- Nov 18 (Herman) "Junior" Parker, American blues and soul singer and musician (Mystery Train), dies during brain tumor surgery at 39
- Nov 22 (Edward Elzear) "Zez" Confrey, American jazz pianist and composer ("Kitten on the Keys"; "Dizzy Fingers."), dies from complications of Parkinson's disease at 76
- Nov 27 Jekabs Medinš, Latvian composer, dies at 86