Musicians Born in December 1953

Dec 8 Stan Harrison, American rock and jazz saxophonist and woodwind player (Mud Music Ensemble; Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 10 Diane Schuur, American jazz pianist and singer (Diane Schuur & the Count Basie Orchestra; Heart To Heart), born in Tacoma, Washington
Dec 12 Bruce Kulick, American rock guitarist and singer (KISS, 1984-96; Union, 1997-2002), born in Brooklyn, New York
Dec 12 Evette Benton, American soul session and touring vocalist (Sweethearts of Sigma; Patti Labelle), born in Camden, New Jersey (d. 2021)
Dec 13 Berton Averre, American guitarist and songwriter (The Knack - "My Sharona"), born in Los Angeles, California
Dec 14 René Eespere, Soviet-born Estonian composer, born in Tallinn, Estonia
Dec 17 Ikue Mori, Japanese experimental drummer and composer, born in Tokyo
Dec 17 Mark Gane, rocker (M+M), born in Toronto, Ontario
Dec 18 Elliot Easton [Steinberg], American rock lead guitarist (The Cars - "My Best Friend's Girl"), born in Brooklyn, New York
Dec 18 Jim "Kimo" West, Canadian guitarist (More Guitar Stories), born in Toronto, Ontario
Dec 21 Andras Schiff, Hungarian-British concert pianist and conductor, born in Budapest, Hungary
Dec 21 Betty Wright [Bessie Norris], American R&B singer-songwriter (Clean Up Woman), born in Miami, Florida (d. 2020)
Dec 22 David Leisner, American classical guitarist and composer, born in Los Angeles, California
Dec 26 Henning Schmitz, German recording engineer and keyboardist (Kraftwerk, 1991-present), born in Wuppertal, Germany
Dec 28 Martha Wash, American disco singer-songwriter (Two Tons O' Fun; The Weather Girls - "It's Raining Men"), born in San Francisco, California
Dec 28 Richard Clayderman, French pop instrumental pianist (Amour, Romantic America), born in Paris
Dec 28 Roberto Cacciapaglia, Italian pianist and composer of electronic and classical music, born in Milan, Italy
Dec 29 Gali Atari, Israeli pop singer (Milk And Honey) and actress, born in Rehovot, Israel
Dec 30 Graham Vick, British opera director (Birmingham Opera Company, 1987-2020), born in Birkenhead, England (d. 2021)
Dec 31 Michael Hedges, American new-age guitarist, composer, and singer (Aerial Boundaries), born in Sacramento, California (d. 1997)

About December 1953

How Old? 70 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No

Chinese Zodiac: Snake
Star Signs: Sagittarius (Nov 22 - Dec 21), Capricorn (Dec 22 - Jan 19)