September 1953 in Music History

Events in Music

Birthdays in Music

Sep 2 John Zorn, American jazz and avant garde musician and composer, born in New York City
Sep 5 Paulie Carmen, American rock vocalist (Champaign), born in Champaign, Illinois
Sep 7 Ben Bossi, American rock saxophonist (Romeo Void), born in San Francisco, California
Sep 7 Michael Byron, American classical composer (Tidal), born in Chicago, Illinois
Sep 11 Renée Geyer, Australian singer ("It's A Man's Man's World"; "Stares and Whispers"), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2023) [1]
Sep 11 Tommy Shaw, American rock guitarist, and singer (Styx - "Come Sail Away"; Damn Yankees), born in Montgomery, Alabama
Sep 14 Tom Cora, American cellist and composer, born in Yancey Mills, Virginia (d. 1998)
Sep 15 Pat Barrett, Canadian pop and doo-wop vocalist (Crew Cuts - "Sh-Boom"), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2016)
Sep 16 Alan Barton, English musician (Black Lace, Smokie), born in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England (d. 1995)
Sep 16 Earl Klugh, American jazz pianist and guitarist, born in Detroit, Michigan
Sep 16 Michael Rhodes, American country, rock, and jazz session and touring bass player, born in Monroe, Louisiana (d. 2023)
Sep 18 Gerald Custer, American choral conductor and composer (I Kiss My Hand to the Stars), born in Baltimore, Maryland
Sep 20 Jeff Jones, Canadian rock bassist/vocalist (Red Rider), born in Chicago, Illinois
Sep 22 Richard Fairbrass, English singer and bassist (Right Said Fred), born in Kingston upon Thames, England
Sep 25 Richard Harvey, British musician and composer (Gryphon), born in London, England
Sep 26 Dolores Keane, Irish folk singer, born in Sylane, County Galway, Ireland
Sep 27 Greg Ham, Australian rock saxophonist and flutist (Men At Work - "Who Can It Be Now?"), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2012)
Sep 27 Heather Watts, American ballerina (Dancing on My Grave), born in Los Angeles, California
Sep 27 Robbie Shakespeare, Jamaican reggae bassist (Sly & Robbie - "DJ Riot"), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 2021)
Sep 28 Jim Diamond, Scottish singer-songwriter (I Should Have Known Better), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2015)
Sep 30 Deborah Allen, American country singer (Jim Stafford Show), born in Memphis, Tennessee