This month in Australian music – December

Australian Musicians born in December

• 1st Dec 1950 – Ross Hannaford – Daddy Cool
• 9th Dec 1958 – Nick Seymour – Crowded House – Born Nicholas More Seymour in Benalla, Victoria
• 14th Dec 1949 – Cliff Williams – bass player for AC/DC. Born in Romford, London.
• 20th Dec 1948 – Stevie Wright – The Easybeats – Born Stephen Carlton Wright in Leeds, England
• 20th Dec 1955 – Ed Keupper – The Saints, The Laughing Clowns – Born Edmund Kuepper in Bremen, West Germany
• 25th Dec 1950 – Dave Tice – Buffalo, Headhunters, Tice & Evans
• 28th Dec 1947 – Dick Diamonde – The Easybeats – Born Dingeman van der Sluys in Hilversum, The Netherlands
• 30th Dec 1955 – Mick Pealing – Stars

Australian Musicians & Roadcrew Passing Away in December

• 9th Dec 2008 – Les Kaczmerek – Founding member and original bass player in Cold Chisel. He was 53 years old
• 19th Dec 2007 – Damo Morris – Lead singer for The Red Shore
• 19th Dec 2007 – Andy Milner – Roadie for The Red Shore
• 22nd Dec 2009 – Mick Cocks – Rose Tattoo

Number One Singles in Australia in December

• 1970 – Miguel Ríos “A Song of Joy”
• 1971 – Rod Stewart “Maggie May”, John Lennon “Imagine”
• 1972 – Hot Butter “Popcorn”, Michael Jackson “Ben”
• 1973 – The Rolling Stones “Angie”, Helen Reddy “Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)”
• 1974 – Olivia Newton-John “I Love You, I Honestly Love You”, Carl Douglas “Kung Fu Fighting”
• 1975 – ABBA “Mamma Mia”
• 1976 – ABBA “Money, Money, Money”, Chicago “If You Leave Me Now”
• 1977 – Rod Stewart “You’re in My Heart”, Wings “Mull of Kintyre”
• 1978 – Boney M. “Rasputin”, Exile “Kiss You All Over”, Village People “Y.M.C.A.”
• 1979 – The Buggles “Video Killed the Radio Star”
• 1980 – Joe Dolce Music Theatre “Shaddap You Face”
• 1981 – Olivia Newton-John “Physical”, Men at Work “Down Under”
• 1982 – Musical Youth “Pass the Dutchie”, Culture Club “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me”
• 1983 – Billy Joel “Uptown Girl”, Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton “Islands in the Stream”, Lionel Richie “All Night Long (All Night)”
• 1984 – Stevie Wonder “I Just Called to Say I Love You”, Madonna “Like a Virgin”
• 1985 – Midnight Oil Species Deceases (EP), Jennifer Rush “The Power of Love”
• 1986 – John Farnham “You’re the Voice”, Pseudo Echo “Funkytown”
• 1987 – Rick Astley “Never Gonna Give You Up”
• 1988 – Bobby McFerrin “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”, The Beach Boys “Kokomo”
• 1989 – Cher “If I Could Turn Back Time”, The B-52’s “Love Shack”

Gigs from December 1979

Gigs from December 1980

Gigs from December 1985

More historical gigs on the Gig Guide page

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