- Dec 1 Richard Keith [Thibodeaux], American actor (I Love Lucy - "Little Ricky"), and drummer, born in Lafayette, Louisiana
- Dec 2 Merrill Ashley [Linda Merrill], American ballerina (NYC Ballet, 1967-97), and dance teacher, born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
- Dec 5 Camarón de la Isla [José Monge Cruz], Spanish flamenco singer, born in San Fernando, Cádiz, Spain (d. 1992)
- Dec 5 Osvaldo Golijov, Argentine composer (Oceana), born in La Plata, Argentina
- Dec 6 Daniël Sahuleka, Moluks-Dutch singer and guitarist (Viva la Libertad), born in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia
- Dec 6 Joe Hisaishi, Japanese composer and music director, born in Nakano, Nagano, Japan
- Dec 8 Dan Hartman, American musician, singer-songwriter, and producer (Edgar Winter Group - "Free Ride; solo- "I Can Dream About You"; James Brown -"Living In America"), born in West Hanover, Pennsylvania (d. 1994)
- Dec 8 Jimmy Farrar, American rock vocalist (Molly Hatchet), born in LaGrange, Georgia
- Dec 8 Wah-Wah Watson [Melvin Ragin], American session soul & funk guitarist (Motown's Funk Brothers; Temptations - "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone"; Pointer Sisters; Herbie Hancock), born in Richmond, Virgina (d. 2018)
- Dec 9 Joan Armatrading, Kittian-British singer-songwriter ("Love and Affection"; "Down to Zero"), born in Basseterre, Saint Christopher and Nevis (now St. Kitts and Nevis)
- Dec 10 Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin, Irish pianist, composer and educator (University of Limerick), born in Clonmel, Ireland (d. 2018)
- Dec 12 Richard Galliano, French jazz, tango, and classical accordionist, born in Cannes, France
- Dec 13 Don Dixon, American musician, songwriter and record producer (R.E.M.; Smithereeens; Marti Jones; Hootie & The Blowfish; Marshall Crenshaw), born in Lancaster, South Carolina
- Dec 15 Stjepko Gut, Serbian jazz trumpeter, flügelhorn player, and teacher, born in Ruma, Yugoslavia (now Serbia)
- Dec 17 Carlton "Carly" Barrett, Jamaican reggae drummer (The Upsetters; Bob Marley & Wailers), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 1987)
- Dec 18 (Randolpho) Randy Castillo, American rock and mariachi drummer (Ozzy Osbourne; Mötley Crüe; Azul), born in Albuquerque, New Mexico (d. 2002)
- Dec 18 Martha Johnson, Canadian rocker (M+M), born in Toronto, Ontario
- Dec 20 Don Heffington, American touring and session drummer, singer, songwriter and producer (Lone Justice; Watkins Family Hour; Emmylou Harris), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2021)
- Dec 21 Lillebjørn Nilsen, Norwegian singer-songwriter, born in Oslo, Norway
- Dec 24 (Elizabeth) "Libby" Larsen, American classical composer, and co-founder of the American Composers Forum, born in Wilmington, Delaware
- Dec 24 Peter te Bos, Dutch singer (Claw Boys Claw), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Dec 27 Terry Bozzio, American drummer (Missing Persons; Frank Zappa), born in San Francisco, California
- Dec 28 Alex Chilton, American rock guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, and producer (Box Tops - "The Letter"; Big Star - "Thirteen"), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 2010)
- Dec 29 Robert Lee "Pops" Popwell, American jazz-funk bass guitarist, born in Daytona, Florida (d. 2017)
- Dec 30 Dave Stewart, English keyboardist (Hatfield and the North; National Health), born in London, England
About December 1950
How Old? 73 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No
Chinese Zodiac: Tiger
Star Signs: Sagittarius (Nov 22 - Dec 21), Capricorn (Dec 22 - Jan 19)
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