August 2: The Band's Garth Hudson (1937), Pip's Ed Patten (1939),
Shirelle's Doris Kenner (1941)

August 3: Tony Bennett (1926), War's B.B. Dickerson (1949),
Earth, Wind & Fire's Johnny Graham (1951), Metallica's James Hetfield (1963)

August 4: Louie Armstrong (1901), Herb Ellis (1921), Fortune's David Carr (1943)

August 5: Rick Derringer (1947), Foo Fighter's Pat Smear (1959),
Beastie Boys' MCA (1964)

August 6: Andy Warhol (1928), Randy DeBarge (1958)

August 7: Mata Hari (1876), B.J. Thomas (1942), Free's Andy Fraser (1952),
Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickerson (1958)

August 8: Benny Carter (1907), Mel Tillis (1932), Statler Brother's Philip Balsley (1939), Madness's Chris Foreman (1958), U2's The Edge (1961)

August 9: Spinner’s Billy Henderson (1939), Cars’ Benjamin Orr (1955),
rapper Kurtis Blow (1959), Whitney Houston (1963)

August 10: Leo Fender (1909), Righteous Brothers’ Bobby Hatfield (1940),
Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson (1947), Ronnie Spector (1947), INXS John Farriss (1961)

August 11: Raspberries’ Eric Carmen (1949), Joe Jackson (1955),
Guess Who’s Jim Kale (1943), Iron Butterfly’s Erik Braunn (1950)

August 12: Mark Knopfler (1949), Suzanne Vega (1959), Pat Metheny (1954)

August 13: Dan Fogelberg (1951), Undertone’s Feargal Sharkey (1958)

August 14: David Crosby (1941), Dash Crofts (1940), Sly’s Larry Graham (1946)

August 15: Napoleon Bonaparte (1769), Oscar Peterson (1925),
Spencer Davis Group’s Peter York (1942)
 
 
August 23: The Who's Keith Moon (1947), Rick Springfield (1949),
The Hudson Brothers' Mark Hudson (1951).

August 24: Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup (1905), Wynonie Harris (1915)
Traffic's Jim Capaldi (1944), Jean-Michel Jarre (1948).

August 25: Kiss's Gene Simmons (1949), Elvis Costello (1954).

August 26: Ernie Fields (1905), Vic Dana (1942),
Ashford and Simpson's Valerie Ashford (1946).

August 27: Captain and Tenille's Daryl Dragon (1942),
Free/Bad Company's Simon Kirke (1949), Rush's Alex Lifeson (1953).

August 28: Chicago's Danny Seraphine (1948), Shania Twain (1965), LeAnn Rimes (1982).

August 29: Charlie Parker (1920), Dinah Washington (1924).

August 30: The Mamas and The Papas' John Phillips (1935).

August 31: Van Morrison (1945)