- Sep 1 Vagn Holmboe, Danish neo-classical composer (Sinfonia rustica), dies at 86
- Sep 2 Cyril Reuben, Welsh classical and session violinist (London Symphony), dies at 69
- Sep 2 Ljuba Welitsch, opera singer, dies at 83
- Sep 2 Otto Luening, German American conductor, composer and electronic music pioneer (Sonority Canon), dies at 96
- Sep 7 Niccolo Castiglioni, Italian pianist and composer, dies at 64
- Sep 9 Bill Monroe, American singer known as the "Father of Bluegrass" ("Blue Moon of Kentucky"), dies at 84
- Sep 10 Ray Coleman, British author (biographies of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, Brian Epstein, and Phil Collins), and music journalist (Melody Maker), dies at 59
- Sep 12 Toma Prošev, Macedonian composer, and pedagogue, dies at 64
- Sep 13 Silas Roy Crain, American singer, Founder of Soul Stirrers Gospel Quartet, dies at 85
Tupac Shakur (1971-1996)
Sep 13 American rapper and actor (Juice, Bullet), dies of internal bleeding after a drive-by shooting at 25
- Sep 14 Juliet Prowse, English-South African stage and screen actress and dancer (Mona McCluskey), dies of pancreatic cancer. at 59
- Sep 15 Joan Perry [Elizabeth Rosiland Miller], American film actress, model, and singer (Hands of a Stranger), dies at 85
- Sep 16 Kai Laursen, Danish concert violinist, dies at 74
- Sep 17 Jessie Hill, American jazz musician (Ooh Poo Pah Doo), dies at 63
- Sep 18 Vera Brodsky Lawrence, American concert pianist (CBS Symphony) and musicologist (Joplin; Gottschalk), dies at 87
- Sep 20 Paul Draper, American tap dancer and choreographer, dies at 87
- Sep 20 Paul Weston [Wetstein], American pianist, arranger, orchestra leader (Tommy Dorsey Orchestra; The Jim Nabors Show), pop and classical composer ("Day By Day"; "Crescent City Suite"), dies from natural causes at 84
- Sep 21 Sulkhan Nasidze, Georgian composer, dies at 69
- Sep 22 Dorothy Lamour [Mary Kaumeyer], American actress and singer (Road to Bali; My Favorite Brunette), dies of a heart attack at 81
- Sep 22 Ludmilla Chiraeff, Latvian-Canadian ballet dancer, choeographer, and troupe director, dies at 72
- Sep 23 Denis Dowling, New Zealand-born British operatic baritone, dies at 86
- Sep 23 Kip Tyler [Elwood Smith], American rockabilly singer-songwriter, and bongo player ("Ooh Yeah Baby"), dies at 67
- Sep 24 Zeki Müren, Turkish actor, singer, and composer (Game of Silence), dies of a heart attack at 64
- Sep 28 Bob Gibson, American folk musician, dies at 64
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