- Jul 1 (Robert) "Baby Boy" Warren, American blues singer and guitarist, dies of a heart attack at 57
- Jul 3 Hugh Le Caine, Canadian physicist and composer, dies at 63
- Jul 6 Oedoen Partos, Hungarian-Israeli violist (Israel Philharmonic, 1938-56), composer, and teacher dies at 69
- Jul 10 Norman Paris, American orchestra leader (For Your Pleasure), and composer (" Big Blue Marble", "I've Got A Secret"), dies of stroke complications at 51
- Jul 12 Frantisek Suchy, Czech oboist and composer (Moravian Wind Quintet), dies at 75
- Jul 20 Gary Kellgren, American music producer who co-founded The Record Plant studios, drowns in a swimming pool, along with his girlfriend, at 38
- Jul 23 René de Vos, Dutch actor and composer (Jij Bent Mijn Leven), dies at 79
- Jul 26 Gena Branscombe, Canadian pianist and composer, dies at 95
- Jul 26 Hans-Otto Borgmann, German film score composer under the Third Reich, dies at 75
- Jul 26 Karac Plant, son of Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant, dies of respiratory failure at 6
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