- Aug 5 American rock singer David Crosby sentenced to 5 years in Texas state prison on drug and weapons convictions
- Aug 7 Richard Levinson, William Link, Elmer Bernstein. and Don Black's musical "Merlin", starring magician Doug Henning and Chita Rivera, closes at Mark Hellinger Theater, NYC, after 199 performances
An Innocent Man
Aug 8 Columbia Records releases "An Innocent Man", singer-songwriter Billy Joel's ninth studio album; it featured three Billboard Top 10 hit singles: "Tell Her About It", "Uptown Girl". and the title track
- Aug 14 Ramones guitarist Johnny Ramone suffers a fractured skull from a kick to the head in a fight about a woman in Queens, NYC, and undergoes brain surgery
- Aug 21 Jerry Herman's musical "La Cage aux Folles", based on Jean Poiret's French play of the same name, opens at Palace Theater, NYC; runs for 1761 performances, wins 6 Tony Awards
Mame
Aug 28 Revival of Jerry Herman's musical "Mame", starring Angela Lansbury, closes at the George Gershwin Theater, NYC, after 41 performances
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