- Jul 3 Pim Jacobs, Dutch jazz pianist, TV host and actor (Gilas), dies at 61
- Jul 8 (James Woodie) J.W. Alexander, American gospel and soul music songwriter, singer, and producer (Sam Cooke, Lou Rawls, Solomon Burke), dies of prostate cancer at 80
- Jul 11 Florrie Rodrigo, Dutch dancer, choreography and teacher (Schepelingen), dies at 102
- Jul 11 Louis Gottlieb, American musician (The Limeliters), dies at 72
- Jul 12 Gottfried von Einem, Austrian composer, mainly of opera (Der Prozeß - The Trial), dies at 78
- Jul 12 Jonathan Melvoin, American funk-rock keyboardist (Prince; Smashing Pumpkins, 1995-96), dies of a heroin overdose at 34
- Jul 16 John Panozzo, American rock drummer (Styx), dies of cirrhosis of the liver at 47
- Jul 17 Amancio D'Silva, Goan-Indian jazz guitarist and composer, dies after several stokes at 60
- Jul 17 Chris Komar, American ballet dancer and artistic director (Milwaukee Ballet, 1969-72; Merce Cunningham Dance Company, 1972-93), dies of AIDS at 48
- Jul 17 [Bryan] Chas Chandler, English rock bassist (The Animals - "House of the Rising Sun"), and manager of Jimi Hendrix, dies at 57
- Jul 19 (Emmanual Tettey) "E.T." Mensah, Ghanaian saxophonist, known as the "King of Highlife" music (Accra Rhythmic Orchestra; The Tempos), dies at 77
- Jul 22 Robert Collins, keyboard player, dies at 33
- Jul 22 Tamara Danz, German singer (Silly), dies of cancer at 43
- Jul 26 Evelyn Levine, American composer ("Scarlet Ribbons"), dies at 94
- Jul 28 Harold Fox, American fashion designer (the zoot suit), and big band trumpeter, dies of cancer at 86
- Jul 28 Marguerite "Marge" Ganser, American pop singer (The Shangri-Las - "Leader of the Pack"), dies of breast cancer at 48
- Jul 29 Jason Thirsk, American punk rock bassist (Pennywise), dies of an accidental self-inflicted gunshot at 28
- Jul 31 Paul Crawford, American Dixieland jazz musician, arranger, (Olympic Brass Band), and music historian (Tulane University), dies of lung cancer at 71
- Jul 31 Seagram Miller, American rapper killed in an unsolved drive-by shooting in Oakland, California at 26
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