- Jul 1 James Cotton, American blues vocalist and harmonica player, born in Tunica, Mississippi (d. 2017)
- Jul 2 Gilbert Kalish, American pianist and professor (SUNY Stony Brook), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Jul 5 Dave Shriver, American rock bassist (Eddie Cochran, Trini Lopez), and music director, born in Elkhart, Indiana (d. 2012)
- Jul 8 Steve Lawrence [Sidney Leibowitz], American Grammy and Emmy Award-winning pop singer ("Go Away Little Girl"; Steve and Eydie), and actor (The Lonely Guy; The Blues Brothers), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2024)
- Jul 9 Frank Wright, American free jazz saxophonist, born in Grenada, Mississippi (d. 1990)
- Jul 9 Mercedes Sosa, Argentinian singer (exponent of nueva canción), born in San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina (d. 2009)
- Jul 11 Frederick Hemke, American classical saxophonist and educator, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 2019)
- Jul 17 Peter Schickele (aka P.D.Q. Bach), American bassoonist, Grammy Award-winning composer, classical music parodist (No-No Nonette; Concerto for Horn & Hardart; Silent Running), and broadcaster, born in Ames, Iowa (d. 2024) [1]
- Jul 21 Kaye Stevens, American singer and comedienne (Jerry Lewis Show), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2011)
- Jul 24 Les Reed, English songwriter (It's Not Unusual), born in Woking, Surrey
- Jul 29 Peter Schreier, German tenor and conductor (Dresden State Opera, 1962-2000), born in Meissen, Saxony, Germany (d. 2019)
About July 1935
How Old? 88 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Leap Year: No
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