September 23
- 1926: Birth of John Coltrane (John William Coltrane) (+1967)
- 1930: Birth of Ray Charles (Ray Charles Robinson) (+2004)
- 1935: Birth of Les McCann
- 1939: Birth of Roy Buchanan (Leroy Buchanan) (+1988)
- 1943: Birth of John Banks (+1988) member of The Merseybeats
- 1943: Birth of Steve Boone member of The Lovin' Spoonful
- 1943: Birth of Julio Iglesias (Julio José Iglesias de la Cueva)
- 1945: Birth of Paul Petersen (William Paul Petersen)
- 1945: Birth of Ron Bushy member of Iron Butterfly
- 1947: Birth of Jerry Corbetta member of Sugarloaf
- 1947: Birth of Neal Smith member of Alice Cooper
- 1947: Birth of Don Grolnick (+1996)
- 1947: Birth of Bruce Springsteen (Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen)
- 1953: Recording of Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight - The Spaniels
- 1957: Release of Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley
- 1957: Release of Treat Me Nice - Elvis Presley
- 1958: Recording of Whole Lotta Loving - Fats Domino
- 1967: Release of People Are Strange - The Doors
- 1968: Recording of Happiness Is A Warm Gun - The Beatles
- 1970: Birth of Ani DiFranco (Angela Maria DiFranco)
- 1972: Birth of Jermaine Dupri (Jermaine Dupri Mauldin)
- 1972: Release of All The Young Dudes - Mott The Hoople
- 1973: Recording of I Miss You - Elvis Presley
- 1973: Recording of Are You Sincere? - Elvis Presley
- 1973: Recording of Whatever Gets You Thru The Night - John Lennon
- 1974: Death of Robbie McIntosh (°1950) member of Average White Band
- 1977: Release of Love You Live - The Rolling Stones
- 1977: Release of Aja - Steely Dan
- 1977: Release of Heroes - David Bowie
- 1978: Release of Double Vision - Foreigner
- 1979: Birth of Erik-Michael Estrada member of O-Town
- 1995: Death of Lawrence "Booker T." Laury (Lawrence Laury) (°1914)
- 2004: Death of Roy Drusky (Roy Frank Drusky, Jr.) (°1930)