- Sep 7 Olly Wilson, American composer and founder of TIMARA, born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2018)
- Sep 10 Paul Martin Palombo, American composer, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1987)
- Sep 11 Iosif Kobzon, Soviet-Russian singer and businessman, born in Chasiv Yar, Ukraine (d. 2018)
- Sep 18 Norman Dinerstein, American composer, born in Springfield, Massachusetts (d. 1982)
- Sep 20 Monica Zetterlund, Swedish singer and actress, born in Hagfors, Sweden (d. 2005)
- Sep 25 Michael Gibbs, jazz composer (Mike Gibbs + 12 play Gil Evans), born in Harare, Zimbabwe
- Sep 25 Thomas Kessler, Swiss composer, born in Zurich, Switzerland
- Sep 28 Edward Applebaum, American classical music composer (The Princess In The Garden), born In Los Angeles, California
- Sep 30 Valentin Vasil'yevich Sil'vestrov, composer
About September 1937
How Old? 83 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Leap Year: No