- Nov 1 (Martin) "Bap" Kennedy, Irish singer-songwriter ("Moonlight Kiss"; "Sailor's Revenge"), dies of pancreatic cancer at 54
- Nov 2 Bob Cranshaw, American jazz bassist (Blue Note Records; Sonny Rollins; Stanley Turrentine; Duke Pearson), dies of cancer at 83
- Nov 3 Kay Starr [Katherine Starks], American pop singer ("Wheel of Fortune"), dies at 94
Leonard Cohen (1934-2016)
Nov 7 Canadian writer and singer-songwriter ("Hallelujah"; "Death of Ladies Man"; "Suzanne"), dies at 82
- Nov 9 Al Caiola, American guitarist (Bonzanza theme), dies at 96
- Nov 9 Zoltán Kocsis, Hungarian pianist, conductor and composer, dies of cancer at 64
- Nov 11 Raynoma Singleton [Gordy], music producer and singer-songwriter (Motown), dies at 79
- Nov 13 Leon Russell, American musician and singer-songwriter (Carny), dies at 74
- Nov 14 Holly Dunn, American country singer (Daddy's Hands), dies of cancer at 59
- Nov 15 Jules Eskin, American cellist (Boston Symphony, 1964-2016), dies of cancer at 85 [1]
- Nov 15 Milt Okun, American music producer, conductor, and arranger (Peter, Paul and Mary; John Denver), dies at 92
- Nov 15 Mose Allison, American jazz and blues piano player, singer, and composer ("Everybody's Cryin Mercy"; "Your Mind Is on Vacation"), dies at 89
- Nov 18 Sharon Jones, American soul singer (Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings), dies of cancer at 60
- Nov 23 Larry Hosford, American folk singer-songwriter (The King Takes The Queen), dies at 73
- Nov 24 Florence Henderson, American actress (The Brady Bunch - "Carol"), and singer,dies at 82
- Nov 24 Pauline Oliveros, American composer (Sound Patterns), dies at 84
- Nov 25 Alexander Yossifov, Bulgarian conductor and composer (Back To The Beginning), dies at 76
- Nov 25 Russell Oberlin, American countertenor (Pro Musica Antiqua, 1952-66) and educator (Hunter, 1966-94), dies at 88 [1]
- Nov 28 Allan Zavod, Australian classical and jazz pianist and composer, dies of brain cancer at 71
- Nov 28 Mark Taimanov, Russian pianist, dies at 90
- Nov 30 Aleksei Maslennikov, Russian tenor (Bolshoi Theater, 1953-88), dies at 87
- Nov 30 Kamilló Lendvay, Hungarian composer (Pezzo Concertanto), conductor, and educator, dies at 78