- Nov 1 Jimmy Carl Black [Inkanish], American rock drummer (Mothers Of Invention, 1965-69; Muffin Men, 1993-2008), dies of lung cancer at 70
- Nov 1 Nathaniel Mayer, American R&B singer ("Village of Love"; "Leave Me Alone"), dies after multiple strokes at 64
- Nov 1 Shakir Stewart, American record executive (Def Jam), dies of a self-inflicted gun wound at 34
- Nov 1 Yma Sumac [Chavarri], Peruvian-American 5 octave soprano and exotica singer (Omar Khayyam), dies at 85
- Nov 3 Jean Fournet, French conductor (Rotterdam Philharmonic, 1968-73; Orchestre National de l’Île, 1973-82; Tokyo Metropolitan, 1983-86), dies at 95
- Nov 10 Miriam Makeba, South African singer and civil rights activist (Grammy for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording, 1965), dies of a heart attack at 76
- Nov 12 (John) "Mitch" Mitchell, British drummer (Jimi Hendrix Experience), dies at 62
- Nov 12 Serge Nigg, French composer (Timor; Jérôme Bosch Symphony), and administrator (French Ministry of Culture, 1967-82), dies at 84
- Nov 16 Ralph "Rusty" Gill, American singer (Polka Time), dies at 89
- Nov 17 George Stephen Morrison, American admiral and father of The Doors' lead singer Jim Morrison
- Nov 17 Guy Peellaert, Belgian graphic artist, photographer (Rock Dreams), movie poster and album cover designer (David Bowie -"Diamond Dogs'; Rolling Stones - "It's Only Rock 'n' Roll"), dies of cancer at 74
- Nov 23 Richard Hickox, British organist, musical director, and conductor (City of London Sinfonia, 1971-2008; London Symphony Chorus from 1976-91), dies of a heart attack at 60
- Nov 24 Kenny MacLean, Scottish-Canadian musician (Platinum Blonde -"Crying Over You"), dies of heart failure at 51
- Nov 24 Ryōhei Hirose, Japanese composer who incorporated both traditional and western instrumentation, dies at 78
- Nov 27 Pekka Pohjola, Finnish rock and jazz-fusion bassist, and composer, dies of a seizure at 56
- Nov 29 Jørn Utzon, Danish architect (Sydney Opera House), dies at 90
- Nov 30 Munetaka Higuchi, Japanese drummer (Loudness) (b. 1958)
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