- Nov 1 Wayne Static [Wells], American musician (Static-X), dies at 48
- Nov 2 (Bernard) "Acker" Bilk, British clarinetist who was part of the traditional jazz revival of the 1950s and 1960s, dies at 85
- Nov 6 Rick Rosas, American session and touring bassist (Neil Young; Joe Walsh; Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young), dies of a heart attack at 65
- Nov 7 Gibson Kente, South African playwright and composer, dies at 82
- Nov 11 Big Bank Hank [Henry Lee Jackson] American rapper (The Sugarhill Gang - "Rapper's Delight"), dies of cancer at 58
- Nov 11 James Erb, American composer, arranger, and musicologist (Shenendoah), dies at 88
- Nov 15 (Bernard) "Bunny" Briggs, American tap dancer 'Duke's dancer', dies at 92
- Nov 17 Jimmy Ruffin, American soul singer "(What Becomes of the Brokenhearted"), dies at 78
- Nov 18 Dave Appell, American musician, arranger, musical director (Ernie Kovacs), record producer (Charlie Gracie; The Orlons; Tony Orlando and Dawn), and songwriter, dies at 92
- Nov 19 Ralph "Riff" West, American rock bassist (Molly Hatchet), dies at 64
- Nov 20 Arthur Butterworth, British classical trumpet player and composer dies at 91
- Nov 22 Alvin Brehm, American musician and composer, dies at 89
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