- Jul 1 Randall Hall, American rock guitarist (Lynyrd Skynyrd, 1987-94), born in Jacksonville, Florida
- Jul 5 Jimmy Crespo, American guitarist (Aerosmith), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Jul 9 Debbie Sledge, American vocalist (Sister Sledge - "We Are Family"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Jul 10 Gene Holder, American rock bassist (the dBs; Yo La Tango), born in North Carolina
- Jul 10 Neil Tennant, English singer and songwriter (Pet Shop Boy - "West End Girl"), born in North Shields, Northumberland, England
- Jul 13 Louise Mandrell, American country singer (Mandrell Sisters), born in Corpus Christi, Texas
- Jul 13 Sezen Aksu [Yıldırım], Turkish pop singer-songwriter ("Şımarık" - "Kiss Kiss"), born in Sarayköy, Turkey
- Jul 14 Jos Zoomer, Dutch rock drummer (Vandenberg), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Jul 18 Ricky Skaggs, American country singer ("Heartbroke"; "Toy Hearts"), born in Cordell, Kentucky
- Jul 18 Tobias Picker, American composer (Emmeline), born in New York City
- Jul 20 Jay Jay French [Segall], American rock guitarist (Twisted Sister), born in New York City
- Jul 22 Al Di Meola, American jazz-fusion guitarist (Return To Forever; Elegant Gypsy), born in Jersey City, New Jersey
- Jul 23 Marisa DeFranco, Canadian pop keyboard player (The DeFranco Family - "Heartbeat - It's a Lovebeat"), born in Port Colborne, Ontario
- Jul 25 Ken Greer, Canadian rock guitarist (Red Rider - "Lunatic Fringe"; "Big League"), born in Toronto, Ontario
- Jul 28 Steve Morse, American rock guitarist (Dixie Dregs; Deep Purple, 1994-present), born in Hamilton, Ohio
About July 1954
How Old? 69 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No
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