Musicians Who Died on November 22

Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900)

British composer (The Golden Legend; Onward, Christian Soldiers), major-generally remembered for his comic operas with W.S. Gilbert (The Pirates of Penzance:, H.M.S Pinafore; The Mikado), dies of heart failure at 58

1902 Septimus Winner, American songwriter ("Listen To The Mockingbird"), dies at 75
1926 Darvish Khan, Iranian classical tar (Persian lute) player, dies in a vehicle accident at 54

Lorenz Hart (1895-1943)

American lyricist, usually to music of Richard Rodgers ("I Could Write A Book"; "My Funny Valentine"), dies of pneumonia from exposure after drinking heavily in NYC at 48

1943 Pietro Alessandro Yon, Italian organist and composer, dies at 57
1955 Guy Ropartz, French composer, dies at 91 (b. 1864)
1956 Theodore Kosloff, Russian-born actor, ballet dancer and choreographer, dies at 74
1959 Sam M. Lewis [Levine] American singer and lyricist ("Street of Dreams"; "Just Friends"; "Dinah"), dies at 74
1960 Fred Van Eps, American banjoist and banjo maker, dies at 81
1967 Edvin Kallstenius, Swedish composer and librarian, dies at 86
1969 Acario Cotapos, Chilean composer, dies at 80
1971 (Edward Elzear) "Zez" Confrey, American jazz pianist and composer ("Kitten on the Keys"; "Dizzy Fingers."), dies from complications of Parkinson's disease at 76
1975 François de Roubaix, French film score composer, dies in diving accident at 36

Mae West (1893-1980)

American stage and screen actress, writer (She Done Him Wrong; I'm No Angel), and singer (Way Out West), dies in Hollywood at 87

1982 Max Deutsch, Austrian-French composer, dies at 90
1986 (Benjamin) "Scatman" Crothers, American singer, musician ("I'd Rather Be a Hummingbird"), and actor (Chico and the Man - "Louie"; The Shining), dies of lung cancerat 76
1986 Robert Whitney, American conductor (Louisville Orchestra, 1937-67), educator (University of Louisville, 1956-71), and composer, dies at 82
1987 Ted Taylor, American R&B singer ("Stay Away From My Baby"), dies in a car crash at 58
1994 L V Johnson, American session soul and R&B guitarist and Chicago blues singer-songwriter ("Don't Cha Mess with My Money, My Honey or My Woman"), dies at 47
1994 Norma Donaldson, American singer and actress (Poetic Justice; 5 Heartbeats), dies at 68
1995 Ambrose Sam, American Creole accordionist, dies at 76
1995 Edna Deane, British ballroom dancer, choreographer and drama teacher, dies at 90

Michael Hutchence (1960-1997)

Australian rock vocalist (INXS - "Devil Inside": "New Sensation"), and actor (Dogs in Space), commits suicide at 37

2001 Norman Granz, American jazz record producer (Verve Records; Pablo Records), and impresario (Jazz at the Philharmonic), dies of cancer at 83
2002 Arne Mellnäs, Swedish contemporary classical composer (Aura; Capricorn Flakes; Rolando furioso), and educator (Royal College of Music, 1963-83), dies at 69
2011 Paul Motian, American jazz drummer (Bill Evans Trio; Keith Jarrett), composer, and bandleader (Electric Bebop Band), dies of bone marrow cancer at 80
2012 David Allyn [Albert DiLello], American jazz singer (Boyd Raeburn Band), dies at 93 [1]
2014 Alvin Brehm, American musician and composer, dies at 89
2017 Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Russian operatic baritone, dies of brain cancer at 55
2017 John Hendricks, American lyricist and singer (Lambert, Hendricks & Ross), dies at 96
2018 Imrat Khan, Indian sitar and surbahar player and composer, dies of a stroke at 83
2019 Cecilia Seghizzi, Italian composer, dies at 111
2019 Eddie Duran, American jazz guitarist (Vince Guaraldi; Cal Tjader; Benny Goodman), dies at 94
2019 Stephen Cleobury, British organist and music director (King's College - Cambridge, 1982-2019), dies of cancer at 70
2022 Pablo Milanés, Cuban Nueva Trova singer-songwriter and guitarist (Yolanda; Yo Me Quedo), dies of cancer at 79 [1]
2023 Jean Knight [Caliste], American soul, funk, and R&B singer ("Mr. Big Stuff"), and nurse, dies at 80 [1]