Here is a list of December Birthdays of notable Big Band and Swing artists that we play right here on Swing City Radio. I also included the date the artist passed away for age purposes. If you feel that I've missed someone, then send me an email through the website. View more Big Band related Birthday and Events on our Swing City Radio Station Calendar.
December 3
Connee Boswell (December 3, 1907 – October 11, 1976)
December 7
Louis Prima (December 7, 1910 – August 24, 1978)
Teddy Hill (December 7, 1909 – May 19, 1978)
December 9
Freddy Martin (December 9, 1906 – September 30, 1983)
December 12
Frank Sinatra (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998)
December 14
Jerry Daniels (December 14, 1915 – November 7, 1995)
December 15
Stan Kenton (December 15, 1911 – August 25, 1979)
Glenn Miller Disappears (1944)
December 17
Ray Noble (17 December 1903 – 2 April 1978)
December 18
Fletcher Henderson (December 18, 1897 – December 29, 1952)
December 25
Cab Calloway (December 25, 1907 – November 18, 1994)
Nat Shilkret (December 25, 1889 – February 18, 1982)
Tony Martin (December 25, 1913 – July 27, 2012)
December 28
Earl Hines (December 28, 1903 – April 22, 1983)
December 31
John Kirby (December 31, 1908 – June 14, 1952)
