- Aug 5 Luther Perkins American country and rockabilly guitarist (The Tennessee Three), dies as a result of a house fire at 40
- Aug 15 Edward Kilenyi, Sr. [Ede Kilényi], Hungarian-American composer and teacher (Clipped Wings; Outside the Law), dies at 84
- Aug 16 (Robert) "Cutty" Cutshall, American jazz trombonist (Benny Goodman Orchestra; Eddie Condon), dies at 66
- Aug 16 Luis Gianneo, Argentine pianist, organist, conductor, composer, and teacher, dies at 71
- Aug 18 Arthur Marshall, American ragtime piano player and composer ("Swipesy Cakewalk" with Scott Joplin; "The Peach"), dies at 86
- Aug 18 Cy Walter, American jazz pianist (Three's Company), dies of cancer at 52
- Aug 24 (Edmond) "Doc" Souchon, American jazz guitarist, music journal writer and editor, and New Orleans jazz historical preservationist, dies at 70
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