Dec. 6 Born Ira Gershwin (1896) Dave Brubeck (1920) Mike Smith (Dave Clark 5) (1943) Jonathan King (born Kenneth George King) (1944) Paul Richard "Rick" Buckler (the Jam) (1955)
R.I.P. Huddie William "Leadbelly" Ledbetter Events 1877 Thomas Edison records the first words: "Mary Had a Little Lamb" 1969 A fan is stabbed to death at the Altamont Speedway in northern CA, at a free concert headlined by the Rolling Stones, who had hired Hell's Angels as concert security. 1970 The Rolling Stones concert film, *Gimme Shelter* debuts in NYC. It features footage from the concert at Altamont.
