- Nov 2 Egbert George "Pete" Pitterson, trumpeter, dies at 73
- Nov 4 Fred "Sonic" Smith, American guitarist (MC5 - "Kick Out the Jams"), dies of heart failure at 46
- Nov 5 McHenry Boatwright, American operatic singer (Clarence Cameron White's "Ouanga"; Dave Brubeck's "The Gates of Justice"), dies of cancerat 66
- Nov 7 Shorty Rogers [Milton Rajonsky], American jazz trumpeter, flugelhorn player, arranger, and composer, dies of melanoma at 70
- Nov 10 Carmen McRae, American jazz singer and pianist ("Dream of Life"), dies from complications of a stroke at 74
- Nov 11 Elizabeth Maconchy (LeFanu), Irish-English composer, notably of string quartets, and contemporary music promoter, dies at 87
- Nov 16 Dan J. Smith, British harmonica player and gospel singer-songwriter, dies at 83
- Nov 16 Dino Valenti [Chester Powers, Jr], American rock guitarist and singer (Quicksilver Messenger Service - "Fresh Air"), dies at 57
- Nov 16 Harvey Watkin, Sr, American gospel singer (The Canton Spitituals), dies at 64
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Nov 18 American singer, bandleader ("Minnie the Moocher"; "The Jumpin' Jive"), writer, radio host, and actor (The Blues Brothers), dies at 86
- Nov 18 Michael [George] Somes, English dancer (Royal Ballet), dies at 77
- Nov 22 L V Johnson, American session soul and R&B guitarist and Chicago blues singer-songwriter ("Don't Cha Mess with My Money, My Honey or My Woman"), dies at 47
- Nov 22 Norma Donaldson, American singer and actress (Poetic Justice; 5 Heartbeats), dies at 68
- Nov 23 (Frederick) "Erick" Hawkins, American modern ballet dancer, and choreographer (Martha Graham Dance Company, 1939-51; Erick Hawkins Dance Company, 1951-94), dies at 85
- Nov 23 Eldero L D Williams, tenor saxophonist, dies at 70
- Nov 23 Tommy Boyce, American songwriter (Boyce & Hart; The Monkees), commits suicide at 55
- Nov 26 Nimrod Workman, American folk singer, dies at 99
- Nov 27 Fernando Lopes-Graça, Portuguese composer and musicologist, dies at 97
- Nov 28 Al Levitt, American jazz drummer, dies at 63
- Nov 28 Victor Legley, Belgian violinist, composer, and educator (Brussels Conservatory, 1949-80), dies at 79
- Nov 29 Sviatoslav S. Stravinsky, French-American composer, son of Igor S, dies at 84
- Nov 30 Connie Conrad Henry Kirnon Kay, jazz Drummer, dies at 67
- Nov 30 Connie Kay, American jazz drummer (Modern Jazz Quartet), dies of a cardiac arrest at 67
- Nov 30 Irwin Kostal, American orchestra leader and arranger (West Side Story; The Sound Of Music; Chitty Chitty Bang Bang), dies at 83
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