August 4
- 1901: Birth of Louis Armstrong (Louis Daniel Armstrong) (+1971)
- 1936: Birth of Elsbeary Hobbs (+1996) member of The Drifters
- 1939: Birth of Frankie Ford
- 1940: Birth of Larry Knechtel (+2009) member of Bread
- 1940: Birth of Timi Yuro (Rosemary Timothy Yuro) (+2004)
- 1943: Birth of David Carr (+2011) member of The Fortunes
- 1947: Birth of Paul Layton (Paul Martin Layton) member of The New Seekers