- Sep 1 Granville English, composer, dies at 69
- Sep 5 Juan Jose Castro, Argentine composer and conductor, dies at 73
- Sep 6 Karl Rankl, Austrian-born British composer and conductor (Covent Garden Opera Company), dies at 69
- Sep 7 Thom Kelling, Dutch singer, guitarist, and bandleader (Programa de Manha), dies at 46
- Sep 19 Red Foley, American country singer ("Mr Smith Goes to Washington"), dies at 58
- Sep 20 Frank Pelleg [Pollack], Czech-Israeli harpsichordist, pianist, conductor and educator, dies at 57
- Sep 24 Harry Robert Wilson, American composer, dies at 67
- Sep 29 Eddie Wilcox, American jazz pianist, arranger, and bandleader (Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra), dies at 59
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