- Jul 3 James "Buster" Bennett, American blues saxophonist and blues shouter, dies at 66
- Jul 5 Archibald James Potter, Irish composer, dies at 61
- Jul 9 Vinicius de Moraes, Brazilian poet and lyricist, dies at 66
- Jul 11 Bolesław Woytowicz, Polish pianist and composer, dies at 80
- Jul 15 Henri Martelli, French composer, dies at 85
- Jul 23 Keith Godchaux, American pianist, and singer (Grateful Dead, 1971-79 - "Let Me Sing Your Blues Away"), dies in a car accident at 32
- Jul 25 Vladimir Vysotsky, Russian poet, singer, and actor (b. 1938)
- Jul 28 Cecil Burleigh, American violinist, composer (Sonnets of Autumn; Boyhood Recollections), and educator (University of Wisconsin, 1921-55), dies at 95
- Jul 29 Jan Tausinger, Romanian-Czech violist and composer, dies at 58
- Jul 30 Norman Lloyd, American pianist, author and composer, dies at 70
- Jul 31 Bobby Van [Stein], American stage and screen musical singer and actor (The Affairs of Dobie Gillis; Small Town Girl), dies of brain cancer at 49
- Jul 31 Mohammed Rafi, Indian playback singer and musician, dies of a massive heart attack at 55
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