Musicians Born in December 1956

Dec 6 Randy Rhoads, American heavy metal guitarist (Quiet Riot), born in Santa Monica, California (d. 1982)
Dec 8 Pierre Pincemaille, French organist, composer, and pedagogue, born in Paris (d. 2018)
Dec 8 Warren Cuccurullo, American rock guitarist (Frank Zappa, 1977-80; Missing Persons, 1980-86; Duran Duran, 1986-2001), born in Brooklyn, NYC
Dec 9 Sylvia Hutton (née Kirby), American country-pop singer-songwriter (Nobody), born in Kokoma, Indiana
Dec 13 Majida El Roumi, Lebanese singer, born in Kfarshima, Lebanon
Dec 20 Anita Ward, American R&B and disco singer ("Ring My Bell"), born in Memphis, Tennessee [some sources cite year as 1957]
Dec 20 Guy Babylon, American keyboard player (Elton John) and arranger, born in New Windsor, Maryland (d. 2009|)
Dec 21 Lee Roy Parnell, American country singer ("Oughta Be A Law"), born in Abilene, Texas
Dec 21 Stuart Kimball, American session and touring rock guitarist (Bob Dylan, 2004-18; Face To Face 1979-88), born in New Hampshire
Dec 23 Dave Murray, English heavy metal guitarist and songwriter (Iron Maiden), born in London, England
Dec 26 Kashif Saleem [Michael Jones], American R&B, disco, and soul keyboardist (B.T. Express, 1976-79 - "Can't Stop Groovin' Now, Wanna Do It Some More"), songwriter, and record producer, born in Harlem, New York (d. 2016)
Dec 27 Karl Denson, American funk and jazz saxophonist, flutist and vocalist (Lenny Kravitz; Tiny Universe), born in Santa Ana, California
Dec 28 Kenneth Gant, American funk bassist and vocalist (Midnight Star - "No Parking On The Dance Floor"; "Operator"), record producer, and real estate agent, born in the USA
Dec 28 Nigel Kennedy, British classical, jazz and klezmer violinist, born in Brighton, England
Dec 30 Suzy Bogguss, American country singer ("Drive South"; "I Want To Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart"), born in Aledo, Illinois