- Dec 1 Jaco Pastorius, American jazz musician and bass guitarist (Weather Report; Word of Mouth), born in Norristown, Pennsylvania (d. 1987)
- Dec 3 Chris Kimsey, British sound engineer and producer (Rolling Stones; Peter Frampton; Peter Tosh; Marillion), born in Battersea, London, England
- Dec 3 Kimberley Rew, British rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Katrina and the Waves - "Walking on Sunshine"), born in Bristol, England
- Dec 3 Mike Stock, British songwriter and producer (Stock, Aitken & Waterman; Rick Astley; Bananarama; Kylie Minogue), born in Margate, Kent, England
- Dec 3 Nicky Stevens [Helen Maria Thomas], Welsh pop singer (Brotherhood of Man - "Save Your Kisses For Me"), born in Carmarthen, Wales, U.K.
- Dec 4 Gary Rossington, American rock guitarist, slide-guitar player, and songwriter (Lynyrd Skynyrd; Rossington-Collins Band), born in Jacksonville, Florida (d. 2023)
- Dec 7 Henk Temming, Dutch vocalist and keyboardist (Good Cause), born in Utrecht, Netherlands
- Dec 8 Jan Eggum, Norwegian pop-rock singer-songwriter, born in Bergen, Norway
- Dec 10 Ellen Nikolaysen, Norwegian singer (You Made Me Feel I Could Fly), born in Oslo, Norway
- Dec 10 Lary Fast, American keyboard and synthesizer player, and composer (Synergy; Peter Gabriel), born in Livingston, New Jersey
- Dec 15 Ken Knox, American singer-songwriter (Chairmen of the Board - "Give Me Just a Little More Time"), born in Charleston, West Virginia
- Dec 16 Robben Ford, American jazz, rock, and blues guitarist (L.A. Express; Yellowjackets), born in Woodlake, California
- Dec 17 Wanda Hutchinson, American pop-R&B singer (The Emotions - "So I Can Love You"; "Best Of My Love"), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Dec 20 Gilbert Montagné, French pop piano player and singer ("The Fool"), born in Paris, France
- Dec 21 Midori Takada, Japanese ambient composer and percussionist, born in Tokyo, Japan
- Dec 21 Nick Gilder, English singer (Hot Child in the City), born in London
- Dec 23 Anthony Phillips, English rock guitarist (Genesis, 1967-70), born in London, England
- Dec 23 Doug Stegmeyer, American rock bassist (Billy Joel Band, 1976-87), born in Flushing, Queens, New York (d. 1995)
- Dec 23 Johnny Contardo, American doo-wop singer (Sha Na Na, 1971-83), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Dec 24 Tom "T-Bone" Wolk, American rock bassist (Hall & Oates), born in Yonkers, New York (d. 2010)
- Dec 27 Karla Bonoff, American rock singer-songwriter (Restless Nights; "Someone To Lay Down Beside Me"), born in Santa Monica, California
- Dec 29 Georges Thurston, Canadian R&B and reggae musician and singer (Boule Noire), born in Bedford, Quebec (d. 2007)
- Dec 29 Laurel Massé, American jazz and Celtic singer (The Manhattan Transfer, 1972-79 - "Operator"), born in Holland, Michigan
- Dec 29 Yvonne Elliman, American singer-songwriter and actress (Jesus Christ Superstar - "I Don't Know How to Love Him"), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
- Dec 30 Nancy LaMott, American jazz and cabaret singer, born in Midland, Michigan (d. 1995)
- Dec 31 Fermin Goytisolo, Cuban-American percussionist (KC & Sunshine Band - "Give It"), born in Havana, Cuba
- Dec 31 Jimmy Haslip, American jazz-fusion electric five-string bass player and record producer (The Yellowjackets, 1977-2012), born in The Bronx, NYC
- Dec 31 Tom Hamilton, American rock bassist (Aerosmith - "Dream On"), born in Colorado Springs, Colorado
About December 1951
How Old? 72 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No
Chinese Zodiac: Rabbit
Star Signs: Sagittarius (Nov 22 - Dec 21), Capricorn (Dec 22 - Jan 19)
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