- Nov 2 Yuri Temirkanov, Russian conductor (Kirov Opera and Ballet Theatre, 1976-88; Baltimore Symphony, 2000-06), dies at 84 [1]
- Nov 5 Ryland Davies, Welsh operatic tenor, dies at 80
- Nov 13 Joel Spiegelman, American pianist, harpsichord player, composer, music educator (Sarah Lawrence), and poet, dies at 90
- Nov 16 George Brown, American R&B and funk drummer (Kool & the Gang - "Celebration"), dies of lung cancer at 74 [1]
- Nov 17 Abe Stoklasa, American country music songwriter and musician, dies at 36
- Nov 17 Seóirse Bodley, Irish composer and professor of music (University College Dublin), dies at 90 [1]
- Nov 18 David Del Tredici, American pianist, Neo-Romantic composer, and 1980 Pulitzer Prize winner (In Memory of a Summer Day), dies of Parkinson's disease at 86 [1]
- Nov 20 Mars Williams, American jazz and rock saxophonist (The Waitresses; Psychedelic Furs), dies of cancer at 68
- Nov 21 Chad Allan [Allan Kowbel], Canadian pop-rock singer and musician (The Expressions/The Guess Who, 1962-65; Brave Belt), and television personality, dies at 80 [1]
- Nov 22 Jean Knight [Caliste], American soul, funk, and R&B singer ("Mr. Big Stuff"), and nurse, dies at 80 [1]
- Nov 29 Mildred Miller (Posvar, née Müller), American mezzo-soprano (Metropolitan Opera, 1951-74; The Marriage of Figaro - "Cherubino"), and artistic director (Opera Theater of Pittsburgh, 1978-99), dies at 98
- Nov 30 Shane MacGowan, British-Irish punk rock musician (Pogues - "Fairytale of New York", "Red Roses For Me"), dies at 65 [1]
Country Singers
Jazz Singers
Opera Singers
Pop Singers
Rappers
Rock Singers