- Sep 6 Wardell Quezergue, American jazz, blues, and funk composer, arranger, record producer, and bandleader, known as the "Creole Beethoven", dies at 81
- Sep 13 DJ Mehdi [Favéris-Essadi], French hip hop and electro producer, dies from falling through a skylight at his home at 34
- Sep 18 Kurt Sanderling, German conductor (East Berlin Symphony 1960-77), dies at 98
- Sep 19 Ctirad Kohoutek, Czech composer, dies at 82
- Sep 19 Johnny Răducanu, Romanian jazz pianist, dies of a heart attack at 79
- Sep 20 Robert Whitaker, British photographer whose work was used on Beatles and Cream album covers, dies at 71
- Sep 26 Harry Muskee, Dutch blues-rock vocalist (Cuby & Blizzards), dies of cancer at 70
- Sep 27 Johnny "Country" Mathis, American country music songwriter and singer, dies of stroke complications at 80
- Sep 29 Sylvia Robinson, American singer (Mickey & Sylvia - "Love Is Strange"; solo - "Pillow Talk"), record producer, and record label executive (Sugar Hill Records), dies of congestive heart failure at 76
- Sep 30 Marv Tarplin, American guitarist and songwriter (The Miracles, 1958-73 - "The Tracks of My Tears"), dies at 70
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