- Jul 1 Keith Whitley, American country music singer ("Don't Close Your Eyes"), born in Ashland, Kentucky (d. 1989)
- Jul 3 Marc Bonilla, American guitarist (Keith Emerson Band), born in Contra Costa, California
- Jul 3 Neil Clark, Scottish rock guitarist (Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - "Brand New Friend"), born in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
- Jul 4 Aram Gharabekian, Armenian conductor (National Chamber Orchestra of Armenia; Boston SinfoNova, 1983-96), born in Tehran, Iran (d. 2014)
- Jul 5 Michael Gismondi, American rock bassist (Michael Stanley Band, 1979-87), born in Youngstown, Ohio
- Jul 6 Rick Braun, American smooth jazz trumpeter, flugelhorn player, and record producer, born in Allentown, Pennsylvania
- Jul 9 Fred Norris [Nukis], American comedy writer (Howard Stern Show), singer, guitarist, and actor, born in Willimantic, Connecticut
- Jul 13 Chris White, British session and touring jazz-rock saxophonist (Dire Straits, 1985-92), born in Bristol, England
- Jul 14 Matthew Seligman, British studio and touring new wave rock bassist (Robyn Hitchcock; Thompson Twins; Thomas Dolby), born in Pentageia, Cyprus (d. 2020)
- Jul 18 Terry Chambers, British drummer (XTC, 1972-82 - "Generals And Majors"), born in Wiltshire, England
- Jul 20 (Jeremy) "Jem" Finer, British celtic-folk-punk banjo player (The Pogues; Longplayer), born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
- Jul 21 Henry Preistman, British rock keyboardist, songwriter, and vocalist (Christians - "Harvest For The World"), born in Kingston upon Hull, England
- Jul 21 Howie Epstein, American bassist (The Heartbreakers, 1982-2002), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 2003)
- Jul 21 Taco [Ockerse], Indonesian-Dutch pop and new wave singer (Puttin' On the Ritz), born in Jakarta, Indonesia
- Jul 30 Rat Scabies [Chris Miller], British rock drummer (The Damned), born in Surrey, England
About July 1955
How Old? 68 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No
Chinese Zodiac: Goat/Sheep
Star Signs: Cancer (Jun 21 - Jul 22), Leo (Jul 23 - Aug 22)
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