August 21
- 1938: Birth of Kenny Rogers (Kenneth Ray Rogers)
- 1939: Birth of Harold Reid member of The Statler Brothers
- 1941: Birth of Tom Coster member of Santana
- 1944: Birth of Jackie DeShannon (Sharon Lee Myers)
- 1947: Birth of Carl Giammarese member of The Buckinghams
- 1952: Birth of Glenn Hughes member of Deep Purple
- 1952: Birth of Joe Strummer (John Graham Mellor) (+2002) member The Clash
- 1954: Birth of Steve Smith member of Focus and Journey
- 1957: Birth of Kim Sledge member of Sister Sledge
- 1958: Recording of Lonesome Town - Ricky Nelson
- 1961: Recording of Crazy - Patsy Cline
- 2009: Death of Johnny Carter (John E. Carter) (°1934) member of The Flamingos, The Dells