- Dec 8 Jean Ritchie, American folk singer, born in Viper, Kentucky (d. 2015)
- Dec 10 Allen Sapp, American composer (Imaginary Creatures), and pedagogue, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1999)
- Dec 10 Tunde Nightingale [Earnest Olatunde Thomas], Nigerian juju singer-songwtiter, and guitarist, born in Ibadan, Colonial Nigeria (d. 1981)
- Dec 11 Grigoris Bithikotsis, Greek singer, born in Peristeri, Athens (d. 2005)
- Dec 14 Cecil Payne, American jazz baritone saxophonist, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2007)
- Dec 15 (Albert) "Alan" Freed, American disc jockey and concert promoter who popularized the term "rock-n-roll", and payola scandal figure, born in Windber, Pennsylvania (d. 1965)
- Dec 16 Seymour "Cy" Leslie, American music (Pickwick Records) and video (MGM/UA Home Entertainment) executive, born in Israel (d. 2008)
- Dec 20 Denny Vaughan, Canadian pianist, singer, arranger and orchestra leader (The Smothers Brothers Show; Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 1972) [1]
About December 1922
How Old? 101 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Signs: Sagittarius (Nov 22 - Dec 21), Capricorn (Dec 22 - Jan 19)
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