Musicians Born on December 22

Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)

Italian opera composer (La bohème; Tosca; Madame Butterfly), born in Lucca, Grand Duchy of Tuscany

1866 Mieczyslaw Surzynski, Polish organ virtuoso and composer (1904 Organ Concerto), born in Środa, Poland (d. 1924)
1874 Franz Schmidt, Austrian composer and musician, born in Bratislava, Slovakia (d. 1939)
1875 Antoine Mariotte, French composer (Paysage maritime), born in Avignon (d. 1944)
1883 Edgard Varèse, French-American composer (Ionisation; Poème électronique), born in Burgundy, France (d. 1965)
1885 (Joseph) Deems Taylor, American music critic (New York World), composer (Through The Looking Glass; Peter Ibbetson), and promoter of classical music (Fantasia), born in New York City (d. 1966)
1894 Mihail Andricu, Romanian pianist, composer, violinist, and music professor (Bucharest Conservatory, 1926-59), born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 1974)
1900 Alan Bush, English composer pianist and teacher, born in London (d. 1995)
1901 Andre Kostelanetz, Russian-American conductor (Lincoln Portrait), born in St Petersburg, Russia (d. 1980)
1903 Marc Lavry [Levin], Latvian-Israeli composer (Emek; Independence Symphony; Song of Songs], and conductor, born in Riga, Latvia (d. 1967) [1]
1907 Yoshio Hasegawa, Japanese composer, born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 1981)
1919 Lillian "Lil" Green, American blues singer and songwriter ("Romance In The Dark"), born in Mississippi (d. 1954) [some sources cite year of birth as 1901, and some 1910]
1921 Harold "Hawkshaw" Hawkins, American country singer (Ozark Jubilee; "Lonesome 7-7203"), born in Huntington, West Virginia (d. 1963)
1921 Robert Frank Kurka, American composer ("The Good Soldier Schweik"), born in Cicero, Illinois (d. 1957)
1924 Francesco "Frank" Corsaro, American opera director (The Night of the Iguana, Play of the Week), born in New York City (d. 2017)
1925 Thomas Christian David, Austrian flutist, conductor, choral director, and composer, born in Wels, Austria (d. 2006)
1929 Leonard "Red" Balaban, American jazz tuba and sousaphone player, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2013) [1]
1939 James Gurley, American rock lead guitarist (Big Brother and the Holding Company - "Piece Of My Heart"), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2009)
1942 Dick Parry, English session and touring rock saxophonist (Pink Floyd - "Money"), born in Kentford, Suffolk
1944 (Michael) "Mo" Foster, British session and touring rock bassist and producer, born in Byfleet, Surrey, England
1944 Colin "Barry" Jenkins, English rock drummer (Animals - "House of the Rising Sun"), born in Leicester, United Kingdom
1946 Mary McCaslin, American contemporary folk singer-songwriter, guitarist, and banjo player ("Prairie In The Sky"), born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 2022)
1948 Rick Nielsen, American rock vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter (Cheap Trick - "I Want You to Want Me"; "The Flame"), born in Elmhurst, Illinois

Maurice Gibb (1949-2003)

English rock-pop-disco singer-songwriter and bassist (Bee Gees - Saturday Night Fever), born in Douglas, Isle of Man

1949 Michael Osborne, American rock guitarist and vocalist (Axe), born in Florida (d. 1984)

Robin Gibb (1949-2012)

English rock-pop-disco singer-songwriter and producer (Bee Gees - Saturday Night Fever), born in Douglas, Isle of Man

1953 David Leisner, American classical guitarist and composer, born in Los Angeles, California
1957 Richard "Ricky" Ross, Scottish rock vocalist (Deacon Blue), born in Dundee, Scotland
1958 David Heavener, American actor and country musician, born in Louisville, Kentucky
1958 Frank Gambale, Australian jazz fusion guitarist, born in Canberra, Australia
1960 (Emil) Wakin Chau, Hong Kong-born singer and actor, born in Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong
1960 Luther Campbell, American rap artist (2 Live Crew), born in Miami, Florida
1966 Schmier [Marcel Schirmer], German heavy metal singer and bass player (Destruction), born in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
1967 Richey James Edwards, Welsh rock musician and songwriter (Manic Street Preachers), born in Blackwood, United Kingdom (disappeared in 1995; declared d. 2008)
1973 Katarzyna Duda, Polish concert violinist, born in Warsaw, Poland
1984 Basshunter [Jonas Erik Altberg], Swedish record producer and DJ (Now You're Gone), born in Halmstad, Sweden
1989 Jordin Sparks, American singer and American Idol winner, born in Phoenix, Arizona

DaBaby (32 years old)

1991 American rapper and singer-songwriter (Rockstar), born in Cleveland, Ohio

1993 Meghan Trainor, American Grammy Award-winning pop singer-songwriter ("All About That Bass"), born in Nantucket, Massachusetts
1998 Latto [Alyssa Michelle Stephens], American rapper (Big Energy), born in Columbus, Ohio
2000 Joshua Bassett, American actor and singer (High School Musical: The Musical: The Series), born in Oceanside, California