November 1938 in Music History

Birthdays in Music

Nov 2 Jay Black [David Blatt], American pop singer (Jay and the Americans - “Come A Little Bit Closer”; “This Magic Moment”), born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 2021)
Nov 4 Harry Elston, American R&B singer (Friends of Distinction), born in Dallas, Texas
Nov 5 Joe Dassin, French-American singer (Les Champs-Élysées), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1980)
Nov 6 P. J. Proby [James Marcus Smith], American singer, songwriter and actor (Hold Me, Three Week Hero), born in Houston, Texas
Nov 6 Jim Pike, American singer (The Lettermen), born in Missouri (d. 2019)
Nov 7 Dee Clark, American singer ("Raindrops"), born in Blytheville, Arkansas (d. 1990)
Nov 8 Richard Stoker, British composer, born in Castleford, Yorkshire
Nov 10 Hein van Royen, Dutch director of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (1974-91), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1991)
Nov 11 Narvel Felts, American country singer (Reconsider Me), born in Keiser, Arkansas
Nov 11 Roger Lavern [Jackson], English rock keyboardist (Tornados - "Telstar"), born in Kidderminster, England (d. 2013)
Nov 12 Mort Shuman, American singer, and songwriter, with Doc Pomus ("Viva Las Vegas"; "Save The Last Dance For Me"), born in New York City (d. 1991)

Nov 13 Adrian Barber, British musician and producer, born in Ilkley, United Kingdom
Nov 16 Richard Landry, American composer, born in Cecilia, Louisiana
Nov 16 Toni Brown, American guitarist, singer and keyboardist (Joy of Cooking)
Nov 17 Alvaro Leon Cassuto, composer

Nov 17 Gordon Lightfoot, Canadian folksinger ("Sundown"; "The Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald"), born in Orillia, Ontario

Nov 19 Henry "Hank" Medress, American doo-wop singer (The Tokens - "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"), and record producer (The Chiffons; Tony Orlando & Dawn), born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 2007)

Nov 21 Leopold Godowsky, Polish pianist and composer (Java Suite, 53 Studies on Chopin's Études) dies of stomach cancer at 68