November 17

• 1937: Birth of Gerry McGee member of The Ventures
• 1938: Birth of Gordon Lightfoot (Gordon Meredith Lightfoot, Jr.)
• 1942: Birth of Bob Gaudio (Robert John Gaudio) member of The Four Seasons
• 1944: Birth of Gene Clark (Harold Eugene Clark) (+1991) member of The Byrds
• 1946: Birth of Martin Barre (Martin Lancelot Barre) member of Jethro Tull
• 1947: Birth of Rod Clements (Roderick Parry Clements) member of Lindisfarne
• 1947: Birth of Robert "Stewkey" Antoni member of The Nazz
• 1948: Birth of Iain Sutherland member of Sutherland Brothers And Quiver
• 1951: Birth of Dean Paul Martin (Dean Paul Martin, Jr) (+1987) member of Dino, Desi and Billy
• 1957: Birth of Jim Babjak member of The Smithereens
• 1958: Release (US) of Lonely Teardrops - Jackie Wilson
• 1966: Birth of Jeff Buckley / Scott "Scottie" Moorhead (Jeffrey Scott Buckley)  (+1997)
• 1967: Birth of Ronnie DeVoe (Ronald Boyd DeVoe Jr.) member of New Edition, Bell Biv Devoe
• 1967: Birth of Ben Wilson member of Blues Traveler
• 1971: Release of A Nod Is As Good As A Wink... To A Blind Horse (Album) - The Faces
• 1978: Recording of All My Love - Led Zeppelin
• 1979: Death of John Glascock (°1951) member of Carmen, Jethro Tull
• 1980: Birth of Isaac Hanson (Clarke Isaac Hanson) member of Hanson
• 1980: Release of Double Fantasy (Album) - John Lennon
• 1995: Death of Alan Hull (James Alan Hull) (°1945) member of Lindisfarne
• 1998: Release of Americana (Album) - The Offspring
• 2003: Death of Don Gibson (Donald Eugene Gibson) (°1928)
• 2003: Death of Arthur Conley (Arthur Lee Conley) (°1946)
• 2003: Release of Tales of a Librarian - Tori Amos
• 2003: Release of Let It Be... Naked (Album) - The Beatles
• 2006: Death of Ruth Brown (Ruth Alston Weston) (°1928)
• 2014: Death of Jimmy Ruffin (Jimmie Lee Ruffin) (°1936)