- Sep 2 Esther Oosterbeek, Dutch pop singer (Dolly Dots), born in Haarlem, Netherlands
- Sep 6 David Tickle, British audio engineer and record producer (Split Enz; Four Non-Blondes), born in Guildford, Surrey, England
- Sep 7 Jermaine Stewart, American R&B singer ("We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off"), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 1997)
- Sep 8 Daler Nazarov, Tajik composer and actor, born in Stalinabad, Tajik SSR
- Sep 8 Luis Lerma, American rock multi-instrumentalist musician (The Amps, The Tasties, Team Void), born in Wichita Falls, Texas
- Sep 8 [David] Sara Davis Buechner, American-Canadian concert pianist, music editor, and educator (Temple University), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- Sep 9 Éric Serra, French musician and composer, born in Saint-Mandé, France
- Sep 12 Peter Anthony Togni, Canadian pianist, organist, composer (Responsio), and radio broadcaster, born in Pembroke, Ontario
- Sep 13 Sheldon Reynolds, American soul and funk guitarist (Commodores, 1983-87; Earth, Wind & Fire, 1987-2002), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 2023)
- Sep 14 Morten Harket, Norwegian rocker (Aha - "Take On Me"), born in Kongsberg, Norway
- Sep 17 Will Gregory, British keyboardist, sax player, producer (Goldfrapp), and composer (Piccard in Space), born in Bristol, England
- Sep 19 Marshall Jefferson, American musician 'father of house music' (Move your Body), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Sep 19 Sally Barker, British folk-pop singer (The Poozies, 1990-96 & 2006-16 - "Another Train"; The Voice UK, 2014), and songwriter, born in Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire, England
- Sep 20 Al Goodah [Carlo Goedhart], Surinamese gospel, Caribbean, and pop vocalist and composer, born in Paramiribo, Suriname
- Sep 21 Corrinne Drewery, British singer-songwriter (Swing Out Sister - "Swing Out"), born in Nottingham, Engalnd
- Sep 23 D-Roc the Executioner [Dennis Miles], American heavy metal musician (Body Count), born in the US (d. 2004)
- Sep 26 Virginia Astley, British experimental pop singer-songwriter, and keyboard player, born in Garston, England
- Sep 28 Angela Groothuizen, Dutch singer (Dolly Dots)
- Sep 28 Billy Montana, American country western performer (No Yesterday, Angelia)
- Sep 30 Basia [Barbara Stanisława Trzetrzelewska], Polish jazz and pop singer ('Time and Tide"), born in Jaworzno, Poland
About September 1959
How Old? 64 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No
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