Rudy Vallee (1901-1986)
Jul 3 American singer and one of the earliest crooners ("Vagabond Dreams"; "My Time Is Your Time"), dies at 84
- Jul 4 Flor Peeters, Flemish organist and composer (Lied Symphony), dies at 83
- Jul 13 Joseph "Coke" Escovedo, Mexican-American percussionist (Santana; Malo; Azteca), dies from cirrhosis at 45
- Jul 23 Jouko Paavo Kalervo Tolonen, Finnish composer, dies at 73
- Jul 27 Leroy Holmes, American orchestra leader (The Tonight Show, 1956-57), dies at 72
- Jul 29 Gordon Mills, British songwriter (Tom Jones - "It's Not Unusual"), dies of cancer at 51
- Jul 31 Teddy Wilson, American jazz pianist and arranger (Billie Holiday; Benny Goodman), dies of stomach cancer at 73 [1]
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