August 1981 in Music History

Events in Music

Aug 1 "Endless Love" single released by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie (Billboard Song of the Year 1981, Billboard Greatest Song Duet of All-Time)

Aug 18 Revival of Frederick Lowe and Alan Jay Lerner's musical "My Fair Lady" opens at Uris Theater, NYC; runs for 119 performances

Aug 24 Mark David Chapman is sentenced to 20 yrs to life for John Lennon's murder

Aug 1 Ashley Parker Angel, American pop singer (O-Town), and actor, born in Redding, California
Aug 4 Marques Houston, American R&B singer (Immature-IMx) and actor, born in Los Angeles, California
Aug 5 Kō Shibasaki, Japanese singer and actress (47 Ronin), born in Toshima, Japan
Aug 5 Ricky Kej, Indian composer (Winds of Samsara), born in North Carolina
Aug 6 Leslie Odom Jr., American actor and singer (Hamilton), born in New York City
Aug 8 Bradley McIntosh, British pop singer
Aug 8 Kaori Iida, Japanese pop singer and actress (Morning Musume; Dream Morning Musume), born in Hokkaidō, Japan
Aug 8 Vanessa Amorosi, Australian singer and songwriter
Aug 10 Natsumi Abe, Japanese pop singer (Dream Morning Musume), born in Muroran, Hokkaidō, Japan
Aug 11 Fiona Sit, Hong Kong singer and actress
Aug 11 Sandi Thom, Scottish born singer
Aug 18 Jon Schneck, American rock guitarist (Relient K, 2005-present), born in Eustis, Florida
Aug 21 Collie Buddz [Colin Patrick Harper], American reggae and dancehall artist ("Come Around"), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
Aug 22 Jennifer Castellano, American pianist and composer, born in Westchester County, New York
Aug 24 Jiro Wang Dong Cheng, Taiwanese singer and actor, born in Taipei, Taiwan
Aug 26 Nico Muhly, American contemporary classical composer (Marnie), born in Randolph, Vermont

Aug 1 Seppo Nummi, Finnish composer and music critic, dies at 49
Aug 3 Seymour Österwall, Swedish jazz tenor saxophonist, bandleader and composer, dies at 73
Aug 14 Karl Böhm, Austrian conductor, dies at 87
Aug 17 Robert Russell Bennett, American composer and arranger (Oklahoma!), dies at 87
Aug 21 Hermann Schey, German-Dutch classical bass-baritone singer, and teacher, dies at 85
Aug 23 (Thaman) "Pete" Daily, American swing and dixieland jazz cornetist and valve trombonist (The Chicagoans), dies at 70
Aug 26 Lee Hays, American singer-songwriter (The Weavers), dies of a heart attack at 67
Aug 26 Walter "Foots" Thomas, American saxophonist, flutist, and arranger (Cab Calloway Orchestra), dies from cancer at 74
Aug 27 Joan Edwards, American pop singer on radio (Your Hit Parade) and television (Joan Edwards Show), dies of a heart attack at 62
Aug 28 Guy Stevens, British record company executive (Sue; Island), band manager (Mott the Hoople; Procol Harum), and record producer (The Clash - London Calling), dies from an overdose of anti-alcohol medication at 38