- Sep 1 Velma Middleton, American jazz vocalist (Louis Armstrong's big bands and small groups), born in Holdenville, Oklahoma (d. 1961)
- Sep 2 Laurindo Almeida, Brazilian classical, jazz and Latin guitarist and composer (developed bossa nova), born in Prainha, São Paulo, Brazil (d. 1995)
- Sep 5 Art Rupe [Goldberg], American gospel, R&B, and early rock record producer and label executive (Specialty Records - Little Richard, Sam Cooke, Lloyd Price), born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania (d. 2022)
- Sep 13 Jón Thórarinsson, Icelandic composer and musicologist, born in Gilsárteigur, Iceland (d. 2012)
- Sep 13 Robert Ward, American composer (Pantaloon), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2013)
- Sep 15 Richard Arnell, English classical composer, born in London, England (d. 2009)
- Sep 17 Isang Yun, Korean-born German composer, born in Sancheong, Korea (d. 1995)
- Sep 18 Ande Anderson, English opera director, born in South Shields (d. 1996)
- Sep 26 Nelson "Cadillac" Williams, American jazz trumpeter (Tiny Bradshaw; Billy Eckstine; Duke Ellington), born in Montgomery, Alabama (d. 1973)
- Sep 28 Michael Somes, British dancer (Royal Ballet, 1938-70), born in Horsley, Gloucestershire, England (d. 1994)
- Sep 28 Václav Kašlík, Czech opera composer (Krakatit), conductor, and director, born in Poličná, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1989)
Buddy Rich (1917-1987)
Sep 30 American jazz drummer and bandleader (Buddy Rich Band - "Away We Go"), born in Brooklyn, New York
About September 1917
How Old? 106 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No
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