September 1
Births
1933 Conway Twitty
1944 Archie Bell
1945 Peter Hewson – vocals Chicory Tip
1946 Barry Gibb
1949 Gregg Erico – drums Sly and The Family Stone
1949 Russ Field – guitar Showaddywaddy
1950 Steve Goetzman – drums Exile
1955 Bruce Foxton – bass The Jam
1957 Gloria Estefan
1960 Cass Lewis – bass Skunk Anansie
1965 Craig McLachlan
1966 Douglas McCarthy – vocals Nitzer Ebb
1976 Peter Brown – drums Wheatus
1976 Babydaddy – bass/keyboards Scissor Sisters
1984 Joe Trohman – guitar Fall Out Boy
Deaths
2008 Jerry Reed
2012 Hal David
2020 Ian Mitchell – Bay City Rollers
2020 Erick ‘More’ Morillo – Reel II Real
September 2
Births
1925 Hugo Montenegro – US orchestra leader
1925 Russ Conway
1939 Bobby Purify
1940 Jimmy Clanton – US singer
1943 Roslina Ashford – vocals Vandella’s
1943 Joe Simon
1947 Richard Coughlan – drums Caravan
1951 Mik Kaminski – violin/cello Electric Light Orchestra
1957 Steve Porcaro – piano/vocals Toto
1958 Fritz McIntrye – keyboards Simply Red
1958 Jerry Agustyniak – drums 10,000 Maniacs
1959 Paul Deakin – drums Mavericks
1969 KC-i – vocals Jodeci/KC-i and Jojo
1975 Tony Thompson – vocals Hi-Five
1989 Zedd
1993 Rae Morris
Deaths
1994 Roy Castle – TV presenter/singer
2007 Fritz Fryer – guitar Four Pennies
2013 David Jacobs – BBC DJ
2018 Conway Savage – piano Nick Cave’s Bad Seeds
September 3
Births
1925 Hank Thompson
1932 Steve Rowland – vocals Family Dogg
1934 Freddie King – US singer
1942 Al Jardine – vocals/guitar Beach Boys
1942 Kenny Pickett – vocals Creation
1944 Gary Leeds – drums Walker Brothers
1945 George Biondo – bass Steppewolf
1947 Eric Bell – guitar Thin Lizzy
1952 Leroy Smith – piano Sweet Sensation
1955 Steve Jones – guitar Sex Pistols
1974 Jennifer Paige
1975 Redfoo – vocals LMFAO
1980 Jay McCaslin – bass Sum 41
Deaths
1970 Al Wilson – vocals/guitar Canned Heat
1994 Major Lance
2007 Janis Martin – The female Elvis
2010 Mike Edwards – Cello Electric Light Orchestra
2017 Walter Becker – guitar Steely Dan
September 4
Births
1916 Geoff Love – orchestra leader
1919 Teddy Johnson – UK singer
1942 Merald Knight – vocals Gladys Knight’s Pips
1944 Tony Jarrett – bass Vanity Fare
1944 Eric Hine – keyboard Simon Dupree and the Big Sound
1946 Ronald LaPraed – bass Commodores
1951 Martin Chambers – drums Pretenders
1954 Blackie Lawless – vocals/bass W.A.S.P
1960 Kim Thayil – guitar Soundgarden
1963 Nasty Suicide – guitar Hanoi Rocks
1965 Mantronix
1970 Igor Cavalera – drums Sepultura
1972 Guto Pryce – bass Super Furry Animals
1974 Carmit Bachar – vocals Pussycat Dolls
1975 Mark Ronson
1981 Beyonce
1990 James Bay
Deaths
1991 Dottie West – US country singer
September 5
Births
1936 Willie Wood – guitar Junior Walker’s Allstars
1939 John Stewart – guitar Kingston Trio
1943 Joe Frazier – vocals Impalas
1945 Al Stewart
1945 Buddy Miles – US session drummer (Jimi Hendrix/Santana)
1946 Dean Ford – vocals Marmalade
1946 Freddie Mercury
1946 Loudon Wainwright III – US singer/songwriter
1949 Clem Clempson – guitar Humble Pie
1953 Paulie Carmen – vocals Champaign
1955 Sal Solo – vocals Classix Nouveaux
1966 Terry Ellis – vocals En Vogue
1967 David James – vocals Yell
1971 Shanks – vocals Shanks and Bigfoot
1980 Kevin Simm – vocals Liberty X
Deaths
1990 Charley Charles – drums Blockheads
2003 Giselle MacKenzie – Canadian singer
2012 Joe South
2015 Rico Rodriguez
2017 Holger Czukay – Can
2021 Sarah Harding – vocals Girls Aloud
September 6
Births
1940 Jackie Trent – UK singer/songwriter
1942 Dave Bargeron – trumpet Blood Sweat and Tears
1943 Roger Waters – vocals/bass Pink Floyd
1944 Mickey Waller – drums Jeff Beck Group
1947 Sylvester
1948 Claydes Smith – guitar Kool and The Gang
1952 Yvonne Keeley
1954 Louis Molino – drums Cock Robin
1954 Stella Barker – vocals Belle Stars
1958 Buster Bloodvessel – vocals Bad Manners
1961 Pal Waaktaar – guitar A-ha
1967 John Reid – vocals Nightcrawlers
1968 Paddy Broom – drums Scissor Sisters
1969 Ce Ce Peniston
1971 Delores O’Riordan – vocals Cranberries
1971 Leila K
1972 Tony Dowding – vocals Bad Boys Inc
1974 Nina Persson – vocals Cardigans
1975 Gala
1979 Foxy Brown
1980 Kerry Katona – vocals Atomic Kitten
1980 Jayde Spence – vocals Ultimate Kaos
1988 Max George – vocals Wanted
Deaths
1984 Ernest Tubb US Country Singer
1990 Tom Fogerty – vocals/guitar Creedence Clearwater Revival
September 7
Births
1921 Arthur Ferrante – piano Ferrante and Tiecher
1931 Johnny Duncan
1934 Waldo De Los Rios
1936 Buddy Holly
1946 Alfa Anderson – vocals Chic
1949 Gloria Gaynor
1951 Chrissie Hynde
1953 Benmont Tench – keyboard Tom Petty’s Heartbreakers
1957 Jermaine Stewart
1957 Margot Chapman – vocals Starland Vocal Band
1958 Hammy Lee – drums Furniture
1960 Brad Houser – bass New Bohemians
1960 Trevor Walters
1961 Robin Beck
1964 Eazy-E – rapper NWA
1964 Towa Tei – keyboard/producer Deee-lite
1965 Frank Bello – bass Anthrax
1966 Calvin Williams – vocals B.V.S.M.P
1966 Chris Acland – drums Lush
1969 Liam Tyson – guitar Cast
Deaths
1978 Keith Moon – drums The Who
2002 Erma Franklin
2003 James Gilreath – US singer
2012 Dorothy McGuire – vocals McGuire Sisters
September 8
Births
1841 Antonin Dvorak – classical composer
1921 Harry Secombe
1925 Peter Sellers
1928 Earl Nelson – vocals Bob and Earl
1932 Patsy Cline
1934 Bill Parsons – US country singer
1945 Kelly Groucutt – bass E.L.O.
1945 Ron ‘Pig Pen’ McKern – vocals Grateful Dead
1946 Dean Daughtry – keyboards Atlanta Rhythm Section
1956 Fad Gadget
1958 David Lewis – guitar Atlantic Starr
1960 David Steele – bass Beat/Fine Young Cannibals
1962 Captain Hollywood
1972 Andy Rathbourne – drums Mansun
1973 Jason Downs
1978 Pink
1989 Avicii
Deaths
1989 Keith Wiggins – rapper Furious Five
2010 Richard Cronin – vocals LFO
2016 Prince Buster
2017 Don Williams
September 9
Births
1935 Topol
1940 Joe Negroni – vocals Teenagers
1941 Otis Redding
1941 Russell Hardy – piano Ian Dury’s Blockheads
1942 Inez Foxx- US singer
1942 Luher Simmonds Jr – vocals Main Ingredient
1945 Dee Dee Sharp – US singer
1946 Billy Preston
1946 Doug Ingle – keyboards Iron Butterfly
1946 Trevor Oakes – guitar Showaddywaddy
1952 David A. Stewart – guitar Eurythmics
1963 Peter Noone – bass The Cross
1968 Bradley Wilk – drums Rage Against The Machine
1970 Das Efx
1970 Macy Gray
1974 Niall O’Neill – vocals OTT
1975 Michael Bublé – Canadian singer
1980 Dan Miller – vocals O-Town
1984 Jack Penate – UK singer
1987 Afrojack
Deaths
1979 Norrie Paramor – UK orchestra leader
2013 Forrest
2020 Ronald Bell – saxophone Kool and The Gang
September 10
Births
1927 Johnny Keating – UK orchestra leader
1940 Roy Ayers
1942 Danny Hutton – vocals Three Dog Night
1945 Jose Feliciano
1949 Barriemore Barlow – drums Jethro Tull
1950 Joe Perry – guitar Aerosmith
1950 Don Powell – drums Slade
1950 Vic Collins – guitar Kursaal Flyers
1955 Pat Maste Lotto – drums Mr Mister
1956 Johnny Fingers – keyboards Boomtown Rats
1957 Siobhan Fahey – vocals Bananarama
1957 Carol Decker – vocals T’Pau
1960 David Lowery – vocals Cracker
1963 David Titlow – vocals Blue Mercedes
1966 Robin Goodridge – drums Bush
1966 Miles Zuniga – vocals/guitar Fastball
1968 Big Daddy Kane – US rapper
1968 Nikki D
1973 Nancy Coolen – vocals Twenty 4 Seven
1977 Woody – vocals Dru Hill
1984 Cameron Followill – lead guitar Kings of Leon
1985 Matt Johnson – vocals One True Voice
Deaths
2000 David Brown – bass Santana
2005 Clarence Brown – US blues singer/guitarist
September 11
Births
1938 Charles Patrick – vocals Monotones
1940 Bernie Dwyer – drums Freddie and the Dreamers
1943 Jack Ely – vocals/guitar Kingsmen
1947 Julie Covington
1947 Bob Cately – vocals Magnum
1948 John Martyn – UK guitarist
1953 Tommy Shaw – guitar Styx
1957 Jon Moss – drums Culture Club
1958 Mick Talbot – piano Style Council
1959 Rory Lyons – drums King Kurt
1964 Gregory Kane – keyboards Hue and Cry
1965 Moby
1967 Harry Connick Jr
1971 Richard Ashcroft – vocals Verve
1975 Brad Fischetti – vocals Lyte Funkie Ones
1977 Ludacris – US rapper
1981 Charles Kelley – vocals Lady Antebellum
1986 Mark Rhodes – Sam & Mark
Deaths
1987 Lorne Greene – US singer/actor
1987 Peter Tosh
2014 Bob Crewe
2020 Toots Hibbert
2020 Charles Patrick – vocals Monotones
2021 Maria Mendiola – vocals Baccara
September 12
Births
1888 Maurice Chevalier – French actor/singer
1931 George Jones – US country singer
1938 Judy Clay – US singer
1940 Tony Bellamy – guitar Redbone
1940 Jewel Akens – US R&B singer
1943 Maria Muldaur
1944 Barry White
1944 Colin Young – vocals Foundations
1945 Andrea Simpson – vocals Caravelles
1945 David Garrick – UK singer
1948 Will Burch – drums Kursaal Flyers
1952 Neil Peart – drums Rush
1956 Barry Andrews – keyboards XTC
1956 Brian Robertson – guitar Thin Lizzy
1957 Tony De Vit – DJ
1967 Jon Stewart – guitar Sleeper
1968 Kenny Thomas
1977 2 Chainz – US rapper
1981 Jennifer Hudson – US singer
Deaths
2000 Stanley Turrentine – US jazz saxophonist
2003 Johnny Cash
2007 Bobby Byrd – vocals James Brown’s Famous Flames
2013 Joan Regan
2014 Joe Sample – keyboard Crusaders
September 13
Births
1911 Bill Monroe – US country singer
1925 Mel Torme
1933 Lewis Steinberg – bass Booker T’s MG’s
1939 Dave Quincy – keyboards Manfred Mann
1940 Jimmy James – lead vocals the Vagabonds
1941 David Clayton-Thomas – vocals Blood Sweat and Tears
1944 Peter Cetera – vocals Chicago
1952 Randy Jones – vocals (cowboy) Village People
1952 Don Was – bass/keyboards Was Not Was
1954 Den Hegarty – vocals Darts
1956 Joni Sledge – vocals Sister Sledge
1963 Dave Mustaine – vocals/guitar Megadeth
1964 Zak Starkey – UK drummer
1967 Stephen Perkins – drums Jane’s Addiction/Porno For Pyros
1975 Joe Rooney – guitar Rascal Flatts
1977 Fiona Apple
1983 James Bourne – vocals Busted
1993 Naill Horan – vocals One Direction
Deaths
1985 Muriel Smith – US singer/actress
1996 2Pac – US rapper
2015 Gary Richrath – guitar REO Speedwagon
September 14
Births
1946 Pete Agnew – bass Nazareth
1949 Steve Gaines – guitar Lynyrd Skynyrd
1949 Ed King – guitar Strawberry Alarm Clock/bass Lynard Skynyrd
1950 Paul Kossoff – guitar Free
1959 Morten Harket – vocals A-Ha
1967 John Power – bass LA’s/vocals Cast
1970 Craig Montoya – bass Everclear
1970 Billie Ray Martin
1970 Loz Hardy – vocals Kingmaker
1970 Mark Webber – guitar Pulp
1973 Nas
1981 Ashley Roberts – vocals Pussycat Dolls
1983 Amy Winehouse
1984 Lethal Bizzle
1985 Alex Clare – UK singer
Deaths
1982 Grace Kelly – US singer
1989 Perez Prado – Cuban trumpeter
2009 Patrick Swayze – US actor/singer
September 15
Births
1918 Max Harris – UK bandleader
1937 Les Braid – bass Swinging Blues Jeans
1940 Jimmy Gilmer – vocals Fireballs
1942 Lee Dorman – bass Iron Butterfly
1956 Jaki Graham
1957 George Howard – vocals Harold Melvin’s Bluenotes
1958 Tim Whelan – guitar Furniture
1960 Mitch Dorge – drums Crash Test Dummies
1967 Huw Bunford – guitar Super Furry Animals
1967 Jerry Dixon – bass Warrant
1969 DJ Kay Gee – rapper Naughty By Nature
1971 Fred Byrd – vocals B.V.S.M.P
1975 KG – rapper MN8
1979 David Sneddon
Deaths
1992 Jimmie Nabbie – vocals Inkspots
2004 Johnny Ramone – Ramones
2008 Rick Wright – keyboard Pink Floyd
2010 Arrow
September 16
Births
1925 B.B. King – US blues singer/guitarist
1925 Charlie Byrd – US jazz guitarist
1934 Ronnie Drew – vocals/guitar The Dubliners
1934 George Chakiris
1943 Joe Butler – drums Lovin’ Spoonful
1944 Betty Kelley – vocals Vandellas
1944 Winston Grennan – drums Toots and the Maytals
1944 Bernie Calvert – bass Hollies
1947 Sonny Lemaire – bass Exile
1947 Russ Abbot
1948 Kenney Jones – drums Small Faces/Who
1950 David Bellamy – vocals Bellamy Brothers
1952 Ron Blair – bass Tom Petty’s Heartbreakers
1953 Alan Barton – vocals Black Lace
1953 Earl Klugh – US jazz guitarist
1954 Colin Newman – guitar/vocals Wire
1956 Charles Fearing – guitar Raydio
1956 Bob Rupe – bass Cracker
1958 Rodney Franklin
1961 Bilinda Butcher – vocals/guitar My Bloody Valentine
1962 Dave Sabo – guitar Skid Row
1963 Richard Marx
1966 Stephen Jones – vocals Babybird
1969 Justine Frischman – vocals Elastica
1976 Tina Barret – vocals S Club 7
Deaths
1977 Marc Bolan
1977 Maria Callas – opera singer
2003 Sheb Wooley – US novelty singer
2004 Izora Rhodes Armstead – Weather Girls
2008 Norman Whitfield – Motown writer/producer
2009 Mary Travers – vocals Peter Paul & Mary
2013 Jackie Lomax – vocals Undertakers
2020 Roy C
September 17
Births
1923 Hank Williams – US country singer
1926 Bill Black – bass for Elvis Presley
1928 Brian Matthew – UK DJ
1937 Phil Cracolici – vocals Mystics
1939 Lamonte McLemore – vocals 5th Dimension
1950 Fee Waybill – vocals Tubes
1956 Mandawuy Yunupingu – vocals Yothu Yindi
1966 Doug E Fresh – US rapper
1968 John Penney – vocals Neds Atomic Dustbin
1968 Anastacia
1969 Adam Devlin – guitar Bluetones
1969 Keith Flint – vocals Prodigy
1970 Vinnie Brown – rapper Naughty By Nature
1979 Chuck Comeau – drums Simple Plan
Deaths
1999 Frankie Vaughan
2013 Marvin Rainwater
2014 George Hamilton IV
September 18
Births
1933 Jimmie Rodgers – US singer/guitarist
1939 Frankie Avalon
1949 Kerry Livgren – guitar Kansas
1952 Dee Dee Ramone – bass Ramones
1955 Sid Griffin – vocals Long Ryders
1959 Paul Baross – vocals Morris Minor and The Majors
1961 Martin Beedle – drums Cutting Crew
1963 Jo Catherill – vocals Human League
1966 Ian Spice – drums Breathe
1966 Nigel Clarke – vocals/bass Dodgy
1967 Ricky Bell – vocals New Edition
1974 Xzibit
1976 Adam Mates – vocals OTT
Deaths
1970 Jimi Hendrix
1979 Lou Busch
1991 Rob Tyner – drums MC5
1998 Charlie Foxx – US singer
September 19
Births
1910 Arthur Mullard
1921 Billy Ward – vocals Dominoes
1926 Nini Rosso – Italian trumpeter
1927 Nick Massi – bass Four Seasons
1931 Brook Benton
1933 David McCallum
1934 Brian Epstein – Beatles manager
1940 Bill Medley
1942 Freda Payne
1943 Mama Cass Elliot
1945 Austin Roberts – US singer
1946 John Coghlan – drums Status Quo
1947 Lol Crème – guitar 10cc
1949 Twiggy
1952 Nile Rodgers – guitar/producer Chic
1955 Rex Smith – US singer
1957 Rusty Egan – drums Rich Kids/Visage
1963 Jarvis Cocker – vocals Pulp
1964 Trisha Yearwood – US country singer
1969 Candy Dulfer – Dutch saxophonist
1971 Paul Winterhart – drums Kula Shaker
1973 Ajay Popoff – vocals Lit
Deaths
1973 Gram Parsons – US guitarist
1997 Ed Cobb – vocals Four Preps
2003 Slim Dusty
2004 Skeeter Davis
2005 Willie Hutch
2009 Arthur Ferrante – piano Ferrante and Tiecher
September 20
Births
1924 Gogi Grant
1925 Bobby Nunn – vocals Coasters
1927 Johnny Dankworth – UK jazz bandleader
1934 Sophia Loren
1940 Richard Stevens – guitar String-A-Longs
1945 Sweet Pea Atkinson – vocals Was Not Was
1946 Mick Rogers – guitar Manfred Mann’s Earth Band
1947 Chuck Panozzo – bass Styx
1947 John Panozzo – drums Styx
1952 Harvey James – guitar Sherbet
1957 Alannah Currie – vocals/percussion Thompson Twins
1960 Dave Hemmingway – drums Housemartins
1960 Keith Wiggins – rapper Furious Five
1966 Nuno Bettencourt – guitar/keyboards Extreme
1968 Ben Shepherd – bass Soundgarden
1971 Aaron Paul – vocals World’s Apart
1981 Keith Semple – vocals One True Voice
Deaths
1973 Jim Croce
September 21
Births
1874 Gustav Holst – classical composer
1913 Janet Bleyer – vocals Chordettes
1921 Jimmy Young
1934 Leonard Cohen
1936 Dickey Lee
1947 Don Felder – guitar Eagles
1947 Keith Harris – UK ventriloquist
1948 Linda Thompson – vocals Silver Convention
1954 Philip Taylor – drums Motorhead
1959 Corrine Drewery – vocals Swing Out Sister
1967 Faith Hill
1968 Jon Brookes – drums Charlatans
1972 Liam Gallagher – vocals Oasis
1977 Jimmy Constable – vocals 911
1989 Jason Derulo – US singer
Deaths
1974 Walter Brennan
2006 Boz Burrell – bass King Crimson/Bad Company
2010 Geoffrey Burgon – Film / TV theme producer
2010 Don Partridge
2016 John D. Loudermilk
2020 Tommy DeVito – guitar Four Seasons
2020 Roy Head
September 22
Births
1942 Mike Patto – vocals Timebox
1942 Marlena Shaw – US jazz singer
1942 Brian Keith – vocals Plastic Penny
1943 Toni Basil
1949 David Coverdale – vocals Deep Purple
1953 Richard Fairbrass – vocals Right Said Fred
1956 Debby Boone
1957 Nick Cave
1958 Peter Nelson – bass New Model Army
1958 Joan Jett
1965 Andy Cairns – vocals/guitar Therapy
1971 Chesney Hawkes
1973 Matt Sharp – bass Weezer
1975 Johnny X – drums Kenickie
1981 Adam Lazzara – vocals Taking Back Sunday
1982 Billie Piper
Deaths
1989 Irving Berlin
2010 Eddie Fisher
2011 John Larson – trumpet The Ides Of March
2011 John Du Cann
2011 Jack Neal – bass Gene Vincent’s Blue Caps
2011 Vesta Williams
2018 Chas Hodges – piano/vocals Chas and Dave
September 23
Births
1911 Sally Sweetland – US actress & singer
1926 John Coltrane – US jazz saxophonist
1929 Wally Whyton – vocals Vipers Skiffle Group
1930 Ray Charles
1938 Ben E. King
1939 Roy Buchanan
1940 Tim Rose
1943 Julio Iglesias
1943 Steve Boone – bass Lovin’ Spoonful
1943 John Banks – drums Merseybeats
1943 Walter Scott – vocals Whispers
1947 Dave Grolnick – keyboards Brecker Brothers
1949 Bruce Springsteen
1958 Andrea Boccelli
1959 Lita Ford
1967 John Matthews – vocals High
1972 Jermaine Dupri – US R’nB artist/producer
1979 Erik Estrada – vocals O-Town
Deaths
1974 Robbie McIntosh – drums Average White Band
September 24
Births
1931 Anthony Newley
1933 Mel Taylor – drums Ventures
1938 Steve Douglas – saxophone Duane Eddy’s Rebels
1940 Barbara Allbut – vocals Angels
1941 Linda McCartney
1942 Gerry Marsden – vocals guitar Gerry and the Pacemakers
1942 Mike Berry
1942 Phyllis Allbut – vocals Angels
1944 Rose Lee Hawkins – vocals Dixie Cups
1956 Stan Lee – guitar Dickies
1967 MC Miker G
1971 Peter Salisbury – drums Verve
1971 Marty Cintron – vocals No Mercy
1983 Daphne DiConcetto – vocals Daphne and Celeste
Deaths
1978 Ruth Etting – US R&B singer
1995 Griff – vocals Miki & Griff
September 25
Births
1906 Dmitri Shostakovich – classical composer
1943 Onnie McIntyre – guitar Average White Band
1943 John Locke – keyboards Nazareth
1946 Bryan MacLean – guitar Love
1947 John Fiddler – vocals Medicine Head
1947 Cecil Womack – vocals Womack & Womack
1955 Steve Severin – bass Siouxsie and The Banshees
1960 Eddie Kurdziel – guitar Redd Kross
1965 Thomas Mangold – bass Fool’s Garden
1968 Will Smith
1975 Dec – Ant & Dec
1979 Catherine Zeta-Jones
1980 T.I. – US rapper
Deaths
1980 John Bonham – drums Led Zeppelin
2012 Andy Williams
September 26
Births
1898 George Gershwin
1925 Marty Robbins
1926 Julie London
1939 Ricky Tomlinson – UK actor/singer
1945 Bryan Ferry
1947 Lynn Anderson
1948 Olivia Newton-John
1951 Stuart Tosh – drums Pilot
1954 Craig Chaquico – guitar Starship
1955 Carlene Carter – US country singer
1960 Mike Sparrow – drums Blue Zoo
1962 Tracy Thorn – vocals Everything But The Girl
1963 Little Benny
1965 Cindy Herron – vocals En Vogue
1967 Shannon Hoon – vocals Blind Melon
1972 Shawn Stockman – vocals Boyz II Men
1972 Paul Draper – vocals/guitar Mansun
1982 Christina Milian
Deaths
1937 Bessie Smith – US blues singer
2003 Robert Palmer
2020 Jimmy Winston – organ Small Faces
September 27
Births
1941 Jimmy Helms
1942 Alvin Stardust
1943 Randy Bachman – vocals/guitar Bachman Turner Overdrive
1947 Meat Loaf
1947 Barbara Dickson
1952 Tony Maimone – bass They Might Be Giants
1953 Greg Ham – keyboards Men At Work
1953 Jerry Speiser – drums Men At Work
1953 Robbie Shakespear – bass Sly and Robbie
1958 George Anderson – bass Shakatak
1959 Shaun Cassidy – US singer
1970 Mark Calderon – vocals Color Me Badd
1975 Lee Brennan – vocals 911
1977 Jamie Benson – vocals Hepburn
1982 Lil Wayne
1984 Avril Lavigne – Canadian singer
Deaths
1972 Rory Storm – vocals Rory Storm and The Hurricanes
1979 Gracie Fields
1979 Jimmy McCulloch – guitar Thunderclap Newman/Wings
1986 Cliff Burton – bass Metallica
2015 Wilton Felder – Crusaders
2018 Marty Balin – vocals Jefferson Airplane
2018 Sam Spoons – Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
September 28
Births
1946 Helen Shapiro
1947 Peter Hope-Evans – vocals/harmonica Medicine Head
1948 Finbar Furey – vocals Fureys
1949 Jimmy Bo Horne
1950 Paul Burgess – drums Icicle Works
1953 Keni Burke
1953 Jim Diamond
1955 Annabelle Lamb
1960 Jennifer Rush
1962 Peter Hooten – vocals Farm
1962 Richard Walmsley – keyboards Beatmasters
1966 Ginger Fish –drums Marilyn Manson
1967 Michael Steer – drums And Why Not
1968 Sean Levert – vocals Levert
1984 Melody Thornton – vocals Pussycat Dolls
Deaths
1991 Miles Davis – US trumpeter
1995 Allen Johnson – vocals Marcels
2002 Mickey Newberry – US singer/songwriter
2015 Frankie Ford
2020 Jackie Dennis
September 29
Births
1935 Jerry Lee Lewis
1943 Manolo Fernandez – organ Los Bravos
1944 Mike Post
1948 Mike Pinara – guitar Iron Butterfly/Alice Cooper
1954 Mari Wilson
1958 Mick Harvey – guitar/keyboards Bad Seeds
1965 Iain Baker – keyboards Jesus Jones
1967 Brett Anderson – vocals Suede
1968 Matt Goss – vocals Bros
1968 Luke Goss – drums Bros
1968 Brad Smith – bass Blind Melon
1969 DeVante Swing – vocals Jodeci
1971 Ferris Bueller – vocals Scooter
1979 Debelah Morgan
1981 Suzanne Shaw – vocals Hear’say
1987 Josh Farro – guitar Paramore
Deaths
2011 Sylvia Robinson (Mickey and Sylvia)
2020 Mac Davis
2020 Helen Reddy
September 30
Births
1923 Donald Swann – vocals Flanders and Swann
1935 Johnny Mathis
1935 Z Z Hill
1942 Frankie Lymon
1943 Marilyn McCoo
1945 Mike Harrison – vocals Spooky Tooth
1946 Sylvia Peterson – vocals Chiffons
1947 Marc Bolan
1952 Jack Wild
1954 Patrice Rushen
1954 Lesley Beach – saxophone Amazulu
1959 Basia – vocals Matt Bianco
1963 Dave Barbe – bass Sugar
1964 Damian
1964 Robby Takac – bass Goo Goo Dolls
1971 Paul Inglis – keyboards Time Frequency
1984 Keisha Buchanan – vocals Sugababes
1985 T-Pain – US rapper
Deaths
2011 Marvin Tarplin – guitarist Miracles