Musicians Who Died in November 1999

  • Nov 8 Lester Bowie, American jazz trumpeter, dies at 58
  • Nov 13 Don "Sugarcane" Harris, American rock guitarist and electric violin pioneer (Don & Dewey; Frank Zappa), dies of pulmonary disease at 61 [1]
  • Nov 13 Donald Mills, American singer (Mills Brothers), dies at 84

Doug Sahm (1941-1999)

Nov 18 American roots-rock and Tex-Mex musician (Sir Douglas Quintet - "Mendocino"; Texas Tornadoes - "Adios Mexico"), dies of a heart attack at 58

  • Nov 18 Paul Bowles, American novelist (The Sheltering Sky), translator, and composer, dies at 88
  • Nov 21 Alvin Cash [Welch], American pop singer ("Twine Time"; "The Philly Freeze"), and actor, dies of ulcer complications at 60
  • Nov 21 Eddie Maxwell [Cherkose], American lyricist (Breathless) and actor, dies of natural causes at 87
  • Nov 27 Johnny "Big Moose" Walker, American electric and Chicago blues pianist, organist, and bass guitar player (Muddy Waters; Junior Wells; Elmore James), dies at 72