November 1942 in Music History

Birthdays in Music

Nov 7 Johnny Rivers [Ramistella], American singer ("Secret Agent Man"), and record producer, born in NYC, New York
Nov 8 Gerald Alston, American singer (Manhattans-Crazy), born in Henderson, Vance County, North Carolina
Nov 9 Richard Greene, American violinist, and bluegrass fiddler (Seatrain) born in Los Angeles, California
Nov 10 Michel Tabachnik, Swiss composer and conductor, born in Geneva, Switzerland
Nov 13 John P Hammond, American blues singer ("So Many Roads"), born in NYC, New York
Nov 15 Daniel Barenboim, Argentine-Israeli-Palestinian-Spanish concert pianist and conductor (Orchestre de Paris, 1975-89; Chicago Symphony, 1991-2006; Staatskapelle and Berlin Opera, 1992-present), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Nov 16 Donna McKechnie, American Tony Award-winning actress and dancer (Company), born in Pontiac, Michigan
Nov 17 Bob Gaudio, American pop-rock musician and songwriter (Four Seasons - "Sherry"; "Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You"), born in The Bronx, New York
Nov 18 Jeffrey Siegel, American pianist (Chicago Symphony), born in Chicago, Illinois
Nov 20 Meredith Monk, American choreographer, composer (Atlas) and performing artist, born in NYC, New York
Nov 20 Norman Greenbaum, American folk singer (Spirit in the Sky), born in Malden, Massachusetts
Nov 22 Floyd Sneed, Canadian rock drummer (Three Dog Night)- "Joy To The World"; Ohio Players), born in Calgary, Alberta (d. 2023)
Nov 22 Steve Caldwell, American pop singer (Orlons - "South Street"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nov 23 Steve Gillette, American folk singer-songwriter and guitarist ("Darcy Farrow";"Bed of Roses"), born in Pensacola, Florida
Nov 24 Bayani Mendoza de Leon, Filipino-American musician and composer (Batong-Buhay), born in Manilla, Philippines (d. 2013)
Nov 24 Chinary Ung, Cambodian-American composer and music educator, born in Krong Doun Kaev, Cambodia

Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970)

Nov 27 American rock guitarist ("Purple Haze"; "Voodoo Chile"; "The Wind Cries Mary"), born in Seattle, Washington

Nov 27 Michael Devlin, American bass-baritone, born in Chicago, Illinois
Nov 29 Felix Cavaliere, American rock singer, songwriter, and keyboardist (Rascals - "Lonely Too Long", "People Got to Be Free"), born in Pelham. New York
Nov 29 Philippe Huttenlocher, Swiss baritone opera singer, born in Neuchâtel, Switzerland

Deaths in Music

Nov 1 Hugo Distler, German organist, choral conductor and composer, dies at 34

George M. Cohan (1878-1942)

Nov 5 American father of musical comedy (Phantom President; Give My Regards to Broadway), dies of cancer at 64

Nov 16 Joseph Schmidt, Austrian-Hungarian tenor and actor (Der Liebesexpreß, A Star Fell from Heaven), dies from a heart attack at 38
Nov 19 Édouard Combe, Swiss composer, dies at 76