- Aug 14 June Richmond, American jazz singer (Jimmy Dorsey; Cab Calloway; Andy Kirk - "Hey Lawdy Mama"), dies of a heart attack at 47 [1]
- Aug 23 Irving Fine, American composer (Toccata), dies of heart disease at 47
- Aug 24 Henry George Ley, British organist, and choral composer, dies at 74
- Aug 27 Carlos Lavín, Chilean composer (Lamentaciones Huiliches), and ethnomusicologist, dies at 79
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