reed; Matthew Sweet; John Zorn), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 2004)
Dec 31 Andy Summers, English rock guitarist (Police - "Roxanne"), born in Blackpool, Lancashire