Events in Music
- Sep 6 Albert Innaurato's stage comedy "Gemini" closes at the Little Theatre, NYC, after1,819 performances
- Sep 6 Musical "They're Playing Our Song" closes at Imperial NYC after 1082 performances
- Sep 19 Simon & Garfunkel reunite for a NYC Central Park concert for an audience estimated at 500,000 members
- Sep 25 Rolling Stones begin their 6th US tour (JFK Stadium, Philadelphia)
- Sep 27 Frank Lazarus and Dick Vosburgh's musical double feature "A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine" closes at Royale Theatre, NYC, after 588 performances and 2 Tony Awards
Music Single
Sep 28 “Physical” single released by Olivia Newton-John (Billboard Song of the Year 1982)
Birthdays in Music
Beyoncé (41 years old)
Sep 4 American pop and R&B singer, songwriter, producer and actress (Destiny's Child), born in Houston, Texas
- Sep 4 Lacey Sturm, American rock singer (Flyleaf), born in Homestead, Florida
- Sep 6 Yumiko Cheng, Hong Kong Cantopop singer, born in Shanghai, China
- Sep 7 Paul McCoy, American rock vocalist (12 Stones), born in Florence, Mississippi
- Sep 8 Alex Lofoco, Italian jazz-fusion bassist, born in Rome, Italy
- Sep 8 Etsuko Tajima, Japanese jazz pianist, and composer, born in Tokyo, Japan
- Sep 11 Charles Kelley, American country singer and songwriter (Lady A), born in Augusta, Georgia
Jennifer Hudson (41 years old)
Sep 12 American Academy and Grammy Award-winning actress (Dreamgirls; Respect) and singer ("And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Sep 14 Ashley Roberts, American singer (Pussycat Dolls - "Don't Cha"), born in Phoenix, Arizona
- Sep 14 Miyavi, Japanese singer and actor, born in Konohana-ku ward, Osaka, Japan
- Sep 16 Fan Bingbing, Chinese actress and singer (My Fair Princess), born in Qingdao, Shandong
- Sep 17 Jonathan Radtke, American rock guitarist (Kill Hannah)
- Sep 19 Scott Bradlee, American musician and arranger (Postmodern Jukebox), born on Long Island, New York
- Sep 22 Adam Lazzara, American singer (Taking Back Sunday), born in Sheffield, Alabama
- Sep 22 Subaru Shibutani, Japanese singer, dancer, actor (Kanjani8)
- Sep 23 Natalie Horler, English-German singer (Cascada - "Evacute The Dancefloor"), born in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
- Sep 24 Diana Rotaru, Romanian composer and artistic director (SonoMania new music ensemble, 2013-21), born in Bucharest, Romania
- Sep 25 Shane Tutmarc, American songwriter and musician, born in Seattle, Washington
- Sep 26 Christina Milian [Flores], American actress (Grandfathered), and singer (A.M. To P.M.), born in Jersey City, New Jersey
- Sep 28 Iracema Trevisan, Brazilian musician (CSS)
Deaths in Music
- Sep 2 Tadeusz Baird, Polish composer (Four Essays; Psychodrama; Voices From Afar), co-founder of Warsaw Autumn festival, and educator, dies at 53
- Sep 3 Mary Jane DeZurik, American country singer and hillbilly yodeler (The Cackle Sisters - National Barn Dance, Grand Ole Opry), dies at 64
- Sep 6 Joseph Yasser, Russian-American composer, dies at 88
- Sep 9 Helen Humes, American jazz and blues singer (Harry James; Count Basie; "Million Dollar Secret"), dies of cancer at 68
- Sep 14 (Walter) "Furry" Lewis, American country blues guitarist and songwriter, dies of a heart attack at 88 (or 82) [year of birth disputed]
- Sep 14 Yasuji Kiyose, Japanese composer, dies at 81
- Sep 15 (Charles) "Chick" Bullock, American jazz and dance band vocalist (Chick Bullock and His Levee Loungers), dies at 82
- Sep 21 Tony Aubin, French composer, conductor, and educator (Paris Conservatory, 1944-77), dies at 73
- Sep 22 Harry Warren, American composer and lyricist (b. 1893)
- Sep 30 Boyd Neel, English conductor (Story of an Orchestra), dies at 76
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