Musicians Who Died on September 27
- 1784 Boniface Stoeckl, German composer, dies at 38
- 1808 Gaétan Vestris, French ballet dancer, dies at 79
- 1919 Adelina Patti, Italian soprano (Lucio), dies at 76
- 1921 Engelbert Humperdinck, German opera composer (Hansel and Gretel), dies at 67
- 1935 Alan Gray, British composer, dies at 79
- 1938 Elmer Feldcamp, American big band baritone vocalist, saxophone, and clarinet player (Freddy Martin Orchestra), dies of heart failure at 36
- 1943 Waclaw Gieburowski, Polish composer, dies at 65
- 1956 Gerald Finzi, British composer (Dies natalis), dies of disseminated shingles, complicated by encephalitis at 55
- 1965 Harry Reser, American banjo player and bandleader (Sammy Kaye Show), dies at 69
- 1976 Miloš Sokola, Czech violinist and composer, dies at 63
- 1979 Gracie Fields, English music hall/vaudeville performer and actress (Queen of Hearts), dies at 81
- 1979 Jimmy McCulloch, Scottish songwriter and guitarist (Wings), dies at 26
- 1986 Cliff Burton, American rock bassist (Metallica), dies in bus crash at 24
- 1990 Matvey Isaakovich Blanter, Russian-Soviet composer of popular songs and film music ("Katyusha"), dies at 87
- 1995 Alexander "Sasha" Argov [Abramovich], Israeli composer, dies at 80
- 1995 Christopher Shaw, British composer, dies at 71
- 2001 Herman Berlinski, Polish-American organist, composer and choral conductor (The Tetragrammaton), dies at 91 [1]
- 2003 Donald O'Connor, American dancer and actor (Singin' in the Rain), dies at 78
- 2003 Paul Burlison, American rockabilly musician (The Rock N Roll Trio), dies at 74
- 2004 Louis Satterfield [also known as Lui-Lui, Ealee, and Sat], American trombone player (The Pharaohs, Earth, Wind & Fire, Phenix Horns), dies at 67
- 2008 Mahendra Kapoor, Indian playback singer, dies at 74
- 2011 Johnny "Country" Mathis, American country music songwriter and singer, dies of stroke complications at 80
- 2012 Eddie Bert, American bebop jazz trombonist, dies at 90
- 2012 R. B. Greaves, American singer, dies from prostate cancer at 68
- 2013 John de Mol, Dutch pop vocalist, songwriter, and producer, dies at 81
- 2015 Wilton Felder, American jazz-fusion saxophonist and bassist (The Crusaders), dies from multiple myeloma at 75
- 2017 Anne Jeffreys [Annie Carmichael], American singer and actress (Dick Tracy; Topper; General Hospital), dies at 94
- 2017 Zuzana Ruzickova, Czech harpsichordist and Holocaust survivor, dies of pneumonia at 90
- 2018 Marty Balin [Buchwald], American singer (Jefferson Airplane/Starship), dies at 76
- 2019 Bob Etsy, American songwriter, producer, and arranger, dies of metastatic cancer at 72
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