Musicians Born in July 1924

Jul 6 Louie Bellson, American jazz drummer and orchestra leader (Pearl Bailey Show), born in Rock Falls, Illinois (d. 2009)
Jul 7 Dieter Nowka, German composer, conductor and musicologist, born in Madlow, Germany (d. 1998)
Jul 7 Mary Ford [Iris Colleen Summers], American vocalist (with Les Paul - "How High The Moon"), born in El Monte, California (d. 1977)
Jul 8 Johnnie Johnson, American blues, jazz, and rock piano player (Chuck Berry's band), born in Fairmount, West Virginia (d. 2005)
Jul 9 Leonard Pennario, American concert pianist (Rózsa's Piano Concerto with L.A. Philharmonic), born in Buffalo, New York (d. 2008)
Jul 9 Pierre Cochereau, French composer, born in Paris (d. 1984)
Jul 12 Jaap Geraedts, Dutch composer, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 2003)
Jul 13 Carlo Bergonzi, Italian operatic tenor, born in Vidalenzo, Italy (d. 2014)
Jul 18 Earl Beal, American doo-wop baritone (The Silhouettes - "Get A Job"), born in Demora, Pennsylvania (d. 2001)
Jul 20 Lola Albright, American singer and actress (Delta Country; Kid Galahad; A Cold Wind in August), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 2017)
Jul 20 Mort Garson, Canadian-American composer ("Our Day Will Come") and Moog synthesizer pioneer, born in St. John, New Brunswick (d. 2008)
Jul 22 Bill Perkins, American cool jazz tenor saxophonist (Woody Herman; Stan Kenton; Bud Shank; The Tonight Show Band, 1970-82), and recording engineer, born in San Francisco, California, (d. 2003)
Jul 22 Margaret Whiting, American singer ("It Might As Well Be Spring"; "Time After Time"), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2011)
Jul 24 Glenn Loren Glasow, American composer, born in Pine County, Minnesota (d. 2002)
Jul 24 Janine Charrat, French ballerina and choreographer, born in Grenoble, France (d. 2017)
Jul 27 Otar Vasilisdze Taktakishvili, Georgian composer, conductor, teacher, and musicologist, born in Tbilisi, Georgia SSR (d. 1989)
Jul 28 Irving Burgie [Lord Burgess], American Caribbean music composer and musician ("Day-O"), born in New York City (d. 2019)
Jul 29 Robert Horton [Meade Howard Horton Jr.], American actor and singer (Kings Row; Wagon Train; Arena), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2016)
Jul 30 Christopher Shaw, British composer, born in London, England (d. 1995)