- Aug 18 Norman Cazden, American composer, educator, and music theorist, dies at 65
- Aug 20 Joe Dassin, French-American singer (Les Champs-Élysées), dies at 41
- Aug 24 Frederick A. Fox, American classical composer (Nightscenes; Shaking The Pumpkin),and educator (Indiana University, 1974-94), dies at 80
- Aug 26 Jimmy Forrest, American jazz saxophonist (Night Train), dies at 60
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