Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/September 17
- Theo Loevendie, Dutch Tenor saxophonist, turns 96.
- Lamonte McLemore, American R&B vocalist with The Fifth Dimension, turns 86.
- David "Happy" Williams, Trinidad-born bass player, turns 80.
- Fee Waybill, American vocalist with The Tubes, turns 76.
- Joël-François Durand, French composer, turns 72.
- Ty Tabor, American guitarist and vocalist for King's X, turns 65.
- BeBe Winans, American urban/gospel musician, turns 64.
- Doug E. Fresh, American rapper, beatboxing veteran, and record producer, turns 60.
- Jonn Penney, Brit lead vocalist with Ned's Atomic Dustbin, turns 58.
- Lord Jamar, American actor and rapper with Brand Nubian, turns 58.
- Adam Devlin, Brit guitarist with The Bluetones, turns 57.
- Vinnie, (nee Vincent Brown) American rapper with Naughty By Nature, turns 56.
- Anastacia, (nee Lynn Newkirk) American singer, turns 53.
- Marcus Sanders, American R&B singer with Hi-Five, turns 53.
- Nona Gaye, American actress and singer, turns 52.
- Mirah, American songwriter, turns 52.
- Chuck Comeau, American bassist with Simple Plan, turns 47.
- Jennifer Peña, American latin pop singer, turns 43.
- Jon Walker, American bassist with Panic! at the Disco, turns 41.
- Greg Bates, American country singer and songwriter, turns 39.
- Taylor Ware, American singer and yodeler, turns 32.
- Steve Sanders (September 17, 1952 –June 10, 1998), American bluegrass fiddler with The Oak Ridge Boys, would have turned 74 this year.
- Bill Black (September 17, 1926 –October 21, 1965), American double bassist, would have turned 100 this year.
- Hank Williams, Sr. (September 17, 1923 –January 01, 1953), American musician, would have turned 103 this year.
- Ralph Sharon (September 17, 1923 –March 31, 2015), Brit arranger, composer, and pianist, would have turned 103 this year.
- Hubert Rostaing (September 17, 1918 –June 10, 1990), French tenor saxophonist, would have turned 108 this year.
- Charles Griffes (September 17, 1884 –April 08, 1920), American composer, would have turned 142 this year.
- Sophie (musician) (September 17, 1986 –January 30, 2021), Scottish musician, would have turned 40 this year.
- Keith Flint (September 17, 1969 –March 04, 2019), British singer, would have turned 57 this year.