Celebrating 9 December
Birthdays
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1939 – Sam Strain, The O'Jays
1946 – Dennis Dunaway, bassist, Alice Cooper
1950 – Joan Armatrading, singer/songwriter
1954 – Sara Allen, songwriter, Hall & Oates
1957 – Donny Osmond, The Osmonds
1958 – Nick Seymour, bassist, Crowded House
1964 – Paul H. Landers, guitarist, Rammstein
1968 – Brian Bell, guitarist, Weezer
1969 – Jakob Dylan, lead singer, The Wallflowers
1970 – Kara DioGuardi, singer/songwriter
1971 – Geoff Barrow, producer/instrumentalist, Portishead
1972 – Frank Wright (Tré Cool), drummer, Green Day
1977 – Imogen Heap, electronic musician, Frou Frou
1980 – Carl Dalemo, bassist, Razorlight
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Died on this day
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1996 – Patty Donahue, singer, The Waitresses (born 1956)
2005 – Mike Botts, drummer, Bread (born 1944)
2019 – Marie Fredriksson, Roxette (born 1958)
2020 – Jason Slater, bassist, Third Eye Blind (born 1971)
2021 – Garth Dennis, Black Uhuru (born 1949)
2021 – David Lasley, singer/songwriter (born 1947)
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And on this day in...
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1966 – Cream released their debut album Fresh Cream
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Page last updated 8 December 2025