Musicians Born on September 1

Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706)

German composer and organist (Canon in D), born in the Free Imperial City of Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire

1732 Johann Gottlieb Sollner, German composer and theologian, born in Zwickau, Saxony, Germany (d. 1798)
1732 Thomas Erskine 6th Earl of Kellie, Scottish composer and musician, born in Kellie Castle, Scotland (d. 1781)
1751 Emmanuel Schikaneder, German performing arts impresario, dramatist, actor, singer, and librettist (Mozart's "Magic Flute"), born in Straubing, Bavaria (d. 1812)
1768 Karl Bernhard Wessely, German composer (Sulamith und Eusebia), born in Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (now Germany) (d. 1826)
1789 Franz Anton Adam Stockhausen, German composer and harpist, born in the Free Imperial City of Cologne, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) (d. 1868)
1803 Ägid Karl Lickl, Austrian guitar virtuoso, pianist, and composer, born in Vienna (d. 1864)
1816 Gustav Schmidt, German composer and conductor, born in Weimar, Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (now Germany) (d. 1882)
1854 Engelbert Humperdinck, German opera composer (Hansel and Gretel), born in Siegburg, Westphalia (d. 1921)
1862 Adolphe Appia, Swiss set designer and theorist (Wagner Opera sets), born in Geneva, Switzerland (d. 1928)
1870 Timotei Popovici, Romanian priest, choral director, and composer, born in Tincova, Romania (d. 1950)
1886 Othmar Schoeck, Swiss composer, chiefly of art songs, and conductor, born in Brunnen, Switzerland (d. 1957) [1]
1895 Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar, Indian musician (d. 1974)
1900 Kazimierz Wilkomirski, Polish cellist, composer, conductor, administrator, and educator, born in Moscow, Russian Empire (d. 1995)
1905 Elvera Sanchez, Puerto Rican dancer (d. 2000)
1905 Gervase Hughes, English composer and conductor, born in Birmingham, England (d. 1984)
1906 Franz Biebl, German composer (Ave Maria), choral director, and music professor, born in Pursruck, Bavaria, Germany (d. 2001)
1911 Komei Abe, Japanese composer, born in Hiroshima (d. 2006)
1917 Velma Middleton, American jazz vocalist (Louis Armstrong's big bands and small groups), born in Holdenville, Oklahoma (d. 1961)
1921 Matt Higgins Doran, American composer (Roland the Minstrel Pig; Faculty Meeting), pedagogue (St. Mary's College), and magician, born in Covington, Kentucky (d. 2016)
1925 Art Pepper, American alto saxophonist and clarinetist, born in Gardena, California (d. 1982)
1925 Ruth S. White, American electronic music composer (Flowers Of Evil), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2013)
1927 Tommy Evans, American doo-wop, and R&B singer (Drifters, 1956-62 - "Save The Last Dance For Me"), born in Wayne County, Michigan (d. 1984)
1931 Boxcar Willie [Travis Martin], American soldier (USAF) and singer ("King of the Road"), born in Ellis County, Texas (d. 1999)

Conway Twitty (1933-1993)

American country and rockabilly singer-songwriter ("Linda On My Mind"; "There's a Honky Tonk Angel (Who'll Take Me Back In)"), born in Friars Point, Mississippi

1933 Gene Harris [Haire], American soul-jazz pianist (The Three Sounds), born in Benton Harbor, Michigan (d. 2000)
1933 Marshall Lytle, American Hall of Fame rock bassist (Comets), born in Old Fort, North Carolina (d. 2013)
1935 Seiji Ozawa, Japanese conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra, 1973-2002, Vienna State Opera, 2002-10), born in Mukden, Manchuria (d. 2024) [1] [2]
1941 John Van Hamersveld, American graphic artist of album cover art (Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour; Leo Kottke; Rolling Stones - Exile on Main Street; Gaslight Anthem), movie and concert posters, born in Baltimore, Maryland
1944 Archie Bell, American soul-pop singer (Archie Bell & the Drells - "Tighten Up"), born in Henderson, Texas
1944 Leonard Slatkin, American conductor (St. Louis Symphony, 1979-96; Detroit Symphony, 2008-19), born in Los Angeles, California
1945 Peter Hewson, British pop singer (Chicory Tip - "Son Of My Father"), born in Gillingham, Kent, England

Barry Gibb (77 years old)

1946 English singer-songwriter (The Bee Gees), born in Douglas, Isle of Man

1946 Greg Errico, American drummer (Sly & Family Stone, 1966-71 - "Dance To The Music"; "Everyday People"; Jerry Garcia Band, 1974-84), born in San Francisco, California
1952 Graham Maby, British session and touring bassist (Joe Jackson; They Might Be Giants; Natalie Merchant; Marshall Crenshaw), born in Gosport, Hampshire, England
1954 Riccardo "Ric" Formosa, Italian-Australian guitarist (Little River Band, 1975-76), session musician, arranger and classical composer, born in Rome, Italy
1955 Bruce Foxton, British rock bassist and songwriter (The Jam - "Going Underground"), born in Woking, Surrey, England

Gloria Estefan (66 years old)

1957 Cuban-American Grammy Award-winning singer (Miami Sound Machine - "Conga"), born in Havana, Cuba

1957 Phil Johnstone, British songwriter, keyboardist, and record producer (Robert Plant), born in Hitchin, England (d. 2021)
1958 Armi Aavikko, Finnish beauty queen (Miss Finland, 1977), and pop singer, born in Helsinki, Finland) (d. 2002)
1960 (Richard) "Cass" Lewis, British bassist, songwriter, and producer (Skunk Anansie - "Hedonism"), born in London, England
1963 (Bryan) "Grant-Lee" Phillips, American singer-songwriter (Grant Lee Buffalo; The Gilmore Girls), born in Stockton, California
1963 Carola Smit, Dutch singer (BZN - "Bad Bad Woman")
1964 Charlie Robison, American country singer-songwriter ("I Want You Bad"), born in Houston, Texas (d. 2023)
1970 Vanna [Ivana Ranilović-Vrdoljak], Croatian pop singer, born in Koprivnica, Croatia, Yugoslavia
1971 Lââm [Lamiah], French singer, born in Paris
1971 Yoshitaka Hirota, Japanese video game composer (Shadow Hearts), born in Kyoto, Japan
1973 J. D. Fortune [Jason Bennison], Canadian rock singer (INXS, 2005-11), born in Mississauga, Ontario
1975 Natalie Bassingthwaighte, Australian actress (Neighbours), and rock singer (Rough Tarders - "Voodoo Child"), born in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
1975 Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Puerto Rican guitarist
1977 Kathleen de León (Jones), Filipina-Australian actress, dancer, and singer (Hi-5, 1998-2006), born in Manila, Philippines
1984 Joseph Trohman, American guitarist (Fall Out Boy - "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race"), born in Hollywood, Florida
1984 Ludwig Göransson, Swedish Emmy, Grammy, and Academy Award-winning composer and record producer (The Mandalorian; Childish Gambino; Black Panther), born in Linköping, Sweden
1985 Eli-Mac [Camile Velasco], Filipino-American pop singer (American Idol), born in Makati, Philippines
1987 Daniel "Dann" Hume, New Zealand musician (Evermore), born in Feilding, New Zealand
1989 Bill Kaulitz, Germany singer-songwriter (Tokio Hotel), born in Leipzig, East Germany
1993 Ilona Mitrecey, French pop singer, born ("Un Monde parfait" ("A Perfect World")), born in Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
1994 Bianca Ryan, American pop singer and songwriter, 1st winner of "America's Got Talent", born in Ocean City, New Jersey
1994 Kyōhei Sorita, Japanese classical pianist, born in Tokyo, Japan