18th November........Passed Away

1969: Ted Heath (67) British musician and bandleader

1971: Herman 'Junior' Parker (39) American blues singer and harmonica player also known as Little Junior Parker or "Mr Blues"; he is best remembered for his unique voice which has been described as "honeyed," and "velvet-smooth". He was posthumously inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2001. His biggest influence as a harmonica player was Sonny Boy Williamson, with whom he worked before moving on to work for Howlin' Wolf in. He was also a member of Memphis's ad hoc group, the Beale Streeters, with Bobby 'Blue' Bland and B.B. King (died after a series of brain operations)

1972: Danny Whitten (29) American musician and songwriter

1994: Cabell "Cab" Calloway III (86) US jazz singer, bandleader; one of the great entertainers, a household name by 1932, and never really declined in fame. A talented jazz singer and a superior scatter, his gyrations and showmanship on-stage at the Cotton Club sometimes overshadowed the quality of his always excellent bands. Calloway's Orchestra featured performers that included trumpeters Dizzy Gillespie and Adolphus "Doc" Cheatham, saxophonists Ben Webster and Leon "Chu" Berry, New Orleans guitar ace Danny Barker, and bassist Milt Hinton. He continued to perform until his death (died after having suffered a major stroke six months previously)

1999: Doug Sahm (57) singer, songwriter, steel guitarist, Sir Douglas Quintet (heart attack)

2003: Michael Kamen (55) oboe sessionist; composer of film music, his activities also included rock and classical performance, arranging of both classical, pop music, and composition of ballet scores. (heart attack)

2004: Cy Coleman (75) American composer, songwriter and pianist (b. 1929)

2007: John Hughey (73) American pedal steel guitar player, credited with developing the "crying sound" steel guitar technique; over 20 with Conway Twitty, 12 years with Vince Gill and recorded with Elvis Presley, Willie Nelson, Marty Stuart and around 140 others (heart complications).

2007: Chickie Williams/Jessie Wanda Crupe (88) US country music singer and wife of Doc Williams; The Williams' were popular performers, although the couple and their band the Border Riders recorded, performed live and appeared on the radio for over five decades, they never had a national hit. ().