RECORDING ARTISTS
Today in A&M History
Births
Sonny Red (1932-12-17) - see Sonny Red
John Ore (1933-12-17) - see Elmo Hope Quartet/Quintet Thelonious Monk Quartet Plus Two
Art Neville (1937-12-17) - see Neville Brothers
James Booker (1939-12-17) - see James Booker
Carlos Barbosa-Lima (1944-12-17) - see Carlos Barbosa-Lima Carlos Barbosa-Lima, Sharon Isbin
Darryl Way (1948-12-17) - see Darryl Way
Craig Ruhnke (1949-12-17) - see Craig Ruhnke
Carlton Barrett (1950-12-17) - see Harry J. All Stars
Richie Fontana (1952-12-17) - see Piper
Sharon White (1953-12-17) - see Whites
Mike Mills (1958-12-17) - see R.E.M.
Deaths
Big Joe Williams (1982-12-17) - see Big Joe Williams
Don Van Vliet (2010-12-17) - see Captain Beefheart
Stanley Cowell (2020-12-17) - see Stanley Cowell
Jeff Clayton (2020-12-17) - see Clayton Brothers
Mike Brewer (2024-12-17) - see Brewer & Shipley