- Sep 3 Ernie Henry, American jazz saxophonist (Fats Navarro; Dizzy Gillespie; Illinois Jacquet), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1957)
- Sep 5 Carmen Petra-Basacopol, Romanian composer and educator Bucharest Conservatory (1962-2003), born in Sibiu, Transylvania, Romania (d. 2023)
- Sep 6 Arthur William Oldham, English composer, born in London (d. 2003)
- Sep 7 Ronnie Gilbert, American folk singer (The Weavers), born in New York City (d. 2015)
- Sep 14 Richard Elsasser, American composer and organist, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1972)
- Sep 16 Eric Gross, Austrian-Australian pianist, composer (Na shledanou v Praze (Good-bye in Prague); Moonscape), conductor, and educator (University of Sydney, 1960-91), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2011)
- Sep 17 (Eugene) "Brother Jack" McDuff, American jazz organist (George Benson, Brother Jack), born in Champaign, Illinois (d. 2001)
- Sep 17 Bill Black, American rock bassist (Elvis Presley, 1954-57), and bandleader (Bill Black Combo), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 1965)
- Sep 19 Arthur Wills, British organist and composer ("God and Music"), and educator, born in Coventry, England (d. 2020)
- Sep 21 Noor Jehan [Allah Rakhi Wasai], Pakistani singer and actress (Mela; Chann Way), born in Kasur, Punjab, British India (d. 2000)
- Sep 22 Bill Smith, American classical and jazz composer and clarinetist (played with Dave Brubeck), born in Sacramento, California (d. 2020)
John Coltrane (1926-1967)
Sep 23 American jazz saxophonist and composer ("Blue Train"; "My Favorite Things"; "A Love Supreme"), born in Hamlet, North Carolina
- Sep 26 Giuseppe Chiari, Italian artist and composer, born in Florence, Italy (d. 2007)
- Sep 26 Imre Vincze, Hungarian composer, born in Kocs (d. 1969)
- Sep 26 Julie London, American pop singer ("Cry Me A River"), and actress (Emergency - "Nurse MaColl"), born in Santa Rosa, California (d. 2000)
- Sep 30 Peder Holm, Danish composer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 2020)
About September 1926
How Old? 97 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No
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