Musicians Born on November 4

  • 1640 Carlo Mannelli, Italian composer, born in Rome, Papal States (d. 1697)
  • 1656 Leonard Sailer, German composer and organist, born in the Free Imperial City of Ulm, Holy Roman Empire (d. after 1694)
  • 1674 Anton Englert, German composer and organist, born in the Free Imperial City of Schweinfurt, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1751)
  • 1708 Robert Praelisauer, German composer, music director, and priest, baptized in Kötzting, Electorate of Bavaria (now Bad Kötzting, Germany) (d. 1771)
  • 1740 Augustus Montague Toplady, English hymn writer (Rock of Ages), born in Farnham, Surrey, England (d. 1778)
  • 1800 Eduard Brendler, Swedish composer, born in Dresden, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1831)
  • 1823 Karel Komzák I, Bohemian organist, conductor, military bandleader, and composer, born in Netěchovice, Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1893) [1]
  • 1841 Carl Tausig, Polish pianist, student and protégé of Liszt, and composer noted for his transcriptions, born in Warsaw (d. 1871)
  • 1846 Gaston Serpette, French composer, born in Nantes, France (d. 1904)
  • 1859 Stanisław Niewiadomski, Polish composer, born in Soposzyn, Kingdom of Galicia, Austrian Empire (now Ukraine) (d. 1936)
  • 1863 William Faulkes, British organist, transcriber and composer, born in Liverpool, England (d. 1933)
  • 1868 Carolina “La Belle” Otero, Spanish actress, singer and courtesan, born in Valga, Galicia, Spain (d. 1965)
  • 1872 Herman Finck, British conductor (Palace Theatre (London), 1900-20), theater and light classical composer (In The Shadows), born in London, England (d. 1939)
  • 1881 Gena Branscombe, Canadian pianist and composer, born in Picton, Ontario (d. 1977)
  • 1887 Knut Algot Håkanson, Swedish composer, born in Kinna, Sweden (d. 1929)
  • 1889 Alton Adams, American composer (1st black bandmaster in the United States Navy), born in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands (d. 1987)
  • 1891 Miroslav Krejčí, Czech composer, born in Rychnov nad Kněžnou, Austria-Hungary (d. 1964)
  • 1897 Oscar Lorenzo Fernández, Brazilian conductor and composer (Imbapara), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (d. 1948)
  • 1900 Luigi Lucioni, Italian-American landscape painter (opera stars), born in Malnate, Italy (d. 1988)
  • 1903 Ion Vasilescu, Romanian composer, born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 1960)
  • 1906 Arnold Cooke, British composer, born in Gomersal, West Yorkshire, England (d. 2005)
  • 1906 Siegfried Borris, German composer, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1987)
  • 1911 Osamu Shimizu, Japanese composer, born in Osaka, Japan (d. 1986)
  • 1912 Vadim Salmanov, Russian composer, born in St. Petersburg, Russia (d. 1978)
  • 1921 Antonio Ruiz Soler, Spanish flamenco dancer and choreographer, born in Seville, Spain (d. 1996)
  • 1922 Poul Rovsing Olsen, Danish composer, born in Copenhagen (d. 1982)
  • 1922 Ralph Sutton, American stride and Dixieland jazz pianist and composer, born in Hamburg, Missouri (d. 2001)
  • 1925 Kjerstin Dellert, Swedish opera singer, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 2018)
  • 1927 Vittorio Fellegara, Italian composer, born in Milan, Italy (d. 2011)
  • 1932 Tommy Makem, Irish folk singer, born in Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland (d. 2007)
  • 1935 Elgar Howarth, English conductor and composer, born in Cannock, Staffordshire, England
  • 1938 Harry Elston, American R&B singer (Friends of Distinction), born in Dallas, Texas
  • 1940 Delbert McClinton, American blues-rock singer, guitarist, and harmonica player (Bruce Channel - "Hey! Baby"; "Giving It Up for Your Love"), born in Lubbock, Texas
  • 1941 Richard James Gill, Australian music educator, born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2018)
  • 1943 (James) "Boo Boo" Davis, American electric blues guitarist, singer, drummer, and harmonica player ("I'm So Tired"; Boo Boo Boogaloo), born in Drew, Mississippi
  • 1944 Scherrie Payne, American singer (The Supremes), born in Detroit, Michigan
  • 1944 Toni Stern, American poet (The Wet Clay of My Heart), and lyricist (Carole King - "It's Too Late", "Where You Lead"), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2024) [1]
  • 1944 Willem Breuker, Dutch saxophonist and conductor (WB Collective), born in Amsterdam (d. 2010)
  • 1948 Heber Bartolome, Filipino folk-rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, bandurria and kubing player (Banyuhay - "Nena"), born in Cabanatuan, Philippines (d. 2021)
  • 1954 Chris Difford, British lyricist, guitarist and vocalist (Squeeze - "Black Coffee In Bed"; "Tempted"), born in Greenwich, London
  • 1956 James Honeyman-Scott, British rock guitarist (The Pretenders - "Brass in Pocket"), born in Hereford, Herefordshire, England (d. 1982)
  • 1956 Jordan Rudess, American progressive rock keyboardist (Dream Theater), born in New York
  • 1957 Elena Kats-Chernin, Russian-Australian classical pianist and composer (Wild Swans), born in Tashkent, USSR (now Uzbekistan)
  • 1957 Najee [Jerome Najee Rasheed], American smooth jazz saxophonist and flute player, born in New York City
  • 1960 Frl. Menke, German pop singer (Neue Deutsche Welle), born in Hamburg, Germany
  • 1960 Kim Forester, American country singer (Forester Sisters - "Men"), born in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia
  • 1961 Daron Hagen, American composer (Prayer for Peace; Shining Brow), filmmaker (Orson Rehearsing), and writer, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • 1961 Edward Knight, American contemporary classical, jazz, and musical theater composer (Total Eclipse; Big Shoulders), born in Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • 1961 Les Sampou, American folk singer-songwriter, born in Norwalk, Connecticut,
  • 1963 Marc Déry, Canadian singer and guitarist (Zébulon), born in Mascouche, Quebec
  • 1963 Rosario Flores, Spanish singer (Muchas Flores) and actress, born in Madrid
  • 1965 Gregory Scott [Koenig], American guitarist (Signs of Life), born in Dearborn, Michigan
  • 1965 Pata [Tomoaki Ishizuka], Japanese musician (X Japan), born in Chiba, Japan
  • 1965 Wayne Static [Wells], American musician (Static-X), born in Muskegon, Michigan (d. 2014)
  • 1966 Kool Rock-ski [Damon Wimbley], American rapper (Fat Boys - "Jail House Rap"), born in Brooklyn, New York
  • 1966 Sam Rosenthal, American electronic musician and composer (Black Tape for a Blue Girl), born in Brooklyn, New York

Puff Daddy (54 years old)

1969 American rapper and record producer ("Come To Me"; "I'll Be Missing You"), born in New York City

  • 1970 Malena Ernman, Swedish opera singer, born in Uppsala, Sweden
  • 1971 Gregory Porter, American Grammy Award-winning jazz singer and songwriter (Liquid Spirit), born in Sacramento, California
  • 1974 Cedric Bixler-Zavala, American musician (At the Drive-In, The Mars Volta), born in Redwood City. California
  • 1974 Louise Redknapp, British R&B singer-songwriter (Eternal), and TV personality, born in London, England
  • 1975 Michael Osmond, American singer (Osmond Boys), born in Utah
  • 1977 Kavana [Anthony Kavanagh], British pop singer ("I Can Make You Feel Good"), born in Moston, England
  • 1986 Alexz Johnson, Canadian singer and actress, born in New Westminster, British Columbia
  • 1987 T.O.P. [Choi Seung-hyun], Korean singer-songwriter (Big Bang) and actor, born in Seoul, South Korea