- Jul 4 Geoffrey Shovelton, English opera singer, dies at 80
- Jul 5 Alirio Díaz, Venezuelan guitarist, composer, and musicologist, dies at 92
- Jul 7 Rokusuke Ei, Japanese author and lyricist (Sukiyaki), dies at 83
- Jul 12 Gregg Smith, American choral conductor and composer, dies at 84
- Jul 16 Alan Vega [Bermowitz] American punk rock vocalist (Suicide - "Ghost Rider"; "Dream Baby Dream"; Cubist Blues), and visual artist, dies at 78
- Jul 16 Bonnie Brown, American country singer (The Browns), dies at 77
- Jul 17 Gary S. Paxton [Larry Wayne Stevens], American musician and songwriter ("Monster Mash"; "Alley Oop"), dies at 77
- Jul 20 Wayne Carson, American country musician and songwriter ("Always On My Mind"; "The Letter"), dies at 73
- Jul 24 (Margaret) "Marni" Nixon [McEathron], American soprano singer and film 'ghost voice' (for Audrey Hepburn in "My Fair Lady"; Natalie Wood in "West Side Story**"; Deborah Kerr in "The King And I"), dies at 86
- Jul 26 Einojuhani Rautavaara, Finnish composer (Kaivos), dies at 87
- Jul 26 Sandy Pearlman, American lyricist; music producer, artist manager (Blue Öyster Cult), music journalist and record company executive, dies form complications of a stroke at 72
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