December 01
- Lisa Fischer (1958)
- Bette Midler (1945)
- Vesta (1963)
- Lou Rawls (1936)
- Billy Paul (1934)
December 02
- Nelly Furtado (1978)
- Valerie Holiday of the Three Degrees (1947)
December 03
- Montell Jordan (1968)
December 04
- Jay Z (1969)
- Cassandra Wilson (1955)
- Southside Johnny (1948)
- Anthony David (1971)
December 05
- Frank Wilson (1940)
- Andy Kim (1942)
- Jim Messina (1947)
- Little Richard (1932)
- Keri Hilson (1982)
- O’Bryan (1961)
December 06
- Donna McGhee (1960)
- Willie Hutch (1944)
- Linda Creed (1948)
- Dave Brubeck (1920)
- Frankie Beverly (1946)
- Eugene Wilde (1961)
- Meli’sa Morgan (1962)
December 07
- Louis Prima (1910)
- Brenda Jones (of the Jones Girls) (1958)
- Barbara Weathers (formerly of Atlantic Starr) (1963)
- Tom Waits (1949)
December 08
- Jimmy Smith (1925)
- Wah Wah Watson (1951)
- Sammy Davis, Jr. (1925)
- Dan Hartman (1951)
- Chrisette Michele (1982)
- Jerry Butler (1939)
December 09
- Joan Armatrading (1950)
- Walter “Clyde” Orange of the Commodores (1946)
- Sammy Strain of the O’Jays (1941)
- Junior Wells (1932)
- Donald Byrd (1932)
December 10
- Ralph Tavares (1941)
- Leanne McCrei of McCrei (1998)
- Jessica Cleaves of the Friends of Distinction (1948)
- Paul Hardcastle (1957)
December 11
- McCoy Tyner (1938)
- David Gates of Bread (1940)
- Brenda Lee (1944)
- David Gates (of Bread) (1940)
- Easther Bennett (1972)
- Curtis Williams of Kool & the Gang (1962)
- Big Mama Thornton (1926)
- Jermaine Jackson (1954)
December 12
- Frank Sinatra (1915)
- Aaron Brown of the Pasadenas (1964)
- Everett Collins (1953)
- Sheila E (1959)
- Grover Washington Jr (1943)
- Dionne Warwick (1940)
December 13
- Jeff “Skunk” Baxter (1948)
- Morris Day of the Time (1957)
- Jamie Foxx (1967)
December 14
- Charlie Rich (1932)
- Joyce Vincent Wilson of Dawn (1946)
- Ronnie McNeir (1951)
- Linda Jones (1944)
December 15
- Harry Ray of Ray, Goodman & Brown (1946)
- Cindy Birdsong of the Supremes (1939)
- Byron Cage (1962)
December 16
- Michael McCary of Boyz II Men (1972)
- Lalah Hathaway (1968)
December 17
- Sam Dees (1945)
- Wanda Hutchinson of the Emotions (1951)
- Art Neville of the Neville Bros (1937)
- Otis Redding III (1963)
- Eddie Kendricks (1939)
December 18
- Keith Richards (1943)
- DMX (1970)
- Christina Aguilera (1980)
- Angie Stone (1961)
December 19
- Chuckii Booker (1964)
- Lenny White (1949)
- Maurice White (1941)
December 20
- Kim Weston (1939)
- Yvonne Gage (1959)
- Bobby Colomby of Blood Sweat and Tears (1944)
- Keith Wilder of Heatwave (1951)
- Anita Ward (1957)
December 21
- Hank Crawford (1934)
- Delious Kennedy of All-4-One (1970)
- Carla Thomas (1942)
- Betty Wright (1953)
- Gwen McCrae (1943)
December 22
- Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees (1949)
- Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees (1949)
- Jordin Sparks (1989)
December 23
- Esther Phillips (1935)
- Eugene Record (1940)
December 24
- John Luongo (1949)
- Lee Dorsey (1924)
- Ricky Martin (1971)
December 25
- John Edwards of The Spinners (1944)
- O’Kelly Isley of the Isley Brothers (1937)
- Bob James (1939)
- Noel Redding (1945)
- Ryan Shaw (1980)
- Merry Clayton (1948)
- Sherree Brown (1955)
December 26
- Phil Spector (1939)
- Andre Fischer of Rufus (1952)
- Kashif (1956)
- Duke Fakir of the Four Tops (1935)
December 27
- Fred Hammond (1960)
December 28
- Johnny Otis (1921)
- Lonnie Liston Smith (1940)
- Pops Staples (1915)
- Charles Neville (1938)
- Edgar Winter (1946)
- John Legend (1978)
December 29
- Patti Drew (1944)
- Rob Parissi of Wild Cherry (1950)
- Yvonne Elliman (1951)
- Latoya London (1978)
December 30
- Paul Jackson, Jr. (1959)
- Gwen Dickey of Rose Royce (1953)
- Del Shannon (1934)
- Viola Wills (1939)
- Jay Kay of Jamiroquai (1969)
- Bo Diddley (1928)
- Tyrese (1978)
- Chris Jasper (1951)
December 31
- Fermin Goytisolo of KC and the Sunshine Band (1951)
- Barry Biggs (1947)
- Donna Summer (1948)
