- Sep 1 Peter Hewson, British pop singer (Chicory Tip - "Son Of My Father"), born in Gillingham, Kent, England
- Sep 3 George Biondo, American rock bass player, and songwriter (Steppenwolf, 1970-76 - "Sparkle Eyes"), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Sep 3 Mike Harrison, English keyboardist (Spooky Tooth - "It's All About"), born in Carlisle, Cumbria, England
- Sep 4 Daniel Wood "Danny" Gatton, American guitarist (88 Elmira St.), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 1994)
- Sep 5 Al Stewart, Scottish folk-rock singer-songwriter ("Year of the Cat"; "Nostradamus"; "Time Passages"), born in Glasgow, Scotland
- Sep 6 Petr Novák, Czech musician (George and Beatovens, Flamengo), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (d. 1997)
- Sep 7 Luis Aravena Munoz, Chilean singer/exiled in the Netherlands (d. 1991)
- Sep 8 Kelly Groucutt, English musician (Electric Light Orchestra), born in Coseley, England (d. 2009)
- Sep 8 Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, American rock singer, harmonica player, and occasional keyboardist (Grateful Dead, 1965-72), born in San Bruno, California (d. 1973)
- Sep 9 Dee Dee Sharp [Dione Larue], American R&B singer ("I Love You Anyway"; "Mashed Potato Time"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Sep 10 José Feliciano, Puerto Rican singer-songwriter ("Light My Fire"; "Feliz Navidad"; "Chico And The Man"), born in Lares, Puerto Rico
- Sep 11 Leo Kottke, American finger-picking acoustic guitarist (Ice Water; Greenhouse), born in Athens, Georgia
- Sep 12 David Garrick [Philip Darryl Core], British singer ("Dear Mrs Applebee"), born in Liverpool, Merseyside (d. 2013)
- Sep 12 John Mauceri, American conductor (Washington, D.C. Opera), born in New York City
- Sep 13 Alain Louvier, French contemporary classical composer, born in Paris, France
Jessye Norman (1945-2019)
Sep 15 American opera singer (Carmen), born in Augusta, Georgia
- Sep 18 P.F. Sloan [Philip Schlein], American songwriter ("Eve of Destruction"; "Secret Agent Man"), session guitarist, and singer, born in New York City (d. 2015)
- Sep 19 David Bromberg, American bluegrass-folk-rock-jazz singer, songwriter, and musician (Demon in Disguise; "The Holdup"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Sep 20 Hillard "Sweet Pea" Atkinson, American R&B singer (Was (Not Was)), born in Oberlin, Ohio (d. 2020) [1]
- Sep 20 Laurie Spiegel, American composer, born in Chicago, Illinois
- Sep 21 J. Peter Robinson, British session pianist, arranger (Phil Collins; Brand-X; Anni-Frid Lyngstad), and composer of scores for film (The World's Fastest Indian; The Bank Job) and television (Charmed), born in Fulton, England
- Sep 24 John Rutter, English composer, mainly of choral music (Mass Of The Children), arranger, and conductor (The Cambridge Singers), born in London, England
- Sep 24 Rosa Lee Hawkins, American pop singer (The Dixie Cups - "Chapel Of Love"; "Iko Iko"), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2022)
- Sep 25 Onnie McIntyre, Scottish guitarist (Average White Band - "Pick Up The Pieces"), born in Lennoxtown, Scotland
- Sep 25 Reynold Henry Weidenaar, American video artist and composer, born in East Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Sep 26 Bryan Ferry, British singer-songwriter (Roxy Music - "Love Is The Drug"; "Avalon"; "Dance Away"), born in Washington, County Durham, England
- Sep 26 Gal Costa, Brazilian bossa nova and Tropicália singer, born in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil (d. 2022)
- Sep 27 Misha Dichter, Polish-American concert pianist (Tchaikovsky 2nd prize, 1966), born in Shanghai, China
- Sep 29 Kyriacos Sfetsas, Greek composer, born in Amfilochia, Greece
- Sep 29 Tatiana Tauer, Russian classical harpist, born in Moscow, Soviet Union (d. 1994)
About September 1945
How Old? 78 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Leap Year: No
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