- Aug 4 Jess Thomas, American tenor known for his singing in Richard Wagner operas, born in Hot Springs, South Dakota (d. 1993)
- Aug 5 Gunnar Bucht, Swedish composer, padagogue, and musicologist, born in Stocksund, Sweden
- Aug 11 Raymond Leppard, British-American harpsichordist, conductor (Indianapolis Symphony, 1987-2001; BBC Northern Symphony, 1973-80), and composer (Lord Of The Flies), born in London, England (d. 2019)
- Aug 12 Porter Wagoner, American country singer, discovered Dolly Parton ("Y'All Come"; "A Satisfied Mind"), born in West Plains, Missouri (d. 2007)
- Aug 13 Joe Puma, American session and jazz guitarist (Herbie Mann; Artie Shaw's Gramercy Five; Chuck Wayne), born in the Bronx, New York City (d. 2000)
- Aug 15 Joe Castro, American bebop and West Coast jazz pianist (Teddy Edwards Quartet; June Christy), born in Miami, Arizona (d. 2009)
- Aug 16 Dennis Moss, British jazz tenor saxophonist, born in Surrey, England (d. 2008)
- Aug 21 Wilhelm Killmayer, German composer, born in Munich, Germany (d. 2017)
- Aug 22 Aleksandar Obradovic, Serbian composer, born in Bled, Slovenia (d. 2001)
- Aug 23 Martial Solal, French jazz pianist and composer, born in Algiers, French Algeria
- Aug 24 Roger Danneels, Flemish accordionist, arranger, composer, bandleader, and Hammond organist, born in Bruges, Belgium (d. 1982)
- Aug 29 Marion Williams, American gospel singer (Stars of Faith), born in Miami, Florida (d. 1994)
- Aug 30 Piet Kee, Dutch organist and composer, born in Zaandam, Netherlands (d. 2018)
About August 1927
How Old? 96 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No
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