- Jul 3 Delia Derbyshire, English musician and composer (Doctor Who theme, White Noise), dies of renal failure at 64
- Jul 3 Johnny Russell, American country songwriter (Act Naturally; Let's Fall To Pieces Together), singer and comedian dies of complications from diabetes at 61
- Jul 5 Ernie K-Doe [Ernest Kador Jr.], American R&B singer ("Mother-in-Law"), dies of kidney failure and cirrhosis of the liver at 68
- Jul 7 Fred Neil [Morlock], American songwriter, folk singer, guitarist (Everybody's Talkin'; Candy Man), and conservationist (Dolphin Project), dies from skin cancer at 65
- Jul 11 Herman Brood, Dutch painter and pianist (Sleepin' Bird), dies at 54
- Jul 18 Mimi Fariña, American folk-rock singer-songwriter ("Reflections In A Crystal Wind"), dies at 56
- Jul 19 Judy Clay [Guions], American soul and gospel singer, dies from complications from a car accident at 62
- Jul 20 Werner Haentjes, German conductor and composer of operas and film scores, dies at 77
- Jul 24 Georges Dor [Dore], French Canadian author, playwright, radio broadcaster, singer and songwriter, dies at 70
- Jul 27 Leon Wilkeson, American guitarist (Lynyrd Skynyrd), dies at 49
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