September 1926 in Music History

Birthdays in Music

Sep 3 Ernie Henry, American jazz saxophonist (Fats Navarro; Dizzy Gillespie; Illinois Jacquet), born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 1957)
Sep 5 Carmen Petra-Basacopol, Romanian composer and educator Bucharest Conservatory (1962-2003), born in Sibiu, Transylvania, Romania
Sep 6 Arthur William Oldham, English composer, born in London (d. 2003)
Sep 7 Ronnie Gilbert, American folk singer (The Weavers), born in NYC, New York (d. 2015)
Sep 14 Richard Elsasser, American composer and organist, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1972)
Sep 16 Eric Gross, Austrian-Australian pianist, composer (Na shledanou v Praze (Good-bye in Prague); Moonscape), conductor, and educator (University of Sydney, 1960-91), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2011)
Sep 17 (Eugene) "Brother Jack" McDuff, American jazz organist (George Benson, Brother Jack), born in Champaign, Illinois (d. 2001)
Sep 17 Bill Black, American rock bassist (Elvis Presley, 1954-57), and bandleader (Bill Black Combo), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 1965)
Sep 19 Arthur Wills, British organist and composer ("God and Music"), and educator, born in Coventry, England (d. 2020)
Sep 21 Noor Jehan [Allah Rakhi Wasai], Pakistani singer and actress (Mela; Chann Way), born in Kasur, Punjab, British India (d. 2000)
Sep 22 Bill Smith, American classical and jazz composer and clarinetist (played with Dave Brubeck), born in Sacramento, California (d. 2020)

Sep 23 American jazz saxophonist & composer ("Blue Train"; "My Favorite Things"; "A Love Supreme"), born in Hamlet, North Carolina

Sep 26 Giuseppe Chiari, Italian artist and composer, born in Florence, Italy (d. 2007)
Sep 26 Imre Vincze, Hungarian composer, born in Kocs (d. 1969)
Sep 26 Julie London, American pop singer ("Cry Me A River"), and actress (Emergency - "Nurse MaColl"), born in Santa Rosa, California (d. 2000)
Sep 30 Peder Holm, Danish composer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 2020)

Sep 12 Edmund Jenkins, American clarinetist and composer (Charlestonia; Afram), dies at 32