- Jul 5 Gilda dalla Rizza, Italian soprano, dies at 82
- Jul 7 Vito Frazzi, Italian composer, dies at 86
- Jul 14 Madan Mohan, India Hindi Film Melodious Music director, dies at 51
- Jul 14 [Arthur] Zutty Singleton, American jazz drummer (Louis Armstrong's Hot Five), dies at 77
- Jul 18 Federico Ghisi, Italian composer and musicologist, dies at 74
- Jul 19 (William) "Lefty" Frizzell, American country music singer and songwriter ("If You've Got the Money (I've Got the Time)"; "Saginaw, Michigan"), dies at 47
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