- Aug 8 Bernie Green, American orchestra leader (Arthur Godfrey Show, Garry Moore Show), dies at 66
- Aug 8 Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, American jazz alto saxophonist and bandleader of the 1950-60s hard bop era (The Black Messiah), dies of a stroke at 46
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
Aug 9 Russian composer (The Gadfly; The Nose), dies of lung cancer at 68
- Aug 19 Ima Hogg, American society leader, Texas arts patron, and founder of Houston Symphony, dies at 93 [1]
- Aug 25 Frans van Amelsvoort, Dutch choir conductor, dies at 75
- Aug 26 Juliette Béliveau, Canadian actress (Le gros Bill) and singer, dies at 85
- Aug 27 Bob Scholl, American doo-wop vocalist (Mello-Kings - "Tonite, Tonite"), dies in a boating accident at 41
- Aug 29 Leland T. Weed, American singer and actor, dies at 74
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