November 2009

November 2009 in Music History

Events in Music

Music Awards

Nov 3 23rd Soul Train Music Awards: Michael Jackson, Charlie Wilson & Chaka Khan win

King of Pop Michael Jackson — King of Pop
Michael Jackson

Music Awards

Nov 11 43rd Country Music Association Award: Taylor Swift & Brad Paisley wins

Singer-songwriter Taylor Swift — Singer-songwriter
Taylor Swift

Nov 22 36th American Music Awards: Taylor Swift & Michael Jackson win
Nov 23 Susan Boyle releases her debut album “I Dreamed a Dream” (biggest selling album worldwide 2009, 2010 Billboard Album of the Year)
Nov 23 Fela! based on music and lyrics by Nigerian singer Fela Kuti, opens on Broadway

Weddings in Music

Nov 8 "The Practice" actress Marla Sokoloff (29) weds composer Alec Puro (34) at Il Cielo restaurant
Nov 14 "Kings of Leon" drummer Nate Followill (33) weds singer Jessie Baylin (25) at the Wolf Den Farm in Brentwood, Tennessee

Divorces in Music

Divorce of Interest

Nov 4 R&B singer Usher (30) divorces hair stylist and wardrobe stylist Tameka Foster (38) due to irretrievably broken marriage after 2 years

Singer Usher — Singer
Usher

Deaths in Music

Nov 5 Félix Luna, Argentine historian and lyricist, dies at 84
Nov 16 Edward Woodward, British singer and actor (Breaker Morant, Wickerman), dies at 79
Nov 23 Richard Graham Meale, Australian composer (Three Miró Pieces; Voss), dies at 77
Nov 24 Kan Ishii, Japanese composer, dies at 88
Nov 24 Hale Smith, American composer, dies at 84