- Sep 1 William Flanagan, American composer, and music critic, takes his own life at 46
- Sep 5 Henk Bijvanck, Dutch composer, dies at 59
- Sep 5 Josh White, American blues, folk and gospel musician, dies at 55
- Sep 5 Mitchell Ayres, American orchestra leader (Hollywood Palace), dies at 58
- Sep 18 Rudolph Wagner-Regeny, Hungarian German composer, dies at 66
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