Music Almanac: December 13
- 1930 - Buck White (Whites) (82)
- 1931 - Wayne Bennett (d. 1992)
- 1933 - Lou Adler (79)
- 1938 - Tony Gomez (Foundations) (74)
- 1945 - Robert Martinez (? & the Mysterians) (67)
- 1948 - Ted Nugent (64)
- 1948 - Jeff “Skunk” Baxter (Steely Dan, Doobie Brothers) (64)
- 1948 - Ron Getman (Tractors) (64)
- 1948 - Davy O'List (Nice, Roxy Music) (64)
- 1949 - Randy Owen (Alabama) (63)
- 1949 - Tom Verlaine (Television) (63)
- 1953 - Berton Averre (Knack) (59)
- 1954 - John Anderson (58)
- 1954 - Steve Forbert (58)
- 1957 - Morris Day (The Time) (55)
- 1958 - Dana Strum (Slaughter) (54)
- 1967 - Jamie Foxx (45)
- 1974 - Nick McCarthy (Franz Ferdinand) (38)
- 1975 - Tom DeLonge (Blink-182) (37)
- 1981 - Amy Lee (Evanescence) (31)
- 1983 - Matt Deis (CKY, All That Remains) (30)
- 1989 - Taylor Swift (23)
Deaths
- 2002 - Zal Yanovsky (Lovin' Spoonful) - Heart attack (57)
- 2005 - Timothy Jordan II (All-American Rejects) - Suicide (24)
- 1963 - Bob Dylan was given the Tom Paine Award by the Emergency Civil Liberties Committee.
- 1969 - Diana Ross sued the Latin Casino in Philadelphia after her two dogs died by ingesting cyanide left at the venue by exterminators.
- 1974 - George Harrison went to the White House at the invitation of Gerald Ford's son, Jack.
- 1983 - Robert Plant was joined during a solo show in London by Jimmy Page. They played a version of Roy Head's Treat Her Right.
- 1993 - Faith Hill made her debut at the Grand Ole Opry.
- 1999 - Shaun Ryder of the Happy Mondays was ordered to pay £160,000 to an ex-manager in a contract dispute.
- 1999 - BMI announced that You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling is the most performed song of the century (at least most performed song licensed through BMI).
- 2000 - It was announced that the U.K. music magazine Melody Maker was to stop publication after 74 years.
- 2000 - Paul McCartney did his first-ever book signing in London for his book of paintings.
- 2000 - The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced that Michael Jackson, Paul Simon, Aerosmith, Queen, Steely Dan, Solomon Burke, Richie Valens and the Flamingos would be inducted in 2001.
- 2003 - During an appearance at the Vatican City Christmas show, Lauryn Hill went into a harsh attack on the Catholic church including the sexual abuse scandal.
- 2003 - Jack White and Jason Stollsteimer of the Von Bondies get into a fight in Detroit.
- 2008 - Dizzee Rascal was arrested in London for a road rage incident where he threatened another driver with a baseball bat.
Marriages
- 1982 - David Allan Coe and Debbie Pardue
Divorces
- 1988 - Bruce Springsteen and Julianne Phillips
Released
- 1947 - Write Me a Letter - Ravens (first R&B record to make Pop top 25)
- 1975 - Golden Years - David Bowie (single)
- 1975 - Slow Ride - Foghat (single)
