- Aug 2 "Fat" Larry James, American R&B drummer and bandleader (Fat Larry's Band), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1987)
- Aug 3 Morris "B. B." Dickerson, American bassist (War - "Why Can't We Be Friends?"; "Low Rider"), born in Torrence, California (d. 2021)
- Aug 7 Carlo Novi, Mexican songwriter and saxophone player (Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes), born in Mexico City (d. 2010)
- Aug 7 Tim Renwick, British rock guitarist (Sutherland Brothers & Quiver), born in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
- Aug 8 Airrion Love, American soul singer (The Stylistics - "You Make Me Feel Brand New"; "Love is the Answer"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Aug 9 Brie Howard-Darling, American musician (Boxing Gandhis; Fanny), artist and cake designer, born in Stockton, California
- Aug 10 Gene Johnson, American country singer (Diamond Rio - "Meet in the Middle"), born in Sugar Grove, Pennsylvania
- Aug 11 Eric Carmen, American power pop singer songwriter (The Raspberries - "Go All The Way"; solo "All By Myself"), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2024) [1]
- Aug 12 Mark Knopfler, British singer-songwriter, guitarist (Dire Straits - "Walk Of Life"; "Sultans Of Swing"; The Notting Hillbillies), and film score composer (Local Hero; Princess Bride), born in Glasgow, Scotland
- Aug 13 Cliff Fish, English bassist (Paper Lace - "The Night Chicago Died"), born in Ripley, Derbyshire
- Aug 13 Sheralee, American vocalist (Your Hit Parade, 1974-75), born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Aug 15 Kate Taylor, American singer and songwriter ("It's In His Kiss"), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Aug 16 Bill "Sputnik" Spooner, American rock guitarist (The Tubes - "Talk To Ya Later"), born in Phoenix, Arizona
- Aug 17 Sib Hashian, American rock drummer (Boston - "More Than A Feeling"), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Aug 18 Nigel Griggs, British rock bassist (Split Enz; Khan; Octopus), born in Hatfield, England
- Aug 20 Katiana Balanika [Aikaterini Athaniti], Greek actress (On Air) and singer
- Aug 20 Nikolas Asimos, Greek counter-culture composer and singer, born in Thessaloniki, Greece (d. 1988)
- Aug 20 Phil Lynott, Irish rock singer and bass player (Thin Lizzy - "The Boys Are Back In Town"), born in West Bromwich, England. (d. 1986)
- Aug 23 John Bauldie, British music journalist (The Telegraph (magazine); Q), born in Bolton, England (d. 1996)
- Aug 23 Rick Springfield [Springthorpe], Australian singer ("Speak to the Sky"; "Jessie's Girl") and actor (General Hospital, 1981-83 and 2004-08 - "Noah Drake"), born in Balmain, New South Wales
- Aug 23 Woody Paul [Paul Chrisman], American singer (Riders in the Sky), born in Nashville, Tennessee
- Aug 24 Stephen Paulus, American composer (To Be Certain of the Dawn) and co-founder of the American Composer's Forum, born in Summit, New Jersey (d. 2014)
- Aug 25 (Reinhold) Mack, German audio engineer (Electric Light Orchestra) and record producer (Queen; Sparks), born in West Germany
- Aug 25 Fariborz Lachini, Iranian film score composer, born in Tehran, Iran
- Aug 25 Gene Simmons [Chaim Witz], Israeli-American rock bassist (KISS - "Rock and Roll All Nite"), born in Tirat Carmel, Israel
- Aug 25 Henry Paul, American southern rock and county guitarist and singer (Outlaws - "Green Grass And High Tides"; Blackhawk), born in Kingston, New York
- Aug 26 Bob Cowsill, American musician (The Cowsills - "Hair"; "We Can Fly"), born in Newport, Rhode Island
- Aug 26 Leon Redbone [Dickran Gobalian], American blues and jazz musician ("Seduced"; "Theme to Mr. Belvedere"), born in Nicosia, Cyprus (d. 2019)
- Aug 27 Edith Valckaert, Belgian violinist and educator, born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1992)
- Aug 27 Jeff Cook, American country music guitarist, singer and fiddler (Alabama - "Mountain Music"), born in Fort Payne, Alabama (d. 2022)
- Aug 28 Dennis Davis, American jazz, rock and funk drummer (Roy Ayers; David Bowie, 1975-80; Stevie Wonder), born in New York City (d. 2016)
- Aug 28 Hugh Cornwell, Britsh punk singer-songwriter (The Stranglers - "Dreamtime"), born in Tufnell Park, North London, England
- Aug 28 Imogen Cooper, British concert pianist, born in North London, England
- Aug 28 Martin Lamble, British folk-rock drummer (Fairport Convention, 1966-69), born in St. John's Wood, London, England (d. 1969)
- Aug 29 Peter Wiegold, British composer (Earth & Stars; Kafka's Wound), born in Ilford, Essex, England
- Aug 30 Peter Maffay, Romanian-German musician, born in Brașov, Romania
- Aug 31 Rick Roberts, American singer-songwriter (Flying Burrito Brothers; Firefall - "You Are The Woman"), born in Clearwater, Florida
About August 1949
How Old? 74 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No
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