Musicians Born in September 1940

Raquel Welch (1940-2023)

Sep 5 American stage and screen (Myra Breckenridge; One Million Years B.C.; 100 Rifles), and nightclub singer, born in Chicago, Illinois [1]

Sep 6 Jackie Trent, English singer-songwriter ("Neighbours" theme) and actress, born in Newcastle-under-Lyme (d. 2015)
Sep 9 Joe Negroni, American pop vocalist (Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers - "Why Do Fools Fall In Love"), born in New York City (d. 1978)
Sep 10 Dave Burrell, American jazz pianist (Archie Shepp; Marion Brown; Pharoah Sanders), born in Middleton, Ohio
Sep 10 Roy Ayers, American disco jazz artist ("Fever"; "You Send Me"), born in Los Angeles, California
Sep 11 Bernie Dwyer, British rock drummer (Freddie and The Dreamers - "I'm Telling You Now"), born in Manchester, England (d. 2002)
Sep 13 (Lionel) "Linc" Chamberland, American R&B and jazz-fusion guitarist, born in Norwalk, Connecticut (d. 1987)
Sep 13 Joyce Schouten, Dutch pop singer (Fouryo's - "Dance With Me One More Time"), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Sep 16 Lisle Atkinson, American jazz double-bassist (Nina Simone; Betty Carter; Neo-Bass Ensemble), born in New York City (d. 2019)
Sep 18 Allen Johnson, American doo-wop baritone vocalist (The Marcels - "Blue Moon"), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1995)
Sep 18 Frankie Avalon [Francis Avallone], American actor (Beach Party; Grease), and pop singer ("Venus"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sep 19 Bill Medley, American baritone pop singer and songwriter (The Righteous Brothers - "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'; duet - "The Time Of My Life"), born in Santa Ana, California
Sep 19 Paul Williams, American singer, composer ("Rainy Days and Mondays"; "Evergreen"; songs from Ishtar; "Rainbow Connection"), and actor ("Battle for the Planet of the Apes"; "Smokey and the Bandit"), born in Omaha, Nebraska
Sep 19 Sylvia Tyson, Canadian singer-songwriter, born in Chatham, Ontario
Sep 22 Edward Boguslawski, Polish composer, born in Chorzów, Poland (d. 2003)
Sep 23 Mohammad Reza Shajarian, Iranian classical singer, born in Mashhad, Iran (d. 2020)
Sep 23 Tim Rose, American singer-songwriter, born in Washington D. C. (d. 2002)
Sep 24 Barbara "Bibs" Allbut, American rock vocalist (Angels - "My Boyfriend's Back"), born in Orange, New Jersey (d. 2021)
Sep 26 Gary Bartz, American jazz, jazz-fusion, and funk saxophonist, born in Baltimore, Maryland
Sep 27 Josephine Barstow, British opera soprano singer, born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
Sep 29 Nicola Di Bari, Italian singer-songwriter (I giorni dell'arcobaleno), born in Zapponeta, Italy
Sep 30 Lori Burton [Dolores Squeglia], American singer, songwriter and record producer, born in New Haven, Connecticut