- Nov 1 David Foster, Canadian musician, composer, and record producer (Chicago; Celene Dion, Andrea Bocelli; "The Prayer"), born in Victoria, British Columbia
- Nov 5 Bram Beekman, Dutch organist, composer and teacher (Brabants Conservatory, 1980-2012), born in Vlissingen, The Netherlands (d. 2016)
- Nov 5 Jimmie Spheeris, American singer-songwriter ("You Must Be Laughing Somewhere"; "Let It Flow"), born in Phenix City, Alabama (d. 1984)
- Nov 6 Arturo Sandoval, Cuban-American jazz trumpeter and composer, born in Artemisa, Cuba
- Nov 7 (Susan) "Su" Pollard, British stage and screen actress (Hi-de-Hi!), and singer-songwriter ("Starting Together"), born in Nottingham, England
- Nov 7 Steven Stucky, American Pulitzer Prize-winning composer (Silent Spring; August 4, 1964; Los Angeles Philharmonic, 1988-2009), conductor (Ensemble X, 1997-2006), educator, and musicologist, born in Hutchinson, Kansas (d. 2016)
- Nov 8 Al Berger, American rock bassist (Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes), born in the USA
- Nov 8 Bonnie Raitt, American 10-time Grammy Award-winning rock-blues guitarist and singer-songwriter ("Nick of Time"; "Something To Talk About"), born in Burbank, California
- Nov 9 Tommy Caldwell, American rocker (Marshall Tucker Band), born in Spartanburg, South Carolina (d. 1980)
- Nov 10 Ann Reinking, American dancer and actress (All the Jazz; Micki & Maude), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2020) [1]
- Nov 12 Arthur "Pooch" Tavares, American R&B musician (Taveres - "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel"), born in New Bedford, Massachusetts
- Nov 13 Roger Steen, American rock guitarist and vocalist (Tubes), born in Pipestone, Minnesota
- Nov 13 Terry Reid, English rock guitarist (River, Bang Bang You're Terry Reid), born in Huntingdon, England
- Nov 14 James "J.Y." Young, American rock guitarist (Styx), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Nov 15 Steve Fossen, American bass guitar player (Heart, 1973-82), born in Kenmore, Washington
- Nov 16 Pattie Santos, American singer (It's a Beautiful Day), born in San Francisco (d. 1989)
- Nov 16 William Ackerman, American guitarist and composer, founder of Windham Hill Records, born in Palo Alto, California
- Nov 18 Bonnie St. Claire [Bonje Cornelia Swart], Dutch singer ("Tame Me Tiger"; "I Won't Stand Between Them"), born in Rozenburg, Netherlands
- Nov 18 Herman Rarebell [Hermann Erbel], German rock drummer and lyricist (Scorpions - "Rock You Like A Hurricane"), born in Schmelz, West Germany
- Nov 20 Billy Jones, American rock guitarist (The Outlaws), born in Ann Arbor, Michigan (d. 1995)
- Nov 21 Judith Shatin, American contemporary classical and electronic composer (Hark My Love; Ice Becomes Water), and educator (University of Virginia), born in the USA
- Nov 23 Alan Paul [Wichinsky], American jazz singer and songwriter (The Manhattan Transfer - "Twilight Zone/Twilight Tone"), born in Newark, New Jersey
- Nov 23 Charlie Black, American country music songwriter (Anne Murray - "Shadows in the Moonlight"; K.T. Oslin - "Come Next Monday"), born in Cheverly, Maryland (d. 2021)
- Nov 24 Anita Louis, American R&B singer (The Soul Children - "I'll Be the Other Woman"), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- Nov 24 Jim Warren, American artist whose work includes album cover art for Bob Seger and Prince, born in Long Beach, California
- Nov 26 Shlomo Artzi, Israeli folk-rock singer-songwriter ("Yareakh" / "Moon"), born in Alonei Abba, Israel
- Nov 28 Alexander Godunov, Russian-American ballet dancer (Bolshoi Ballet, 1971-79), and actor (Witness; Die Hard), born in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin, USSR (d. 1995)
- Nov 28 Hugh McKenna, British rock keyboardist (The Sensational Alex Harvey Band), born in Coatsbridge, England (d. 2019)
- Nov 28 Paul Shaffer, Canadian keyboardist (SNL, 1975-80), orchestra leader (David Letterman, 1982-2015; Rock and Roll Hall of Fame), and songwriter ("It's Raining Men"), born in Thunder Bay, Ontario
- Nov 29 Stan Rogers, Canadian folk musician and songwriter, born in Hamilton, Ontario (d. 1983)
- Nov 30 Bill Reichenbach Jr., American jazz and session trombonist, and euphonium player, born in Takoma Park, Maryland
- Nov 30 Ruby Starr [Constance Henrietta Mierzwiak], American rock singer (Black Oak Arkansas), born in Toledo, Ohio (d. 1995)
About November 1949
How Old? 74 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No
Chinese Zodiac: Ox
Star Signs: Scorpio (Oct 23 - Nov 21), Sagittarius (Nov 22 - Dec 21)
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