Musicians Born in August 1926

Aug 1 Karl Kohn, Austrian-American composer and educator, born in Vienna, Austria

Tony Bennett (1926-2023)

Aug 3 American Grammy and Emmy Award-winning pop and jazz singer ("I Left My Heart in San Francisco"; "Steppin' Out With My Baby"), and painter, born in Long Island City, Astoria, New York [1]

Aug 5 Betsy Jolas, French-American composer, born in Paris, France
Aug 5 Jeri Southern [Genevieve Hering], American jazz singer ("You Better Go Now"; "Joey"), and pianist, born in Royal, Nebraska (d. 1991)
Aug 8 Urban "Urbie" Green, American jazz trombonist (Woody Herman; Buck Clayton; Hugo Montenegro), born in Mobile, Alabama (d. 2018)
Aug 9 Michiel de Ruyter, Dutch jazz historian (Mister Jazz), born in Amsterdam (d. 1994)
Aug 10 Edwin Carr, New Zealand classical composer, born in Auckland, New Zealand (d. 2003)
Aug 10 Marie-Claire Alain, French organist and composer (most recorded classical organist), born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France (d. 2013)
Aug 11 Johnny Van Derrick, British jazz violinist (Pink Panther Theme), born in Ealing, England (d. 1995)
Aug 12 Joe Jones, American R&B singer (d. 2005)
Aug 14 (Armando) "Buddy" Greco, American jazz and pop singer ("Ooh! Look-A There, Ain't She Pretty"; "The Lady Is A Tramp"), pianist, and television personality (Away We Go), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2017)
Aug 15 Lyutsian Abramovich Prigozhn, Russian composer, born in Tashkent (d. 1994)
Aug 17 George Melly, English jazz and blues singer, born in Liverpool, England (d. 2007)
Aug 20 Frank Rosolino, American jazz trombonist (The Frank Rosolino Sextet), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1978)
Aug 21 Ben-Zion Orgad, Israeli composer, born in Gelsenkirchen, Germany (d. 2006)
Aug 22 Bob Flannigan, American barbershop-pop-jazz singer (The Four Freshmen), born in Greencastle, Indiana (d. 2011)
Aug 29 María Dolores Pradera, Spanish melodic singer and actress, born in Madrid, Spain (d. 2018)
Aug 30 Oļģerts Grāvītis, Latvian-Soviet composer, born in Alūksne, Latvia (d. 2015)