- Sep 3 (Jonathon) "Jo" Jones, American jazz drummer, and percussionist (Count Basie), dies of pneumonia at 73
- Sep 3 John Herbert McDowell, American composer for ballet, TV and the stage, dies at 58
- Sep 6 Eurreal "Little Brother" Montgomery, American jazz, boogie-woogie and blues pianist, singer, and composer ("Crescent City Blues"), dies at 79
- Sep 6 Jane Frazee [Mary Jane Frehse], American actress, singer, and dancer (Beautiful But Broke, Beulah), dies at 70 of pneumonia
- Sep 6 Johnny Desmond [Giovanni De Simone], American radio and big band singer (Bob Crosby; Gene Krupa; Your Hit Parade; Glenn Miller's Army Air Forces Orchestra),dies of cancer at 65 [1]
- Sep 6 Leon Orthel, Dutch pianist and composer, dies at 79
- Sep 8 Manuel Ivo Cruz, Portuguese composer and founder of Philharmonic Orchestra of Lisbon, dies at 84
- Sep 11 William Alwyn, English composer, dies at 79
- Sep 13 Dane Rudhyar [Daniel Chennevière], French-American composer, author, and astrologist dies at 90
- Sep 15 (Charles) "Cootie" Williams, American jazz, jump-blues, and R&B trumpeter (Duke Ellington Orchestra, 1929-40 & 1962-74), dies of kidney problems at 74
- Sep 25 Albert Moeschinger, Swiss composer, dies at 88
Country Singers
Jazz Musicians
Opera Singers
Pop Stars
Rappers
Rockers