- Nov 1 (Lyle) "Skitch" Henderson, British-American pianist and orchestra leader (NBC Radio; NBC Television; New York Pops), dies at 87
- Nov 1 Manuel Castillo, Andalusian classical pianist and composer, dies at 75
- Nov 4 Len Barnard, Australian jazz drummer ("The Naked Dance"; Galapagos Duck), dies at 76
- Nov 4 Milt Holland [Milton Olshansky], American drummer, percussionist, ethnomusicologist, and tinkle-ist (film Tinkerbell's tinkle; Bewitched - Samantha's nose tinkle), dies at 88
- Nov 4 Sheree North, American actress and singer, dies at 73
- Nov 5 (Fred Lincoln) "Link" Wray, Native American rock guitarist ("Rumble"), dies of heart failure at 76 [1]
- Nov 5 Virginia MacWatters, American soprano, dies at 93
- Nov 6 Miguel Aceves Mejía, Mexican actor, composer and singer, dies at 90
- Nov 6 Minako Honda, Japanese singer and musical actress, dies of leukemia at 38
- Nov 10 Gardner Read, American composer (Quiet Music for Strings; Dance of the Locomotives), and pedagogue (Boston University, 1948-78), dies at 92
- Nov 14 Jeno Takacs, Austrian composer, dies at 103
- Nov 20 Chris Whitley, American blues-rock guitarist, singer and songwriter, dies of lung cancer at 45
- Nov 20 James King, American tenor, dies at 80
- Nov 21 Bill D'Angelo, American heavy metal guitarist (Femme Fatale, 1987-90), dies of a drug overdose at 43
- Nov 23 (John) "Fritz" Richmond, American folk musician (washtub bass and jug), and recording engineer, dies of lung cancer at 66 [1]
- Nov 23 Beverly Tyler, American singer and actress (Fireball, The Youngest Profession, Big Town), dies at 78
- Nov 27 Joe Jones, American R&B singer (b. 1926)
- Nov 28 Tony Meehan, British rock drummer (Vipers; Drifters: Shadows), dies from head injury after a fall at his home, at 62
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