- Jul 1 Rushton Moreve [Morey], American bass player (Steppenwolf - "Magic Carpet Ride"), dies at in a car accident at 32
- Jul 5 Jorge Urrutia Blondel, Chilean composer, dies at 75
- Jul 9 Oscar van Hemel, Belgian-Dutch violinist and composer, dies at 88
- Jul 12 Merrill Ellis, American classical and experimental music composer, and performer (Kaleidoscope; Mutations), dies at 64
- Jul 13 Kirby Stone, American jazz combo leader (Kirby Stone Four - "Baubles Bangles & Beads"), dies at 63
- Jul 16 Harry Chapin, American folk-rock singer-songwriter ("Taxi"; "Cat's In The Cradle"), dies in car crash at 38
- Jul 19 Louis Cheslock, British-born American violinist, composer and educator of Polish heritage (Peabody Institute, 1916-76), dies at 82
- Jul 19 Roger Doucet, French Canadian tenor, noted for his bilingual rendition of national anthem "O Canada" at Montreal sporting events, dies of a brain tumor at 62
- Jul 21 Lawrence "Snub" Mosley, American jazz trombonist (Alphonso Trent Orchestra; Louis Armstrong), bandleader, and promoter of the slide saxophone ("The Man With The Funny Little Horn"), dies at 75 [1]
- Jul 26 Donald Lybbert, American composer (Zap; Lines for the Fallen), and educator, dies at 58
- Jul 27 Ray Harrison, dancer (American Song), dies at 64
- Jul 30 Daisy Kennedy, Australian concert violinist, dies at 88
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