Events in Music
- Aug 20 "Anna Lucasta" opens on Broadway
- Aug 21 Grieg, Wright and Forrest's musical "Song of Norway" premieres in NYC
Birthdays in Music
- Aug 2 Jim Capaldi, English singer and songwriter (Traffic-Something So Strong), born in Evesham, Worcestershire, England (d. 2005)
- Aug 8 Hans van Eijk, Dutch rock guitarist (Jumping Jewels)
- Aug 8 Michael Johnson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, born in Alamosa, Colorado
- Aug 8 John Renbourn, English folk musician (Pentangle), born in London
- Aug 9 Viv Prince, rocker (Pretty Things)
- Aug 12 Peter Hofmann, German tenor
- Aug 13 David Mahler, American pianist and composer, born in Plainfield, New Jersey
- Aug 15 Frederick Knight, American singer and songwriter (I've been lonely so long), born in Birmingham, Alabama
- Aug 15 Sylvie Vartan, French pop singer (Twiste et Chante), born in Iskretz, Bulgaria
- Aug 15 Pamela Polland, American singer-songwriter (Hawaiianized Pop Classics), born in California
- Aug 16 Russ Titelman, American record producer and songwriter, born in Los Angeles, California
- Aug 18 Carl Wayne, English singer and actor (The Move), born in Birmingham, England (d. 2004)
- Aug 19 Eddy Raven, Lafayette La, country singer (Right Hand Man)
- Aug 20 John Povey, English musician, born in London
- Aug 21 Jackie DeShannon, American singer (What the World Needs Now), born in Hazel, Kentucky
- Aug 25 Pat Martino, American jazz guitarist (2004 Guitar Player of the Year, Down Beat), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Aug 27 Tim Bogert, American musician (Vanilla Fudge), born in New York City, New York
- Aug 27 Barry Conyngham, composer
- Aug 27 Tim Bogert, American rocker (Vanilla Fudge), born in New York City
- Aug 30 Charles Colbert, American rocker (American Breed), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Aug 30 John Surman, English jazz musician, born in Tavistock, Devon, England