November 25, 1992 ~ Sam Lassner, commonly known as DJ, producer Prince Fox, born in Manhattan, New York, USA ~ Cites John Mayer, Skrillex and Coldplay's Chris Martin as his biggest influences. First gained attention in the mid-2010s remixing songs by 3LAU, Sam Smith, Florence + the Machine, Cazzette. Known for songs such as 2016's Fragile featuring Hailee Steinfeld and 2017's Just Call featuring Bella Thorne, the latter reaching the No.1 spot on the Billboard Dance charts. Released his full-length All This Music in 2019
November 25, 1990 ~ Ryeisha Berrain, commonly known as hip-hop, dance rapper, singer, dancer, actress Rye Rye, born in Baltimore, Maryland, USA ~ Released her Go Pop Bang debut album in 2012. Featured in the 21 Jump Street film the same year. Best known for songs such as Bang and Sunshine both featuring MIA. Has guested on recordings by Blaqstarr, the Count & Sinden, Diplo, Crookers, Far East Movement, Asher Roth, Bassnectar, and others
November 25, 1984 ~ Catherin Anne Brudenell-Bruce, commonly known as indie pop, indie rock singer, songwriter Bo Bruce, born in Marlborough, UK ~ One of four finalists of the 1st season of talent show The Voice UK aired on BBC One in 2012, alongside Tyler James, Vince Kidd, and winner Leanne Mitchell
November 25, 1979 ~ Rock, folk singer, guitarist, songwriter Thea Gilmore, full name Thea Eve Gilmore, born in Oxford, UK ~ Over 20 albums to her name, starting with Burning Dorothy released in 1998. Member of early 2000s project the Reel And Soul Association merging American soul with British folk, which among others included Kellie While, Maartin Allcock and the Pretenders-guitarist Robbie McIntosh. As a solo artist best known for her 2003 UK top 40 single Juliet (Keep That In Mind) and 2012's London, the latter co-penned by Sandy Denny of the collaborative Don't Stop Singing album. Gilmore started recording under the moniker Afterlight in 2021
November 25, 1978 ~ Progressive rock guitarist Travis Stever born in New Jersey, USA ~ Co-founding member, lead and rhythm guitarist of Coheed & Cambria. Co-wrote Ten Speed. Also involved with a number of side projects, notably the metal band Fire Deuce and alternative rock outfit Zero Trust. Besides guitar Stever plays several other instruments including bass, lap steel guitar, banjo, mandolin and dobro
November 25, 1972 ~ Garage rock, punk rock, psychedelic rock bassist, guitarist, singer Kenny Håkansson born ~ Best known as member of the Hellacopters. Also worked with Entombed, the Clint Eastwood Experience, Blasphemy, Maximal Scandal, Parodi, the Brain Dead Bodies, the Breaking, and others
November 25, 1969 ~ Jazz bassist Chris Wood, full name Christopher Barry Wood, born in Boulder, Colorado, USA ~ Influenced by Charles Mingus. Best known for forming the trio Medeski Martin & Wood with John Medeski and Billy Martin. The trio have recorded over a dozen albums since the early 1990s and are especially acclaimed for their 1992 Notes From The Underground debut album, 2004's End Of The World Party (Just In Case), and 2009's trilogy set Radolarians. Wood has also worked with Ned Rothenberg, the Either/Orchestra, John Zorn, John Scofield, and Marc Ribot
November 25, 1969 ~ Jazz, pop, soul drummer, songwriter Kim Ofstad born in Trondheim, Norway ~ Co-founding member of D'Sound, best known for their 1998 Beauty Is A Blessing sophomore album. Formed the producer, songwriter team ELEMENT with Hitesh Ceon. Has also worked with Knut Værnes, Ab Und Zu, Eivind Sarset, and others
November 25, 1968 ~ Rapper, MC, keyboardist, producer Erick Sermon born in Bay Shore, New York, USA ~ One third of pivotal early hip-hop trio EPMD alongside PMD and DJ Scratch, known for their 1988 acclaimed and highly influential Strictly Business debut album. Has recorded as a solo artist starting with the album No Pressure in 1993. Also specifically noted for the 1998 El Niño album, a collaborative effort with Def Squad
November 25, 1968 ~ Singer, harmonica player Nick Clemons, full name Clarence Anichol Clemons III, born in New Jersey, USA ~ Son of longtime the E Street Band member Clarence Clemons. Debuted in 1993 with the Waiting For You EP. Has worked with Bobby Bandiera, John Eddie, the New Riders Of The Purple Sage, Jimmy Vivino, and others
November 25, 1966 ~ Singer Stacy Lattisaw born in Washington DC, USA ~ Recorded her debut album, the Van McCoy-produced Young And In Love, in 1979 at age 12. Opened for the Jacksons on their 1981 Triumph Tour. Would regularly hit the higher echelons of the R&B charts throughout the late 1980s, especially working with producer Narada Michael Walden, with songs such as Dynamite, Let Me Be Your Angel, Love On A Two-Way Street, Don't Throw It All Away, Nail It To The Wall, Every Drop Of Your Love, and with the Johnny Gill-duets Perfect Combination and Where Do We Go From Here
November 25, 1966 ~ Trumpeter Terell Stafford born ~ Originally a classical trumpet player, Stafford turned towards jazz and has worked with artists such as McCoy Tyner, Christian McBride, John Clayton, Steve Turre, Dave Valentin, Russell Malone, the Arkadia Jazz All-Stars, Bruce Barth, Marc Cary, Cornell Dupree, Victor Lewis, Herbie Mann, Ferit Odman, Houston Person, Shirley Scott, Melissa Walker, Tim Warfield, Bobby Watson, Ed Wiley, Gerald Wilson, and others
November 25, 1965 ~ Singer, guitarist, songwriter Tim Armstrong born in Albany, California, USA ~ Best known as lead singer of punk rockers Rancid and as a member of the Transplants. Member of the Devil's Brigade. Previously a member of ska-punk outfit Operation Ivy. As a songwriter or collaborator has worked with artists as diverse as Jimmy Cliff and Joe Walsh
November 25, 1964 ~ Alternative rock, grunge, hard rock singer, guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter Mark Lanegan born in Ellensburg, Washington, USA ~ Frontman, lead singer, co-founding member of psychedelic grunge band Screaming Trees. Has recorded as a solo artist, starting with The Winding Sheet released in 1990. Frequent collaborator of the Queens Of The Stone Age. Formed the Gutter Twins with Afghan Whigs-singer Greg Dulli. Member of Mad Season alongside Alice In Chains-singer Layne Staley and Pearl Jam-guitarist Mike McCready. Has guested on recordings by Melissa Auf Der Maur, Creature With The Atom Brain, Moby, the Manic Street Preachers, and others ~ Lanegan passed away in 2022
November 25, 1964 ~ Singer, keyboardist, songwriter Tim Freedman, full name Timothy James Freedman, born in Sydney ~ Lead singer, keyboardist of the Whitlams. Co-wrote a vast amount of the band's material including their 1997 breakthrough hit No Aphrodisiac
November 25, 1963 ~ Jazz singer Holly Cole born in Halifax, Canada ~ Fronts the Holly Cole Trio. Actively recording since the late 1980s. Known for her jazzy interpretations of well known pop and rock songs originally by the Pretenders, Elvis Costello, Gordon Lightfoot, Elvis Presley, Tom Waits, Lyle Lovett, and others
November 25, 1960 ~ Singer Amy Grant born in Augusta, Georgia, USA ~ Referred to as “the Queen of Christian Pop”, sold over 30 million albums. Known for songs such as Father's Eyes, Sing Your Praise To The Lord, Angels, Find A Way, Wise Up, Everywhere I Go, What About The Love, That's What Love Is For, Baby Baby, and Every Heartbeat. Collaborated with Michael W Smith, Randy Stonehill, and Peter Cetera. Married to singer Gary Chapman from 1982 to 1999. Married to country singer Vince Gill since 2000
November 25, 1959 ~ Guitarist Steve Rothery born in Brampton, UK ~ Original guitarist, longest continous member of Marillion. Cites Andrew Latimer, Steve Hackett, David Gilmour, Joni Mitchell as influences. Has also worked with the Wishing Tree, Jadis, Arrakeen, John Wesley, Arena, Ian Mosley, Gazpacho, and others
November 25, 1950 ~ R&B, disco singer Jocelyn Brown, full name Jocelyn Lorette Brown, born in Kingston, North Carolina, USA ~ As a solo artist known for the mid-1980s dance hits Somebody Else's Guy and Love's Gonna Get You. In-demand backing singer from the mid-1980s through the 1990s, has worked with R&B, dance acts such as Musique (In The Bush), Dazzle, Inner Life (I'm Caught Up In A One Night Love Affair), Joe Bataan, Change, Cerrone, the Salsoul Orchestra, Heatwave, Incognito (Always There), Right Said Fred (Don't Talk Just Kiss), the Sonic Surfers, Kym Mazelle, Nuyorican Soul (It's Alright I Feel It), Kamasutra (Happiness), Jestofunk, Da Mob (Fun), Loleatta Holloway, and others
November 25, 1947 ~ Drummer Val Fuentes born ~ Best known as member of progressive folk-rock band It's A Beautiful Day. Has also worked with Fat Chance, the New Riders Of The Purple Sage, Shadowfax, Lina Valentino, Linda Imperial, the Pure Pleasure Band, and others. His son Carlo Fuentes is also a musician, playing drums, piano, singing with local bands
November 25, 1947 ~ Jose Rodiguez Trindade, commonly known as singer Zé Rodrix born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ~ Member of Sá Rodrix & Guarabyra, present on the albums Passado Presento & Futuro and Terra. Also worked with Som Imaginario, Momento Quatro, Secos & Molhados, Joelho de Porco. Active as a solo artist and film composer since the early 1970s. Wrote Casa No Campo, a massive hit for Elis Regina in 1971 ~ Rodrigues passed away in 2009
November 25, 1944 ~ Drummer Bev Bevan born in Birmingham, UK ~ Best known for his work with the Move, singing lead on Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart and Ben Crawley Steel Co, and the Electric Light Orchestra. After the latter disbanded in 1986 co-founded ELO Part II. Drummed for Black Sabbath on their 1983 Born Again tour. Guested on Moonshine and Wake Up The Nation of Weller's 2010 Wake Up The Nation album
November 25, 1944 ~ Robert Neale Lind, commonly known as folk singer, guitarist, songwriter Bob Lind born in Baltimore, Maryland, USA ~ Best known for Elusive Butterfly, a top 10 hit on both sides of the Atlantic in 1966. Also known for Cheryl's Goin' Home, Remember The Rain and Go Ask Your Man. Lind's songs would be covered by over 200 artists including Adam Faith, the Blues Project, Sonny & Cher, John Otway, the Cascades, Glen Campbell, Aretha Franklin, Dolly Parton, Eric Clapton, Nancy Sinatra, the Four Tops, Richie Havens, Hoyt Axton, the Kingston Trio, Johnny Mathis, They Might Be Giants, Petula Clark, and others
November 25, 1941 ~ Composer Eleni Karaindrou born in Tichio, Greece ~ Studied in France while improvising with jazz musicians, returning to her native Greece in the 1970s after the military junta ended. Scored her first soundtrack, Periplanissi, by the end of the decade. Would go on to write for over 60 films, theatrical productions, TV series and TV films
November 25, 1941 ~ R&B, soul singer Percy Sledge, full name Percy Tyrone Sledge born in Leighton, Alabama, USA ~ Best known for When A Man Loves A Woman, which topped charts on both sides of the Atlantic in 1966. Other well known songs include Warm And Tender Love, It Tears Me Up and Take Time To Know Her ~ Sledge passed away in 2015
November 25, 1938 ~ Guitarist, singer, songwriter Luiz Henrique Rosa born in Tabarão, Brazil ~ Made an instant smash with his 1963 Bossa Moderna De Luiz Henrique debut album, which contained some of his best-known songs including Sambou Sambou, No Blanco Do Mar and Vou Andar Por Ai. Would remain popular until his death at 46 in a car crash. Has collaborated with Sivuca, Hermeto Pascoal, Walter Wanderley, João Gilberto, Airto Moreira, as well as with American stars such as Stan Getz, Oscar Brown Jr, Billy Butterfield and Bobby Hackett ~ Rosa passed away in 1985
November 25, 1931 ~ Trumpeter Nat Adderley, full name Nathaniel Carlyle Adderley, born in Tampa, Florida, USA ~ Brother of Cannonball Adderley, with whom he also worked in Cannonball Adderley Quintet. Co-wrote Work Song with Oscar Brown Jr, which has since become a jazz standard. Also worked with JJ Johnson, Woody Herman, Kenny Clarke, Wes Montgomery, Walter Booker, Jimmy Cobb, Vincent Herring, Ron Carter, Sonny Fortune, Johnny Griffin, Antonio Hart, Gene Ammons, Kenny Burrell, Charlie Byrd, James Clay, Victor Feldman, Red Garland, Benny Golson, Quincy Jones, Wynton Kelly, Sal Nistico, King Curtis, and others ~ Adderley passed away in 2000
November 25, 1929 ~ Royal G Bryant, commonly known as jazz tenor, alto saxophonist Rusty Bryant, born in Huntington, West Virginia, USA ~ Leader and sideman. Known for his 1952 recording All Nite Long. Worked with Tiny Grimes, Stomp Gordon, Hank Marr, Nancy Wilson, Richard Groove Holmes, Boogaloo Joe Jones, Johnny Hammond Smith, Charles Kynard, Sonny Phillips, and others ~ Bryant passed away in 1991
November 25, 1928 ~ Jazz, pop, R&B singer, songwriter Etta Jones born in Aiken, South Carolina, USA ~ Known for songs such as Don't Go To Strangers and Save Your Love For Me. Worked with Buddy Johnson, Oliver Nelson, Earl Hines, Barney Bigard, Gene Ammons, Kenny Burrell, Milt Jackson, Cedar Walton, Houston Person, Frank Wess, Roy Haynes, and others ~ Jones passed away in 2001
November 25, 1927 ~ Jazz pianist Dick Wellstood, full name Richard Macqueen Wellstood, born in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA ~ Worked with Bob Wilber, Sidney Bechet, Jimmy Archey, Roy Eldridge, Conrad Janis, Red Allen, Buster Bailey, Wild Bill Davison, Vic Dickenson, Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Bob Dylan, Odetta, Carl Warwick, Gene Krupa, Kenny Davern, Captain John Handy, Punch Miller, Yank Lawson, Bob Haggart, Bobby Rosengarden, Marty Grosz, Joe Muranyi, Dick Sudhalter, and others ~ Wellstood passed away in 1987
November 25, 1925 ~ Bebop trombonist, actor Matthew Ge born in Houston, Texas, USA ~ Played with Coleman Hawkins, Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Morris, Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt, Count Basie, Illinois Jacquet, Lou Donaldson, Sarah Vaughan, Duke Ellington, Paul Quinichette, Brooks Kerr, Johnny Griffin, Erskine Hawkins, and others ~ Gee passed away in 1979
November 25, 1924 ~ Paul Emil Breitenfeld, commonly known as jazz saxophonist Paul Desmond, born in San Francisco, California, USA ~ Quintessential cool jazz saxophonist. Best known for his longtime association with Dave Brubeck, including writing the Dave Brubeck Quartet's biggest hit Take Five of their 1959 Time Out album. Also appeared on albums by Stan Getz, Gerry Mulligan, Jackie & Roy (Time & Love), Don Sebesky (Giant Box), Jim Hall, Art Garfunkel (Watermark), and Chet Baker ~ Desmond passed away in 1977
November 25, 1923 ~ Contralto concert, opera singer Claudia Hellmann born in Berlin, Germany ~ Frequently performed the contralto part in the recordings of Johann Sebastian Bach's Cantatas, Christmas Oratorio and Easter Oratorio. Best known for her longtime association with the Stuttgart Opera. Has also worked with the Theater Münster, the Nürnberg Opera, and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra ~ Hellmann passed away in 2017
November 25, 1919 ~ Singer Joe Carroll born ~ Sang with Dizzy Gillespie from 1949 to 1953, including pon Swing Low Sweet Cadillac and Oo Bla Dee
November 25, 1915 ~ Clarinetist, saxophonist, flutist Gus Bivona, full name Gus Peter Bivona, born in New London, Vermont, USA ~ In-demand studio and session musician, especially known for his work on numerous film scores. Worked with the Leo Scalzi Brunswick Orchestra, Bunny Berigan, Will Hudson, Teddy Powell, Benny Goodman, Jan Savitt, Les Brown, Tommy Dorsey, Red Mitchell, Alvin Stoller, Skip Martin, Frank Sinatra, Harry Sweets Edison, Shorty Sherock, and others ~ Bivona passed away in 1996
November 25, 1910 ~ Saxophonist, clarinetist Willie Smith, full name William McLeish Smith, born in Charleston, South Carolina, USA ~ Worked with Jimmie Lunceford, Charlie Spivak, Harry James, Duke Ellington, Billy May, Louie Bellson, Nat King Cole, Gene Krupa, Dizzy Gillespie, Lionel Hampton, Billie Holiday, Barney Kessel, Jimmie Lunceford, Rose Murphy, Red Norvo, André Previn, Googie René, Kay Starr, and others ~ Smith passed away in 1967
November 25, 1905 ~ Pianist, singer, songwriter Harry Barris born in New York, New York, USA ~ One of the earliest to incorporate “scat singing” in his technique. Worked with Paul Ash, Paul Whiteman, the Rhythm Boys, Gus Arnheim, Bing Crosby, Joe E Brown, and others ~ Barris passed away in 1962
November 25, 1900 ~ Composer, film producer Arthur Schwartz born in Brooklyn, New York, USA ~ Studied law but pursued a career in songwriting. Has written extensively for Broadway musicals, starting in 1927 with New Yorkers, and films, often in collaboration with Howard Dietz. Noted for producing the 1944 Cover Girl musical film and the 1946 Cole Porter Night & Day bio-pic ~ Schwartz passed away in 1984
November 25, 1896 ~ Composer Virgil Thomson born in Kansas City, Missouri, USA ~ Instrumental in the development of “the American Sound” in classical music. Wrote symphonies, opera, ballet, film scores and chamber music. Known best for works such as Four Saints In Three Acts, The Plow That Broke The Plains, the Pullitzer Prize-winning soundtrack to Louisiana Story, and for his late opera Lord Byron ~ Thomson passed away in 1989