Music Almanac: December 22
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- 1899 - Hoagy Carmichael (d. 1981)
- 1919 - Lil Green (d. 1954)
- 1921 - Hawkshaw Hawkins (d. 1963)
- 1938 - Red Steagall (74)
- 1939 - James Gurley (Big Brother & the Holding Company) (d. 2009)
- 1942 - Dick Parry (Pink Floyd, Bloodstone) (70)
- 1944 - Barry Jenkins (Animals) (68)
- 1946 - Rick Nielsen (Cheap Trick) (66)
- 1946 - Mary McCaslin (66)
- 1949 - Robin Gibb (Bee Gees) (d. 2012)
- 1949 - Maurice Gibb (Bee Gees) (d. 2003)
- 1950 - Alan Gene Williams (Rubettes) (62)
- 1957 - Ricky Ross (Deacon Blue) (55)
- 1960 - Luther Campbell (2 Live Crew) (52)
- 1960 - Chuck Mead (BR5-49) (52)
- 1966 - Danny Saber (Black Grape) (46)
- 1967 - Richey Edwards (Manic Street Preachers) (disappeared 1995)
- 1984 - Jonas Erik Altberg (Basshunter) (28)
- 1989 - Jordin Sparks (23)
Deaths
- 1939 - Ma Rainey - Heart attack (53)
- 1985 - D. Boon (Minutemen) - Van accident (27)
- 2002 - Joe Strummer (Clash) - Congenital heart defect (50)
- 2003 - Dave Dudley - Heart attack (75)
- 2006 - Dennis Linde (songwriter, Burning Love, Goodbye Earl) - Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (63)
- 1955 - Alan Freed's Rock 'n' Roll Holiday Jubilee opened in New York with Count Basie, LaVern Baker, the Cadillacs, the Valentines, the Wrens and the Chuckles.
- 1971 - Yoko Ono loses custody of her daughter Kyoko to the girl's father, Tony Cox. She can only visit if she posts a $20,000 bond against her kidnapping the child.
- 1975 - Ike and Tina Turner had a suitcase stolen that contained $86,000 in concert receipts.
- 1976 - Isaac Hayes filed for bankruptcy.
- 1978 - Todd Rundgren sued the British musicians union after they filed a grievance and stopped a radio concert he was supposed to perform.
- 1978 - The Who announced Kenny Jones as Keith Moon's replacement.
- 1978 - In London, the stage version of Harry Nilsson's The Point opened with Davy Jones and Mickey Dolenz.
- 1979 - The first of three concerts for Kampuchea are held in London with Paul McCartney, the Clash, Elvis Costello, the Who and Rockpile.
- 1980 - Punk label Stiff Records released the LP The Wit and Wisdom of Ronald Reagan which contained 40 minutes of silence.
- 1987 - Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue was pronounced dead after his heart stopped for two minutes. He was revived with shots of adrenaline to the heart.
- 1988 - The Smiths played their final show but without Johnny Marr.
- 1991 - James Brown sued the makers of the movie The Commitments, saying a character was too close to him. He lost the suit.
- 1991 - The movie Rush opens with music by Eric Clapton and the film debut of Gregg Allman.
- 2000 - LL Cool J was sued by members of the Furious Five who allege that his song 4, 3, 2, 1 sampled their song Superappin' without their permission.
- 2003 - Jack White is officially charged with assault for a previous fight with Jason Stollsteimer of the Von Bondies
- 2009 - The FBI released 333 pages of investigations about Michael Jackson they made between 1992 and 2005.
- 2010 - The Abbey Road crossing from the Beatles album of the same name was given historical protection.
Marriages
- 2000 - Madonna and Guy Ritchie
Recorded
- 1948 - Lovesick Blues - Hank Williams
Released
- 1962 - He's Sure the Boy I Love - Crystals
