- Sep 1 Johnny Bragg, American doo-wop singer-songwriter (The Prisonaires - "Just Walkin' in the Rain"), dies of cancer at 79
- Sep 3 Billy Davis, American music producer and songwriter ("reet Petite": I'd Like To Buy The World A Coke"), dies at 72
- Sep 9 Ernie Ball, American entrepreneur and musician who pioneered the development of guitar-related products, dies at 74
Fred Ebb (1928-2004)
Sep 11 American musical theater lyricist, with John Kander (Cabaret; Chicago; New York, New York; Funny Lady), dies of a heart attack at 76
- Sep 12 John Buller, British composer, dies at 77
- Sep 12 Kenny Buttrey, American session drummer based in Nashville (Bob Dylan; Neil Young; Elvis Presley; Joan Baez, Jimmy Buffett), dies of cancer at 59
Johnny Ramone (1948-2004)
Sep 15 American punk rock guitarist and songwriter (Ramones - "I Wanna Be Sedated"), dies of prostate cancer at 55
- Sep 16 Izora Rhodes Armstead, American disco singer (Two Tons O' Fun; The Weather Girls - "It's Raining Men"), dies of heart failure at 62
- Sep 19 Skeeter Davis [Mary Penick], American country-pop singer-songwriter ("(I Can't Help You) I'm Falling Too"; "Set Him Free"; "The End Of The World"), dies of breast cancer at 72
- Sep 23 André Hazes, Dutch barkeeper and singer (We Love Orange), dies at 53
- Sep 24 Joep Straesser, Dutch composer (Blossom songs, Ramasasiri), dies at 70
- Sep 27 Louis Satterfield [also known as Lui-Lui, Ealee, and Sat], American trombone player (The Pharaohs, Earth, Wind & Fire, Phenix Horns), dies at 67
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