November 1
Births
1937 Bill Anderson – US country singer
1940 Staff Sgt Barry Sadler
1943 Phil Terry – vocals Intruders
1944 Mike Bernie – saxophone Wizzard
1945 Rick Grech – bass/violin Family/Blind Faith
1947 Jim Steinman
1950 Dan Peek – guitar America
1951 Ronald Bell – saxophone Kool and The Gang
1954 Chris Morris – guitar Paper Lace
1956 Lyle Lovett – US country singer
1958 Annette – vocals Ottawan
1959 Eddie MacDonald – bass Alarm
1962 Mags Furuholmen – keyboards Aha
1962 Anthony Kiedis – vocals Red Hot Chili Peppers
1963 Rick Allen – drums Def Leppard
1964 Sophie B Hawkins
1966 Mary Hansen – vocals/guitar Stereolab
1967 Tina Arena
1978 Bobak Kianoush – vocals Another Level
1981 LaTavia Robertson – vocals Destiny’s Child
1989 Alexandra Buggs – vocals Stooshe
Deaths
2008 Yma Sumac
November 2
Births
1921 Pearl Carr
1938 Jay Black – vocals Jay and the Americans
1941 Bruce Welch – guitar Shadows
1944 Keith Emerson – piano Emerson Lake and Palmer
1946 Les ‘Chip’ Hawkes – bass Tremeloes
1947 Dave Pegg – bass Fairport Convention/Steeleye Span
1947 Colin Jennings – vocals Starturn On 45 Pints
1952 Maxine Nightingale
1952 Fred Fairbrass – guitar Right Said Fred
1961 K.D Lang
1965 Bobby Dall – bass Poison
Deaths
1966 Mississippi John Hurt – US blues musician
1996 Eva Cassidy – US singer
2014 Acker Bilk
November 3
Births
1933 John Barry
1941 Brian Poole – vocals Tremeloes
1943 Bert Jansch – guitar Pentangle
1946 Nick Simper – bass Deep Purple
1946 Tommy Dee – organ John Fred’s Playboy Band
1948 Lulu
1954 Adam Ant
1960 Matthew Ashman – guitar Bow WowWow
1960 Charles Prime – keyboards Deacon Blue
1962 Marilyn
1962 Ian McNabb – vocals Icicle Works
1969 Mark Roberts – guitar Catatonia
1969 Robert Miles
1976 Ras Bromfield – vocals Damage
1978 David Ducasse – vocals Scooch
Deaths
2002 Lonnie Donegan
2016 Kay Starr
November 4
Births
1929 Dickie Valentine
1931 Clinton Ford
1931 Seymour Spiegelman – vocals Hilltoppers
1940 Delbert McClinton – US country singer/harmonica player
1947 Mike Smith – tenor saxophone Amen Corner
1948 Penny McLean – vocals Silver Convention
1954 Chris Difford – vocals/guitar Squeeze
1956 James Honeyman Scott – bass Pretenders
1963 Lena Zavaroni
1966 Kool Rock – rapper Fat Boys
1971 Gregory Porter
1974 Louise – vocals Eternal
1988 Sarah Smith – vocals Same Difference
Deaths
1847 Felix Mendelssohn – classical composer
2004 Robert Heaton – drums New Model Army
2008 Byron Lee – lead vocals Dragonaires
2020 Ken Hensley – piano Uriah Heep
November 5
Births
1911 Roy Rogers – US country singer
1931 Ike Turner
1941 Art Garfunkel
1946 Gram Parsons – US singer/guitarist
1946 Loleatta Holloway – US singer
1947 Peter Noone – vocals Herman’s Hermits
1948 Peter Hammill – guitar Van Der Graff Generator
1956 Helen O’Hara – violin Dexys Midnight Runners
1957 Mike Score – vocals/keyboards Flock Of Seagulls
1959 Bryan Adams
1959 Rob Fisher – keyboards/bass Climie Fisher
1965 Paris Grey – vocals Inner City
1968 Mark Hunter – keyboards James
1971 Jonny Greenwood – guitar Radiohead
1974 Ryan Adams
1975 Lisa Scott-Lee – vocals Steps
1982 Rob Swire – Knife Party
Deaths
1960 Johnny Horton – US country singer
1986 Bobby Nunn – vocals Coasters
1987 Eamonn Andrews – Irish TV presenter/singer
1989 Staff Sgt Barry Sadler
2003 Bobby Hatfield – vocals Righteous Brothers
2005 Link Wray – US rock guitarist
2017 Robert Knight
2020 Len Barry
November 6
Births
1932 Stonewall Jackson – US country singer
1933 Joseph Pope – vocals Tams
1937 Eugene Pitt – vocals Jive Five
1938 Jim Pike – vocals Lettermen
1938 P.J. Proby
1941 Doug Sahm – vocals Sir Douglas Quintet
1946 George Young – guitar Easybeats
1948 Rushton Moreve – bass Steppenwolf
1948 Glenn Frey
1949 Frankie Miller
1950 Chris Glen – bass Alex Harvey Band
1963 Paul Brindley – bass Sundays
1964 Pennye Forde – US singer
1964 Cory Glover – vocals Living Colour
Deaths
1893 Peter I. Tchaikovsky – classical composer
2007 Hank Thompson
2012 Clive Dunn
2018 Hugh McDowell – cello Electric Light Orchestra
November 7
Births
1936 Mary Travers – vocals Peter Paul & Mary
1938 Dee Clark
1943 Joni Mitchell
1949 Su Pollard – UK actress/singer
1951 Nick Gilder – Canadian singer
1951 Kevin Scott MacMichael – guitar Cutting Crew
1957 Jellybean
1962 Clinton Mansell – vocals Pop Will Eat Itself
1964 Liam O’Maonlai – vocals Hothouse Flowers
1967 Sharleen Spiteri – vocals Texas
1967 David Guetta
1970 Neil Hannon – vocals Divine Comedy
1971 Robert Downes – guitar Then Jericho
1977 Kavana
1978 Mark Read – vocals A1
1988 Tinie Tempah
Deaths
2004 Howard Keel
2011 Andrea True
2016 Leonard Cohen
November 8
Births
1927 Ken Dodd
1927 Patti Page
1942 Gerald Alston –vocals Manhattans
1942 John Perez – drums Sir Douglas Quintet
1944 Rod Slater – saxophone/trumpet Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
1944 Bonnie Bramlett – vocals Delaney and Bonnie
1945 Don Murray – drums Turtles
1946 Roy Wood
1947 Marguerite Ganser – vocals Shangrilas
1947 Minnie Riperton
1949 Bonnie Raitt
1954 Rikki Lee Jones
1957 Porl Thompson – guitar/keyboards Cure
1958 Terry Lee Maill – drums Adam and The Ants
1959 Alan Graham Frew – vocals Glass Tiger
1961 Leif Garrett
1964 Eric B
1970 Gareth Pring – guitar Ned’s Atomic Dustbin
1970 Diana King
1977 Tiffany Wood – vocals Bardot
1982 Sam Sparro
1987 Caroline Hjelt – vocals Icona Pop
Deaths
2011 Heavy D
November 9
Births
1937 Roger McGough – vocals Scaffold
1941 Tom Fogerty – guitar Creedence Clearwater Revival
1944 Phil May – vocals Pretty Things
1948 Joe Bouchard – bass Blue Oyster Cult
1948 Pagliaro
1948 Alan Gratzer – drums REO Speedwagon
1953 Michael Mullins – vocals Modern Romance
1960 Dee Plakas – drums L7
1965 Bryn Terfel – UK singer
1969 Scarface
1969 Roxanne Shante
1973 Nick Lachey – vocals 98o
1977 Sisqo
1994 Mnek
Deaths
2012 Bill Tarmey
2012 Major Harris
2016 Al Caiola
November 10
Births
1923 Anne Shelton – UK singer
1928 Ennio Morricone
1940 Screaming Lord Sutch
1941 Kyu Sakamoto
1943 Mel Noonam – vocals New World
1944 Tim Rice
1945 Tony Cox – vocals Young Idea
1947 Greg Lake
1961 Junior
1966 Steve Mackey – bass Pulp
1967 Mushroom – keyboards Massive Attack
1968 Steve Brookstein
1969 Paul Leveridge – rapper Black Grape
1970 Derry Brownestone – percussion EMF
1970 Warren G
1973 Jacqueline Abbot – vocals Beautiful South
1974 Heavenli Abdi – vocals Honeyz
1978 Eve – US rapper
1978 Diplo
1978 Drew McConnell – bass Libertines
1979 Chris Joannou – bass Silverchair
Deaths
2006 Gerald Levert – vocals Levert/Levert Sweat and Gill
2018 Michael King – vocals King Brothers
November 11
Births
1927 Mose Allison – US jazz pianst
1938 Roger LaVerne – piano Tornados
1943 Mac Kissoon
1944 Jesse Colin Young – vocals/bassYoungbloods
1945 Vince Martell – guitar Vanilla Fudge
1945 Chris Dreja – guitar Yardbirds
1946 Chip Hawkes – bass Tremeloes
1950 Jim Peterik – vocals/keyboards Ides of March/Survivor
1953 Andy Partridge – vocals XTC
1954 Marshall Crenshaw
1956 Ian Craig Marsh – piano Heaven 17
1957 Tony Gad – keyboards Aswad
1962 Mic Michaeli – keyboards Europe
1968 Jo Dunne – bass Fuzzbox
1984 Delta Goodrem – Australian singer
Deaths
1990 Ronnie Dyson
2007 John Petersen – drums Harpers Bizarre
2014 Big Bank Hank – rapper Sugarhill Gang
2015 Philip Taylor – drums Motorhead
November 12
Births
1917 Jo Stafford
1929 Grace Kelly – US actress/singer
1931 Bob Crewe
1943 John Walker – vocals Walker Brothers
1943 Errol Brown
1943 Brian Hyland
1944 Booker T Jones – piano Booker T and MGs
1945 Neil Young
1946 Arthur Tavares – vocals Tavares
1947 Donald Roeser – guitar Blue Oyster Cult
1948 Donald Johnson – drums A Taste Of Honey
1953 Calum MacDonald – drums Runrig
1955 Les McKeown – vocals Bay City Rollers
1964 David Ellefson – bass Megadeth
1967 Ann Lee
1968 Grant Nicholas – vocals/guitar Feeder
1968 Sharon Shannon – Irish Singer
1970 Linda Reynolds – vocals Reynolds Girls
1979 Nick Bracegirdle – Chicane
Deaths
2003 Tony Thompson – drums Chic
2008 Mitch Mitchell – drums Jimi Hendrix’s Experience
November 13
Births
1939 Idris Muhammad
1944 Timmy Thomas
1949 Terry Reid – guitar Peter Jay and Jaywalkers
1949 Roger Steen – guitar Tubes
1951 Bill Gibson – drums Huey Lewis’ News
1953 Andrew Ranken – drums Pogues
1960 Wayne Parker – bass Glass Tiger
Deaths
1992 Ronnie Bond – drums Troggs
2004 Ol Dirty Bastard – rapper Wu Tang Clan
2016 Leon Russell
November 14
Births
1936 Freddie Garrity – vocals Freddie and the Dreamers
1938 Cornell Gunter – vocals Coasters
1939 James Gilreath – US singer
1949 James Young – guitar Styx
1951 Stephen Bishop – US singer/guitarist
1951 Frankie Banali – drums Quiet Riot
1954 Alexander O’Neal
1956 Alec John Such – bass Bon Jovi
1964 Nic Dalton – bass Lemonheads
1964 John Andrew Banfield – vocals Pasadenas
1964 Joseph Simmons – vocals Run DMC
1965 Stuart Staples – vocals Tindersticks
1967 Letitia Dean – UK actress/singer
1972 Dougie Payne – bass Travis
1974 Adina Howard
1975 Faye Tozer – vocals Steps
1975 Travis Barker – drums Blink 182
1979 Obie Trice – rapper D-12
Deaths
2009 Derek B
2014 Glen Larson – vocals Four Preps
2020 Des O’Connor
November 15
Births
1905 Mantovani
1928 C.W. McCall
1932 Petula Clark
1932 Clyde McPhatter
1937 James T. Ellis – vocals Trammps
1945 Anna-Frid Lyngstad – vocals Abba
1954 Tony Thompson – drums Chic
1955 Joe Leeway – synthesizer Thompson Twins
1967 E-40 – US rapper
1968 Ol Dirty Bastard – rapper Wu Tang Clan
1974 Chad Kroeger – vocals Nickelback
1988 B.o.B. – US rapper
Deaths
1991 Jacques Morali – Village People producer
2000 Russ Conway
2014 Cherry Wainer – vocals Lord Rockingham’s XI
2016 Mose Allison
2018 Roy Clark – US country singer
November 16
Births
1935 Lillian Lopez – vocals Odyssey
1940 John Ryanes – vocals Monotones
1943 Winfred Lovett – vocals Manhattans
1949 Arrow
1951 Wally Lowe – bass Magnum
1962 Mani – bass Stone Roses/Primal Scream
1969 Bryan Abrams – vocals Color Me Badd
1979 Trevor Penick – vocals O-Town
1983 Fallon Bowman – guitar Kittie
1988 Siva Kaneswaren – vocals Wanted
Deaths
1989 Rose Murphy – US singer
2009 Edward Woodwood – UK actor/singer
2018 Al James – bass Showaddywaddy
2018 Scott English
November 17
Births
1926 Robert Earl – UK singer
1937 Peter Cook – UK comedian/singer
1938 Gordon Lightfoot – Canadian singer/songwriter
1941 Gene Clark – guitar/vocals Byrds
1942 Bob Gaudio – keyboards Four Seasons
1943 Richard Hewson – Rah Band
1946 Martin Barre – guitar Jethro Tull
1947 Rod Clements – bass Lindisfarne
1948 Iain Sutherland – guitar/vocals Sutherland Brothers
1955 Peter Cox – vocals Go West
1960 RuPaul
1961 Tim Speed – drums River City People
1966 Chris Cooper – drums Pale Saints
1967 Ronald Bell – vocals New Edition/Bell Biv Devoe
1980 Zac Hanson – drums Hanson
1981 Sarah Harding – vocals Girls Aloud
Deaths
2003 Don Gibson – US country singer
2003 Arthur Conley – US soul singer
2006 Ruth Brown – US soul singer
2014 Jeff Fletcher – guitar Northern Uproar
2014 Jimmy Ruffin
November 18
Births
1927 Hank Ballard – US singer
1936 Jimmy Radcliffe – US singer
1941 Con Clusky – guitar Bachelors
1946 Christopher Rainbow
1950 Graham Parker – UK singer
1954 John Parr
1960 Kim Wilde
1962 Kirk Hammett – guitar Metallica
1972 Matt Knight – bass Toploader
1975 Ant (and Dec)
1977 Fabolous – US rapper
1991 Karen Harding – X-Factory contestant
Deaths
1969 Ted Heath – UK bandleader
1994 Cab Calloway – US jazz singer
1995 Alan Hull – vocals Lindisfarne
1999 Doug Sahm – vocals Sir Douglas Quintet
2017 George Young – rhythm guitar AC/DC
November 19
Births
1905 Tommy Dorsey – US orchestra leader
1937 Geoff Goddard
1938 Hank Medress – vocals Tokens
1939 Warren Moore – vocals Miracles
1941 Eddie Rayner – keyboard Split Enz
1944 John Dummer – UK singer/Darts
1946 Phil Pickett – Sailor
1952 Bill Sharpe – keyboards Shakatak
1954 Annette Guest – vocals First Choice
1959 Ofra Haza – Israeli singer
1965 Jason Pierce – guitar Spiritulized
1969 Michael Lee – drums Little Angels/Cult
Deaths
2003 Greg Ridley – bass Humble Pie/Spooky Tooth
2004 Terry Melcher – producer/songwriter and Doris Day’s Son
2017 Warren ‘Pete’ Moore – vocals Miracles
2017 Della Reese – US singer
2017 Mel Tillis – US songwriter
November 20
Births
1929 Raymond Lefevre – French orchestra leader
1941 Dr. John
1942 Norman Greenbaum
1944 Paul Griggs – vocals Guys ‘N’ Dolls
1946 Duane Allman
1946 Ray Stiles – bass Mud
1947 Aneka
1947 Joe Walsh – guitar Eagles
1957 James Brown – drums UB40
1962 Steve Alexander – drums Brother Beyond
1965 Sen Dog – rapper Cypress Hill
1970 Phife Dawg – rapper A Tribe Called Quest
1981 Kimbereley Walsh – vocals Girls Aloud
1970 Q-Tip – rapper A Tribe Called Quest
1981 Kimbereley Walsh – vocals Girls Aloud
1981 Lisa Harrison – vocals Lemonescent
1986 Jared Followill – bass Kings Of Leon
Deaths
2012 Michael Dunford – guitar Nashville Teens
2015 Keith Michell
November 21
Births
1940 Dr. John
1942 Andy Newman – keyboard Thunderclap Newman
1948 Lonnie Jordan – piano War
1948 Alphonse Mouzon – US soul drummer
1949 Randy Derringer – drums McCoys
1965 Bjork
1967 Margaret Ornolfsdottir – keyboards Sugarcubes
1968 Alex James – bass Blur
1985 Carly Rae Jepsen
1992 Conor Maynard
Deaths
1973 Allan Sherman – US parody singer
1995 Matthew Ashman – guitar Bow WowWow
2007 Bob Relf – Bob & Earl
2017 David Cassidy
November 22
Births
1931 Lennie Peters – vocals Peter and Lee
1940 Terry Gilliam – vocals Monty Python Team
1941 Terry Stafford
1947 Max Romeo
1950 Tina Weymouth – bass/synthesizer/vocals Talking Heads/Tom Tom Club
1957 Sharon Bailey – percussion Amazulu
1960 Jim Bob – vocals Carter U.S.M
1962 Neil Fraser – guitar Tindersticks
1966 Eg White – bass Brother Beyond
1968 Rasa Don – drums Arrested Development
1971 Wendy Moten – US singer
1972 Patra
1976 Ville Valo – vocals Him
1978 Karen O – vocals Yeah Yeah Yeahs
1979 Scott Robinson – vocals Five
1981 Ben Adams – vocals A1
Deaths
1988 Janet Bleyer – vocals Chordettes
1997 Michael Hutchence – vocals Inxs
1999 Patrick Moten – US songwriter
2016 Craig Gill – drums Inspiral Carpets
November 23
Births
1939 Betty Everett – US singer
1943 Sue Nicholls – UK singer/actress
1949 Sandra Stevens – vocals Brotherhood Of Man
1949 Alan Paul – vocals Manhattan Transfer
1954 Bruce Hornsby
1954 Andreas Thein – keyboards Propaganda
1959 Edward Ball – vocals TV Personalities
1962 Chris Bostock – bass Joboxers
1972 Rick Witter – vocals Shed Seven
1988 Esmee Denters – Dutch Singer
1991 Harley Alexander-Sule – vocals Rizzle Kicks
1992 Miley Cyrus
Deaths
1983 Tom Evans – bass Badfinger
1985 Joe Turner – US R&B singer
1995 Junior Walker
2000 Bobby Sheen – vocals Bob B-Soxx and the Blue Jeans
2001 O.C.Smith
2014 Clive Palmer – banjo Incredible String Band
November 24
Births
1868 Scott Joplin – US ragtime pianist
1923 Juggy Jones
1931 Tommy Allsup
1941 Pete Best – original drums Beatles
1941 Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn – bass Booker T and MG’s
1942 Billy Connolly
1946 Tony Clarkin – guitar Magnum
1953 Gary Cooper – vocals Sly Fox
1955 Clem Burke drums Blondie
1957 Chris Hayes – lead guitar Huey Lewis’ News
1958 Carmel
1962 John Squire – guitar Stone Roses/Seahorses
1966 John Simmons – rapper Run DMC
Deaths
1991 Freddie Mercury
2001 Melanie Thornton – rapper La Bouche
2012 Ian Campbell – Folk group leader
November 25
Births
1925 Michael Holliday
1940 Percy Sledge
1942 Bob Lind – US singer
1944 Bev Bevan – drums ELO
1959 Steve Rothery – guitar Marillion
1960 Amy Grant
1960 Jim Morris – guitar/keyboards Balaam and the Angel
1962 Pauline Cuff – vocals Soho
1962 Jacquie Cuff – vocals Soho
1966 Stacy Lattisaw
1968 Tunde Baiyewu – vocals Lighthouse Family
1968 Rodney Shephard – guitar Sugar Ray
1978 Mike Brooke – keyboards Dandys
Deaths
1974 Nick Drake – UK folk singer
1995 Wildchild
2013 Bob Day – vocals Allisons
2016 Colonel Abrams
2019 Iain Sutherland – guitar/vocals Sutherland Brothers
November 26
Births
1933 Robert Goulet – US actor/singer
1933 Garnet Mimms – US singer
1937 Bob Babbitt – bass Funk Brothers
1937 Phil Humphrey – guitar Fendermen
1937 Jim Sundquist – guitar Fendermen
1938 Tina Turner
1944 Alan Henderson – bass Them
1945 John McVie – bass Fleetwood Mac
1946 Brian Hibbard – vocals Flying Pickets
1949 Martin Lee – vocals Brotherhood Of Man
1963 Dave Cummings – guitar Del Amitri
1966 Mark Gillespie – vocals Big Fun
1970 Nate Albert – guitar Mighty Mighty Boss Tones
1974 Jamie Lamar Jones – vocals All-4-One
1981 Natasha Bedingfield
1985 Lil Fizz – rapper B2K
1986 Oritsé Williams – vocals JLS
1990 Rita Ora
Deaths
1973 John Rostill – bass Shadows
1996 Michael Bentine – vocals Goons
2015 Ronnie Bright – vocals Coasters
November 27
Births
1925 Ernie Wise – UK entertainer/singer
1935 Al Jackson – drums Booker T’s MG’s
1939 Garry Miles – US singer
1942 Jimi Hendrix
1944 Eddie Rabbitt
1944 Dozy – bass Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick and Tich
1959 Charles Burchill – guitar Simple Minds
1960 Ashley Ingram – vocals Imagination
1962 Mike Bordin – drums Faith No More
1962 Calvin Hayes – vocals Johnny Hates Jazz
1962 Charlie Benante – drums Anthrax
1966 Mark Spoon – DJ Jam & Spoon/Tokyo Ghetto Pussy
1978 Mike Skinner aka The Streets
1983 Professor Green
Deaths
2009 Al Alberts – vocals Four Aces
November 28
Births
1940 Bruce Channel
1940 Clem Curtis – vocals Foundations
1943 Randy Newman
1946 Billy Kinsley – vocals/bass Merseybeats/Liverpool Express
1954 David Jaymes – guitar Modern Romance
1957 David Van Day – vocals Dollar
1961 Mick Head – vocals Pale Fountains
1962 Princess
1962 Matt Cameron – drums Soundgarden
1962 Jeff Ward – drums Nine Inch Nails
1967 Delroy St. Joseph – vocals KWS
1968 Dawn Robinson – vocals En Vogue
1970 Matt Cheslin – bass Ned’s Atomic Dustbin
1974 Apl De. Ap – rapper Black Eyed Peas
1979 Dane Bowers – vocals Another Level
1984 Trey Songz
Deaths
1987 Guy Marks – US singer
1993 Jerry Edmonton – drums Steppenwolf
2005 Tony Meehan – drums Shadows
November 29
Births
1933 John Mayall – UK blues guitarist
1939 Meco – US musician
1940 Dennis Doherty – vocals Mama’s and The Papa’s
1941 Jody Miller
1944 Felix Cavaliere – vocals/keyboards Young Rascals
1947 Ronnie Montrose – guitar Montrose
1951 Barry Goudreau – guitar Boston
1951 Roger Troutman – Zapp
1959 Wendy Wu – vocals Photos
1962 Ronny Jordan
1968 Martin Carr – guitar Boo Radleys
1969 Jonathan Knight – vocals New Kids On The Block
1975 Alan Fitzsimons – vocals OTT
Deaths
1992 Paul Ryan
2001 George Harrison
2013 Oliver Cheatham – US singer
2014 Frances Nero
November 30
Births
1924 Allan Sherman – US parody singer
1936 Frank Ifield
1937 Paul Stookey – vocals Peter Paul and Mary
1945 Roger Glover – bass Deep Purple
1945 Rob Woodward – vocals Lieutenant Pigeon
1952 Raymond Reid – trombone Crown Heights Affair
1953 Shuggie Otis
1954 June Pointer – vocals Pointer Sisters
1955 Billy Idol
1957 John Ashton – guitar Psychedelic Furs
1968 Des’Ree
1989 Hannah Lorraine Richings – vocals S Club Juniors
1990 Daisy Rebecca Evans – vocals S Club Juniors
1993 Lost Frequencies – Belgian DJ/producer
Deaths
1996 Tiny Tim