Music Almanac: December 7
- 1910 - Louis Prima (d. 1978)
- 1924 - Bent Fabric (born Bent Fabricius-Bjerre) (88)
- 1924 - Boyd Bennett (d. 2002)
- 1931 - Bobby Osborne (Osbourne Brothers) (81)
- 1935 - Darrell Glenn (d. 1990)
- 1942 - Harry Chapin (d. 1981)
- 1948 - Gary Morris (64)
- 1949 - Tom Waits (63)
- 1954 - Mike Nolan (Bucks Fizz) (58)
- 1958 - Tim Butler (Psychedelic Furs) (54)
- 1960 - Craig Scanlon (Fall) (52)
- 1963 - Barbara Weathers (Atlantic Starr) (49)
- 1963 - Huw Chadbourn (Babybird) (49)
- 1965 - Brian Futter (Catherine Wheel) (47)
- 1973 - Damien Rice (39)
- 1974 - Nicole Appleton (All Saints) (38)
- 1975 - Frankie J (born Francisco Bautista, Jr.) (37)
- 1977 - Dominic Howard (Muse) (35)
- 1979 - Sara Bareilles (33)
- 1987 - Aaron Carter (25)
Deaths
- 1977 - Peter Carl Goldmark (developed the 33-1/3 LP) - Car accident (71)
- 1980 - Darby Crash (Cramps) - Suicide (22)
- 1987 - Richard Taylor (Manhattans) (47)
- 1990 - Dee Clark - Heart attack (52)
- 2004 - Jerry Scoggins (country singer/guitarist) (93)
- 2006 - Jay McShann (90)
- 1961 - Johnny Cash and June Carter appeared together on stage for the first time.
- 1962 - The Rolling Stones auditioned bassists including Bill Wyman.
- 1964 - Brian Wilson had a nervous breakdown on a flight from Los Angeles to Houston. He decides to stop touring.
- 1968 - Eric Burdon announced that the Animals will break up after their concert on December 22.
- 1973 - Clifford Davis, former manager of Fleetwood Mac, announces that he owns the name and puts together a second group to tour. Eventually he is forced to change his group's name.
- 1992 - Sony released their first minidisc in the U.S., Unplugged by Mariah Carey
- 1997 - Shane MacGowan of the Pogues was arrested in Liverpool after throwing a microphone stand into the crowd and injuring a fan.
- 1999 - Barry White canceled the balance of a U.K. tour because of exhaustion.
- 2000 - Rapper Mobb Deep was robbed of $250,000 in jewelry on the street in New York.
- 2003 - Whitney Houston and James Brown are among the recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors.
- 2003 - Whitney Houston called police on husband Bobby Brown for assaulting her.
- 2004 - Kanye West led the way in the Grammy Nominations with ten while Usher and Alicia Keys each received eight.
- 2004 - The Stereophonics replaced drummer Stuart Cable with Javier Wyler.
- 2005 - The MBE medal that John Lennon returned to the Queen in 1969 was found in a vault in St. James Palace.
- 2007 - Ray Charles Plaza opened in Albany, GA.
Marriages
- 1964 - Brian Wilson and Marilyn Rovell
- 2003 - Mary J. Blige and Kendu Isaacs
Recorded
- 1967 - (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding
- 1974 - You're No Good - Linda Ronstadt
Released
- 1986 - Lonely Days, Lonely Nights - Patty Loveless (debut single)
- 1963 - Jukebox Jury (U.K.) - Beatles
- 1966 - Frank Sinatra: A Man & His Music Part II - Frank Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra
