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Joe "Papoose" Fritz born 3 November 1924

Joe “Papoose” Fritz (November 13, 1924 – 12 June 1983) was a blues saxophonist. Joseph Fritz Jr. was born in Houston. He allegedly earned his nickname "Papoose" because he thought he might have some...

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Ray Columbus born 4 October 1942

Ray Columbus OBE (4 November 1942 – 29 November 2016) was a New Zealand Benny Award-winning singer and songwriter, television host, music manager and entertainer, with a career spanning six decades. As...

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Benny Joy born 5 November 1935

Benjamin Eidson, known professionally as Benny Joy (November 5, 1935 – October 24, 1988) was an American rockabilly guitarist and singer who released three singles in his recording career, and was...

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Francy Boland born 6 November 1929

François Boland (6 November 1929 – 12 August 2005) was a classically trained Belgian jazz composer and pianist. He teamed with American drummer Kenny Clarke to lead the Clarke-Boland Big Band, widely...

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Charles Magnantante born 7 November 1905

Charles Magnante (December 7, 1905 – December 30, 1986) was an American piano-accordionist, arranger, composer, author and educator. His artistry helped raise the image of the accordion from an...

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Jack Cardwell born 9 November 1925

Jack Cardwell (November 9, 1925 - October 22, 1993) was an American country music singer, songwriter, and disk jockey. Jack was a native of the farm from Chapman, Alabama. He was a self-taught musician...

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Donna Fargo born 10 November 1941

Donna Fargo (born November 10, 1945) is an American country singer-songwriter known for a series of Top 10 country hits in the 1970s. These include "The Happiest Girl in the Whole USA" (1972) and...

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Dennis Coffey born 11 November 1940

Dennis James Coffey (born November 11, 1940) is an American guitarist. He was a studio musician for many soul and R&B recordings, and is well known for his 1971 Top 10 hit single "Scorpio". Coffey...

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Bukka White born 12 November 1906

Booker T. Washington "Bukka" White (November 12, 1906 – February 26, 1977) was an American Delta blues guitarist and singer. Bukka is a phonetic spelling of White's first name; he was named after the...

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Timmy Thomas born 13 November 1944

Timothy E. Thomas (born November 13, 1944) is an American R&B singer, keyboardist, songwriter and record producer, best known for the hit song, "Why Can't We Live Together". Thomas first attracted...

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Joe Hinton born 15 November 1929

Joseph Hinton (November 15, 1929 – August 13, 1968) was an American soul singer. Best remembered for his tender 1964 reading of the Willie Nelson perennial "Funny How Time Slips Away." Though...

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David Amran born 17 November 1930

David Werner Amram III (born November 17, 1930) is an American composer, arranger, and conductor of orchestral, chamber, and choral works whose compositions and activities have crossed fearlessly back...

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Sheila Jordan born 18 November 1928

Sheila Jordan (born Sheila Jeanette Dawson; November 18, 1928) is an American jazz singer and songwriter. She has recorded as a session musician with an array of critically acclaimed artists in...

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Sharon Redd born 19 November 1945

Sharon Redd (October 19, 1945 – May 1, 1992) was an American singer from New York City. She was the half sister of R&B singer Penny Ford.Sharon Redd was born in Norfolk, Virginia, to Gene and...

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Amy Farris born 20 November 1968

Amy Farris (October 20, 1968 – September 26, 2009) was an American fiddler and singer-songwriter and probably best remembered for her performances with the bands X and Guilty Women. Throughout her...

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Ethel Smith born 22 November 1902

Ethel Smith (born Ethel Goldsmith; November 22, 1902 – May 10, 1996) was an American organist who played primarily in a pop or Latin style. She became known as the “Empress of Hammond” for her titanic...

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Mary Lane born 23 November 1935

Mary Lane (born November 23, 1935) is a blues singer and long-time staple of Chicago's West Side blues circuit. Lane was born in Clarendon, Arkansas. She began singing as a child in her rural hometown...

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Al Cohn born 24 November 1925

 Al Cohn (November 24, 1925 – February 15, 1988) was an excellent American jazz saxophonist and a superior arranger / composer who was greatly admired by his fellow musicians. Born and brought up in...

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Joe Carroll born 25 November 1919

Joe "Bebop" Carroll (November 25, 1919 – February 1, 1981) was an American jazz vocalist who worked with Dizzy Gillespie between 1949 and 1953. His collaborations with Gillespie include the humorous...

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Hosea Leavy born 26 November 1927

Hosea Leavy (November 26, 1927 - August 12, 2008) was a blues singer, guitarist and bassist from Fresno, California. Guitarist-vocalist Hosea Leavy hailed from a small crossroads town called Althermer,...

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