- Jul 1 Lucy Reed [Dollinger], American jazz vocalist (Woody Herman; Charlie Ventura), dies at 77
- Jul 3 George Lloyd, English composer (The Serf; Pervigilium Veneris (The Vigil of Venus); John Socman), dies at 85
- Jul 12 Jimmy Driftwood, American folk songwriter and musician, dies at 91
- Jul 14 Beryl Bryden, British jazz and blues singer, and washboard player, dies at 78
- Jul 17 Ronald Tremain, New Zealand composer, dies at 74
- Jul 19 Antoine Tisne, French composer, dies at 65
- Jul 20 Dieter Nowka, German composer, conductor and musicologist, dies at 74
- Jul 22 Hermann Prey, German bass-baritone, dies at 69
- Jul 25 Tal Farlow, American jazz guitarist, dies at 77
- Jul 26 (David Allan) "Chico" Ryan, American rock bassist and singer (Sha Na Na, 1973-98), dies at 50
Jerome Robbins (1918-1998)
Jul 29 American Tony and Academy Award-winning theater and ballet choreographer and director (West Side Story; Peter Pan), dies shortly after suffering a strokeat 79
- Jul 31 Barbara Giuranna, Italian pianist and composer, dies at 98
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