Musicians Born on December 2

Harry Burleigh (1866-1949)

African American baritone and composer (Five Songs of Laurence Hope), and Springarn Medal winner (1917), born in Erie, Pennsylvania

1870 Francis Casadesus, French violinist, composer and conductor, born in Paris (d. 1954)
1890 Fate Marable, American jazz pianist, riverboat calliope player, and bandleader, born in Paducah, Kentucky (d. 1947)
1893 Leo Ornstein, Russian-American composer (Bio in Sonata Form), born in Kremenchuk, Russia (d. 2002) (birth date uncertain)
1893 Louis Freeman, Scottish bandleader, born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1994)
1895 Harriet Cohen, British pianist, born in London (d. 1967)
1895 Jesse Crawford, American pianist, theatre organist for silent films, and recording artist, born in Woodland, California (d. 1962)
1899 John Barbirolli, English conductor (NY Philharmonic Orchestra), born in Southampton Row, Holborn, London (d. 1970)
1901 (Gustaaf) "Staf" Nees, Flemish-Belgian carillonist, organist, composer (Maria-oratorio), and educator, born in Mechelen, Belgium (d. 1965)
1902 Miroslav Ponc, Czech composer, born in Vysoké Mýto (d. 1976)
1905 Moses Asch, Polish-American recording engineer (founder of Folkways Records), born in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire (d. 1986) [1]
1905 Osvaldo Pugliese, Argentine musician and composer, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 1995)

American screenwriter (On The Town; Singin' in the Rain), lyricist ("Bells Are Ringing"; "Just In Time"), and playwright (It's Always Fair Weather) - all usually with collaborator Betty Comden, born in The Bronx, New York

1914 Eddie Sauter, American big band and theatrical arranger, bandleader (Sauter-Finegan Orchestra), and jazz composer (Stan Getz -"Focus"), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1981)
1915 Nico Richter, Dutch composer, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1945)
1916 Charlie Ventura [Venturo], American jazz tenor saxophonist and bandleader (Bop for the People), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1992)
1917 Sylvia Syms, American jazz singer (Hello Dolly; Dream Girl; Them There Eyes), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1992)
1918 Milton Delugg, American pianist, accordion player, composer ("Hoop-Dee-Do"; "Santa Claus Conquers The Martians"), and orchestra leader (The Tonight Show, 1966; The Paul Winchell Show; The Gong Show), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2015) [1]
1920 Robert Moevs, American composer, born in La Crosse, Wisconsin (d. 2007)

Maria Callas (1923-1977)

American soprano (Carmen), born in New York City

1928 Jörg Wolfgang Demus, Austrian classical pianist and composer, born in St. Pölte, Austria (d. 2019)
1929 Harvey Phillips, American tubist (NYC Ballet Orchestra), born in Aurora, Missouri (d. 2010)
1931 Wynton Kelly, American jazz pianist (Dizzy Gillespie; Miles Davis), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1971)
1935 Jürg Wyttenbach, Swiss pianist, composer, and conductor, born in Bern, Switzerland (d. 2021)
1936 Peter Michael Braun, German composer, born in Wuppertal, Germany (d. 2019)
1937 Katherine Hoover, American flautist, composer (Eleni: A Greek Tragedy), teacher, and conductor, born in Elkins, West Virginia (d. 2018)
1941 Tom McGuiness, British rocker (The Blues Band), born in Wimbledon, London, England
1942 Ted Bluechel Jr, American rock vocalist and drummer (The Association, 1967-84 - "Windy"; "Cherish"), born in San Pedro, California
1943 Dave Munden, British rock drummer (Brian Poole & The Tremeloes), born in Dagenham, Essex, England
1944 Gabriel Mekler, Israeli-American songwriter and record producer (Steppenwolf, Three Dog Night, Janis Joplin, Etta James), born in Palestine (d. 1977)
1950 Merrill Ashley [Linda Merrill], American ballerina (NYC Ballet, 1967-97), and dance teacher, born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
1952 Rob Mounsey, American session pianist, composer, and arranger, born in Berea, Ohio
1954 Danielle Alexander, American country music pianist, born in Fort Worth, Texas
1960 Razzle [Nicholas Dingley], British drummer (Hanoi Rocks), born in Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England (d. 1984)
1960 Rick Savage, British rock bassist (Def Leppard - Hysteria, Rock of Ages), born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
1962 Galina Grigorjeva, Ukrainian classical composer (In Paradisum; Chant), born in Simferopol, Ukraine
1968 Nate Mendel, American bassist (Foo Fighters), born in Richland, Washington
1978 Chris Wolstenholme, British rock bassist (Muse), born in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England

Nelly Furtado (45 years old)

1978 Portuguese-Canadian Juno and Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter (I'm Like a Bird; Maneater), born in Victoria, British Columbia

1979 Yvonne Catterfeld, German pop and soul singer, and actress, born in Erfurt, East Germany
1980 Bartosz Koziak, Polish classical cellist, born in Zakopane, Poland

Britney Spears (42 years old)

1981 American popstar ("Baby One More Time"; "Oops! ...I Did It Again"; "I'm A Slave 4 U"), born in McComb, Mississippi

1982 Pizon [Michael Scala], Italian-American rapper and producer, born in Queens, New York
1986 Tal Wilkenfeld, Australian musician (Jeff Beck, Prince), born in Sydney, Australia
1987 Teairra Marí, American R&B singer and songwriter, born in Detroit, Michigan