September 17
- 1923: Birth of Hank Williams (Hiram King Williams) (+1953)
- 1926: Birth of Bill Black (William Patton Black, Jr.) member of The Blue Moon Boys, Bill Black's Combo (+1965)
- 1926: Birth of Brother Jack McDuff (Eugene McDuffy) (+2001)
- 1929: Birth of Sil Austin (+2001)
- 1940: Birth of LaMonte McLemore member of The 5th Dimension
- 1950: Birth of Fee Waybill (John Waldo Waybill) member of The Tubes
- 1955: Recording of Sixteen Tons - Ernie Ford
- 1960: Recording of Walk Right Back - The Everly Brothers
- 1962: Birth of BeBe Winans (Benjamin Winans)
- 1962: Release of Shelter Anna (Go to Him) - Arthur Alexander
- 1968: Birth of Lord Jamar (Lorenzo Dechalus) member of Brand Nubian
- 1968: Recording of Love Child - Diana Ross
- 1970: Birth of Vin Rock (Vincent Brown) (Benjamin Winans) member of Naughty By Nature
- 1973: Recording of Piano Man - Billy Joel
- 1974: Recording of Shelter From the Storm - Bob Dylan
- 1974: Recording of You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go - Bob Dylan
- 1983: Release of New Song - Howard Jones
- 1996: Death of Jessie Hill (°1932)
- 1999: Death of Frankie Vaughan (°1928)
- 2006: Death of Al Casey (°1936)
- 2013: Death of Marvin Rainwater (Marvin Karlton Rainwater) (°1925)
- 2014: Death of George Hamilton IV (George Hege Hamilton IV) (°1937)