- Aug 2 Don Estelle [Ronald Edwards], British actor and singer ("It Ain't Half Hot Mum"), dies at 70
- Aug 3 (John) Roger Voudouris, American singer and songwriter (Get Used To It), dies of liver disease at 48
- Aug 8 Maki Ishii, Japanese composer, dies at 66
- Aug 9 Chester Ludgin, American operatic baritone (New York City Opera, 1957-91; San Francisco Opera, 1962-85), dies of cancer at 78 [1]
- Aug 9 Gregory Hines, American actor and dancer (White Nights; Taps), dies of liver cancer at 57
- Aug 10 Bill Perkins, American cool jazz tenor saxophonist (Woody Herman; Stan Kenton; Bud Shank; The Tonight Show Band, 1970-82), and recording engineer, dies of cancer at 79
- Aug 10 Carmita Jiménez, Puerto Rican singer (Tierra Rica"; "La Vida En Rosa"), dies of cancer at 64
- Aug 13 Ed Townsend, American doo-wop singer, songwriter, and producer ("For Your Love"; Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On"), dies at 73
- Aug 15 Gösta Sundqvist, Finnish songwriter and singer (Leevi and the Leavings), dies of a heart attack at 43
- Aug 16 Andrew Pryce Jackman, British progressive rock keyboardist, arranger and composer, dies of a heart attack at 67
- Aug 18 Tony Jackson, British bass player (The Searchers, 1962-64 - "Sugar And Spice"), dies from a combination of diabetes, heart disease, and cirrhosis of the liver at 65
- Aug 21 Wesley Willis, American underground singer-songwriter, and visual artist, dies of leukemia at 40
- Aug 22 Imperio Argentina [María Magdalena Nile], Argentinian-Spanish singer and actress, dies at 92
- Aug 26 Wayne Andre, American jazz and session trombonist, dies at 72
- Aug 26 Wilma Burgess, American country-pop singer (Baby; Misty Blue), dies of a heart attack at 64
- Aug 31 Jaap Geraedts, Dutch composer, dies at 79
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