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5 November

Musicians born and died on 5 November: 6 births, 16 deaths and 2 recording milestones from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.

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Born6

  • 1914Jack McVeaBiographyclarinet, saxophone · Los Angeles, CADied 27 December 2000 · Blues · Jazz
  • 1931Harold "Digby" McNairBiographyarranger, band-leader, flute, saxophone, vocal · Kingston, JamaicaDied 7 March 1971 · Jazz · Donovan, Ginger Baker’s Air Force, CCS
  • 1931Isiah "Ike" TurnerBiographyband-leader, guitar, piano, vocal · Clarksdale, MSDied 12 December 2007 · Blues · R&B · Soul · Ike & Tina Turner
  • 1936Billy SherrillBiographyproducer, piano, saxophone · Phil Campbell, ALDied 4 August 2015 · R&B
  • 1952Delroy WashingtonBiographyvocal · Westmoreland, JamaicaDied 27 March 2020 · Reggae · Rebel, Wailers, Count Shelly, Virgin
  • 1952Studebaker JohnguitarBlues

Died16

  • 1950Tommy GaitherBiographyguitar · Baltimore, MDBorn 5 March 1920 · aged 30 · Car accident · R&B · Orioles
  • 1954Hot Lips PageBiographytrumpet · New York, NYBorn 27 January 1908 · aged 46 · Jazz
  • 1956Art TatumBiographyband-leader, piano · Los Angeles, CABorn 13 October 1909 · aged 47 · Jazz
  • 1967Robert Nighthawk (Robert Lee McCollum Nighthawk)Biographyguitar, vocal · Helena, ARBorn 30 November 1909 · aged 57 · Congestive heart failure · Blues
  • 1986Bobby NunnBiographyvocal · Los Angeles, CABorn 25 June 1925 · aged 61 · Heart attack · R&B · Coasters, Robins
  • 1988David "King" OdomBiographyvocalGospel · King Odom Quartet
  • 1996Eddie HarrisBiographysaxophone, vocal · Los Angeles, CABorn 20 October 1934 · aged 62 · Congestive heart failure · Jazz
  • 2000"Governor" Jimmie H. DavisBiographyguitar · Baton Rouge, LABorn 11 September 1899 · aged 101 · Blues
  • 2002Billy GuyBiographyvocal · Clark County, NVBorn 20 June 1936 · aged 66 · Cardiovascular disease · R&B · Coasters, Robins
  • 2003Bobby HatfieldBiographyvocal · Kalamazoo, MIBorn 10 August 1940 · aged 63 · Cocaine-related heart attack · Soul · Righteous Brothers
  • 2005Link WrayBiographyguitar · Copenhagen, DenmarkBorn 2 May 1929 · aged 76 · Heart failure · R&B
  • 2013Lloyd RobinsonBiographyvocal · Kingston, JamaicaReggae · Tartans, Lloyd and Devon, Studio One, Hop
  • 2017Robert KnightBiographyNashville, TNBorn 24 April 1945 · aged 72
  • 2020Len Barry (Leonard Borisoff Barry)Biographyvocal · Philadelphia, PABorn 12 June 1942 · aged 78 · Myelodysplasia (bone marrow cancer) · R&B · Soul · Boss-Tones, Dovells
  • 2022Tyrone Ralph DownieBiographyarranger, guitar, keyboards, organ, piano · Kingston, JamaicaBorn 20 May 1956 · aged 66 · Reggae · Bob Marley & Wailers, Impact All Stars
  • 2023Willie HayesBiographydrumsBorn 20 August 1950 · aged 73 · Auto accident injuries · Blues · Junior Wells, Son Seals

Events2

  • 1950Member of The Orioles, Tommy Gaither killed in a car crash in Baltimore, Maryland which also injures Johnny Reed and George Nelson. Gaither would be replaced by Ralph Williams.
  • 1950Percy Mayfield' 'Please Send Me Someone To Love' (Specialty 375) beats Joe Morris' 'Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere' (Atlantic 914) into the R&B #1 spot. It eventually sold in excess of a million copies.