Birthdays in Music
- Aug 1 Joe Elliott, English heavy metal vocalist (Def Leppard-Hysteria, Rock of Ages), born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire
- Aug 1 Otomo Yoshihide, Japanese musician (Ground Zero), born in Yokohama, Japan
- Aug 3 Martin Atkins, English drummer (Nine Inch Nails), born in Coventry
- Aug 5 Pete Burns, English singer (Dead or Alive, "Spin Me Round"), born in Bebington (d. 2016)
- Aug 6 Joyce Sims, rocker (All & All)
- Aug 9 Diane Williams, Hahn AFB Ger, singer (Girls Next Door-Don't Be Cruel)
- Aug 9 Kurtis Blow, American rapper (Krushgroove-The Breaks), born in NYC, New York
- Aug 10 Florent Vollant, Innu-Canadian musician (Kashtin)
- Aug 11 Gustavo Cerati, Argentinian musician (Soda Stereo)
- Aug 13 Mark Nevin, British rocker (Fairground Attraction-Find My Love), born in Ebbw Vale, Wales
- Aug 19 Steve Grimmett, heavy metal rocker
- Aug 22 Juan Croucier, Cuban-born American heavy metal rocker (Ratt-Round & Round), born in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
- Aug 29 Eddi Reader, Scottish rocker (Fairground Attraction-Find My Love), born in Glasgow, Scotland
- Aug 29 Ernesto Rodrigues, Portuguese violinist and composer, born in Lisbon, Portugal
- Aug 31 Tony DeFranco, Canadian musician (The DeFranco Family)
About August 1959
How Old? 60 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No