- Nov 2 Eva Cassidy, American singer, dies of cancer at 33
- Nov 5 Eddie Harris, American jazz saxophonist and composer ("Freedom Jazz Dance"), dies of congestive heart failure at 62
- Nov 5 Paula Hinton, British ballet dancer, dies at 72
- Nov 6 Ion Dumitrescu, Romanian classical and film score composer (The Sun Rises), dies at 83
- Nov 7 Carmell Jones, American bebop jazz and session trumpet player (Bud Shank; Horace Silver), dies of heart failure at 60
- Nov 8 Gino Marinuzzi, Jr., Italian-American conductor, symphonic and film score composer (Le Carrosse d’or), and electronic music pioneer (Fonosynth), dies at 76
- Nov 11 Jo Baker, American blues-rock vocalist (Elvin Bishop), dies of liver disease at 48
- Nov 12 Gwen Catley, English soprano, dies at 90
- Nov 13 Bill Doggett, American jazz and blues Hammond B-3 organist ("Honky Tonk"; "Funky Whistler"), pianist and arranger (The Inkspots; Ella Fitzgerald), dies of a heart attack at 80
- Nov 13 Jack Ryland, American rock bassist (Three Dog Night, 1973-75 - "The Show Must Go On"; "Play Something Sweet"), dies at 45
- Nov 16 Jack Popplewell, British composer and playwright (If I Should Fall In Love Again), dies at 87
- Nov 18 Douglas Guest, British organist, choir master (Westminster Abbey, 1963-81), conductor, and composer (For the Fallen), dies at 80 [1]
- Nov 19 Edward Kassner, Austrian-born music publisher, dies at 76
- Nov 21 Bernard Rose, British organist, soldier, composer, and academic, dies at 80
- Nov 23 Art Porter, saxophonist, dies at 35
- Nov 24 Edison Vasalievich Denisov, Russian avant-garde composer (Sun of the Incas), dies at 67
- Nov 26 Dame Joan Hood Hammond, Australian operatic soprano, dies at 84
- Nov 26 May Moxon, Scottish dance producer, dies at 91
- Nov 28 Anna Pollak, English mezzo-soprano, dies at 84
- Nov 28 Charles Bressler, American tenor, specializing in early music (New York Pro Musica, 1953-63), and educator, dies at 70
Tiny Tim (1932-1996)
Nov 30 American musician ("Tiptoe Through The Tulips"), dies of a heart attack at 64
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