Sam Cooke (1931-1964)
Dec 11 American singer and entrepreneur described as "the inventor of soul music" ("You Send Me"; "A Change Is Gonna Come"), shot to death at 33
- Dec 22 Bonifacio Gil Garcia, Spanish composer and folklorist, dies at 66
- Dec 23 Arrigo Pedrollo, Italian composer, dies at 86
- Dec 28 Dave Bowman, American jazz and studio pianist (Jack Teagarden; Bud Freeman; Perry Como), dies in a car accident at 50
- Dec 29 Miroslav Krejčí, Czech composer, dies at 73
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