Birthdays in Music
- Aug 1 Raymond "Boz" Burrell, British rock musician (King Crimson, Bad Company), born in Holbeach, Lincolnshire (d. 2006)
- Aug 4 Maureen Starkey [Mary Cox], English ex-wife of Beatle Ringo Starr, born in Liverpool, England (d. 1994)
- Aug 5 Rick van der Linden, Dutch keyboardist (Ekseption)
- Aug 6 Allan Holdsworth, British guitarist, born in Bradford (d. 2017)
- Aug 9 Rinus Gerritsen [Marinus], Dutch rock bassist/keyboardist (Golden Earring)
- Aug 11 John Conlee, Versailles Ky, country singer (Common Man)
- Aug 14 Larry Graham Jr., American bass guitar player (Graham Central Station, Sly and the Family Stone), born in Beaumont, Texas
- Aug 15 Jimmy Webb, American singer and songwriter (MacArthur Park, Up Up & Away), born in Elk City, Oklahoma
- Aug 17 Hans Vandenburg, Dutch singer/guitarist (Gruppo Sportivo)
- Aug 19 Beat Raaflaub, Swiss conductor
- Aug 20 Ralf Hütter, German musician (Kraftwerk), born in Krefeld, Germany
Keith Moon
Aug 23 Keith Moon, English rock drummer (Who-I'm A Boy), born in London, England (d. 1978)
Keith Moon
- Aug 26 Valerie Simpson, singer, (Ashford & Simpson- "Like a Rock"), born in The Bronx, New York
- Aug 26 Mark Snow, American composer
- Aug 26 Chantal Renaud, Quebec singer and actress
About August 1946
How Old? 73 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No