Birthdays in Music
- Aug 1 Paddy Moloney, Irish musician, composer and producer (The Chieftains), born in Donnycarney, Dublin
- Aug 8 Connie Stevens [Concetta Ingoglia], singer/actress (Hawaiian Eye, Back to Beach), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Aug 8 Jacques Hetu, composer
- Aug 11 Allegra Kent, ballerina, born in Santa Monica, California
- Aug 11 Rainer Boesch, composer
- Aug 13 Dave "Baby" Cortez [Clowney], American pop keyboardist (The Happy Organ), born in Detroit, Michigan
Kenny Rogers
Aug 21 Kenny Rogers, singer (Through the Years), born in Houston, Texas
Kenny Rogers
- Aug 22 Dale Hawkins, American rock singer and songwriter (Susie Q), born in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana (d. 2010)
- Aug 23 Roger Greenaway, English composer and record producer (I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing), born in Fishponds, England
- Aug 24 David Freiberg, American rock bassist (Quicksilver Messenger), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Aug 24 Mason Williams, American musician, songwriter, author and photographer (Classical Gas, Smother Brothers Comedy Hour), born in Abilene, Texas
- Aug 24 Charles Calello, American composer (The Four Lovers, Sing, Sing, Sing), born in Newark, New Jersey
- Aug 26 Jet Black, English drummer, one of the founding members of The Stranglers
Deaths in Music
- Aug 2 Bjarni Thorsteinsson, Icelandic composer, dies at 76
- Aug 4 Rudolf Georg Binding, German songwriter and writer (Legenden Der Zeit), dies at 70
- Aug 6 Warner Oland, Swedish actor (The Jazz Singer, Charlie Chan), dies at 58
- Aug 10 Joseph Moorat, composer, dies at 73
- Aug 14 Landon Ronald, British composer, pianist and teacher (Guildhall School of Music), dies at 65
Robert Johnson
Aug 16 Robert Johnson, US Delta-blues singer/guitarist, poisoned at 27
Robert Johnson