Jimmy Ellis born 15 November 1937
Jimmy Ellis (15 November 1937 - 8 March 2012) was best known as a co-founder and frontman of the Trammps, the Philadelphia-based group best remembered for the 1970s hits "Hold Back the Night" and...
View ArticleJesse Stone born 16 November 1901
Jesse Albert Stone (November 16, 1901 – April 1, 1999) was an American rhythm and blues musician and songwriter whose influence spanned a wide range of genres. He also used the pseudonyms Charles...
View ArticleJeff Buckley born 17 November 1966
Jeffrey Scott Buckley (November 17, 1966 – May 29, 1997) was an American musician and singer. Jeff Buckley was born in Anaheim, California, from musical lineage. His mother, Mary Guibert, was a...
View ArticleCon Cluskey born 18 November 1935
Conleth (Con) Cluskey (18 November 1935 – 8 April 2022) was co-founder and lead singer of The Bachelors.Over the course of their lengthy career, the band released more than 70 albums, appeared in two...
View ArticleTony Butala born 20 November 1940
Anthony Francis Butala (born November 20, 1940*) is an American singer. He was the lead singer of the vocal group The Lettermen since 1958, although he has been retired since 2019. Butala is the last...
View ArticleSal Salvador born 21 November 1925
Sal Salvador (November 21, 1925 – September 22, 1999), was an American bebop jazz guitarist and a prominent music educator.Though not as well known as some of his contemporaries, like Johnny Smith,...
View ArticleRita Sakellariou born 22 November 1934
Rita Sakellariou (born 22 November 1934, – died 6 August 1999) was a popular Greek singer whose careerbegan in poverty and ended in shimmering success. Her ardent admirers included shipping tycoons...
View ArticleAl Smith born 23 November 1923
Al Smith (November 23, 1923 – February 7, 1974) was an American songwriter, band leader and record producer from Chicago. Albert B. Smith was born in Bolivar County, Mississippi. His family moved to...
View ArticleRichard Tee born 24 November 1943
Richard Tee (November 24, 1943 – July 21, 1993) was an American pianist, studio musician, singer and arranger, who worked on hundreds of sessions by every major name in the rock, soul and R&B...
View ArticleDerroll Adams born 25 November 1925
Derroll Adams (November 27, 1925 – February 6, 2000) was an American folk musician.Ask the average folk enthusiast who Derroll Adams is, and chances are you'll get a vague glimmer of recognition,...
View ArticleAlice Clark born 1947
Alice Clark (c. 1947– April 2004) was an American soul singer, who had little commercial success but whose recordings became highly regarded. Little is known publicly of her life outside her brief...
View ArticleBootsie Barnes born 27 November 1937
Robert "Bootsie" Barnes (November 27, 1937 – April 22, 2020) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and a modern Philadelphia jazz icon. Through the power of his example, the depth of his clout and the...
View ArticleR.B. Greaves born 28 November 1943
Ronald Bertram Aloysius Greaves III (28 November 1943 – 27 September 2012) was an American singer who had chart success in 1969 with the pop single "Take a Letter Maria". A number two hit on the...
View ArticleLucille Hegamin born 29 November 1894
Lucille Nelson Hegamin (November 29, 1894 – March 1, 1970) was an American singer and entertainer and an early African-American blues recording artist. Lucille Nelson was born in Macon, Georgia, the...
View ArticleBrownie McGhee born 30 November 1915
Walter Brown "Brownie" McGhee (November 30, 1915 – February 16, 1996) was an American folk and Piedmont blues singer and guitarist, best known for his collaboration with the harmonica player Sonny...
View ArticleVesta Williams born 1 December 1957
Mary Vesta Williams (December 1, 1957 – September 22, 2011) was a powerful singer and underrated songwriter who released a number of quality singles and albums during the late 80s and early 90s, and...
View ArticleMaria Callas born 2 December 1923
Maria Callas (December 2, 1923 – September 16, 1977) was an American-born Greek soprano who was one of the most renowned and influential opera singers of the 20th century.Her fame has transcended the...
View ArticleRandy Garibay born 3 December 1939
Randy Garibay ( December 3, 1939 – May 23, 2002) was a singer and guitar player from San Antonio, Texas who was considered by many as the "Godfather of San Antonio Blues" and the “Chicano Bluesman”....
View ArticleLittle Jimmy King born 4 December 1968
Emmanuel Lynn Gales (December 4, 1968 – July 19, 2002), known professionally as Little Jimmy King, was an American Memphis blues guitarist, singer and songwriter and. one of the most exciting blues...
View ArticleFrank Dycus born 5 December 1939
Frank Dycus (Dec. 5, 1939 –Nov.23, 2012) was one of Music Row’s best raconteurs. He was the stellar songwriter behind hits for George Strait, Jerry Lee Lewis, George Jones, Mark Chesnutt, Porter...
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