- Aug 3 Erik Darling, American folk musician (Rooftop Singers), dies at 74
- Aug 5 Reg Lindsay, Australian country and western singer-songwriter ("Armstrong"; "Close The Door Lightly"), dies of pneumonia, at 79
- Aug 5 Robert Hazard [Rimato], American singer-songwriter ("Escalator Of Life"; "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"), dies after surgery at 59
- Aug 8 Joseph Gelineau, French Catholic Jesuit priest and composer, dies at 87
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Aug 10 American Southern soul musician, singer-songwriter, Grammy and Academy Award-winning composer ("Theme from Shaft"), and actor (The Rockford Files - "Gandolf Fitch"; South Park -"Chef"), dies of a likely stroke at 65
- Aug 11 Don Helms, American steel guitarist (Hank Williams's Drifting Cowboys), dies at 81
- Aug 11 Günther Schifter, Austrian music journalist and radio host, dies at 84
- Aug 12 (June) "Christie" Allen, British-Australian pop singer (Goosebumps), dies of pancreatic cancer at 54
- Aug 12 Donald Erb, American composer known for large orchestral works, dies at 81
- Aug 14 Lita Roza, British singer ("How Much is That Doggie in the Window"), dies at 82
- Aug 15 Jerry Wexler, American music producer who coined the term "rhythm and blues" (Aretha Franklin, Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan), dies from congestive heart failure at 91
- Aug 16 Dorival Caymmi, Brazilian singer and songwriter, dies at 94 [1]
- Aug 16 Lucrecia Roces Kasilag, Filipina composer (Filiasiana), concert pianist, and educator (Bayanihan Dance Company), dies of pneumonia 89
- Aug 16 Ronnie Drew, Irish singer (The Dubliners), dies at 73
- Aug 18 Pervis Jackson, American pop and R&B singer (The Spinners, 1954-2008 - "Games People Play"), dies of brain and liver cancer at 70
- Aug 19 Clea Bradford, American jazz singer, dies of breast cancer at 67
- Aug 19 LeRoi Moore, American saxophonist (Dave Matthews Band - "Too Much"), dies from injuries sustained in a farm vehicle accident at 46
- Aug 21 "Huckle" Jerry Finn, American sound engineer and record producer (Blink-182), dies of a cerebral hemorrhage and heart attack at 39
- Aug 21 Buddy Harman, American country music drummer (Grand Ole Opry, Elvis Presley), dies at 79
- Aug 24 Tristram Ogilvie Cary, British-Australian composer, electronic music pioneer, and educator, dies at 82
- Aug 25 Josef Tal, Israel composer (Israeli art music), dies at 97
- Aug 25 Pehr Henrik Nordgren, Finnish composer (The Whole World Will Lament; Kwaidan-balladit), dies at 64
- Aug 31 Jerry Reed, American country music singer ("When You're Hot, You're Hot") and actor (Bat 21; Smokey and the Bandit), dies of complications from emphysema at 71
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