- Aug 3 "Words & Music" closes at John Golden Theater NYC after 127 performances
Music History
Aug 3 Jeff Baxter, guitarist and founding member of Steely Dan quits the band and joins the Doobie Brothers
Little Night Music
Aug 3 Stephen Sondheim's musical "Little Night Music" closes at Majestic Theater, NYC, after 601 performances, winning 6 Tony Awards, 6 Drama Desk Awards, and a Grammy
- Aug 5 Joan Jett forms her rock group Runaways in England
Pussy Cats
Aug 19 RCA records releases "Pussy Cats", the tenth album by American singer Harry Nilsson in the US; album was produced by John Lennon and Nilsson worked through a serious vocal chord injury which diminished his vaunted range
Music History
Aug 23 John Lennon reports seeing a UFO in NYC
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