Musicians Who Died in September 1989

Sep 14 [Dámaso] Pérez Prado, Cuban bandleader and musician, dies of a stroke at 71
Sep 15 Jan DeGaetani, American contemporary classical concert mezzo-soprano, dies of leukemia at 56

Irving Berlin (1888-1989)

Sep 22 Russian-American composer and lyricist considered one of the greatest songwriters in history ("Always"; "God Bless America"; "White Christmas"; "Cheek To Cheek"), dies at 101 [1] [2]

Sep 26 Arnold Shaw, American writer on popular music and composer, dies at 80
Sep 28 John Gart, Russian-American orchestra leader, composer (Robert Montgomery Presents), and actor (Paul Winchell Show), dies at 84
Sep 30 Virgil Thomson, American composer and music critic (Four Saints in Three Acts; Louisiana Story), dies at 92