- Jul 6 Nanci Griffith, American singer and songwriter (Poet in My Window), born in Seguin, Texas
- Jul 7 Lynval Golding, rocker (Fun Boy Three)
- Jul 9 Margie Gillis, Canadian dancer and choreographer, born in Montreal, Quebec
- Jul 10 Rik "The Rocket" Emmett, rock vocalist (Triumph), born in Toronto, Ontario
- Jul 11 Benny DeFranco, Canadian musician (The DeFranco Family)
- Jul 14 Bebe Buell [Beverle Lorence], American model, singer, and Playboy playmate (Nov 1974), born in Portsmouth, Virginia
- Jul 18 Neil Stubenhaus, American session and touring bass guitarist, born in Bridgeport, Connecticut [1]
- Jul 20 Marcia Hines, American-born Australian singer (Marcia Shines), born in Boston, Massachessetts
- Jul 21 Eric Bazilian, American musician (The Hooters), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Jul 22 Jimmy Bruno, American jazz guitarist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Jul 24 Jon Faddis, American jazz trumpeter and educator, born in Oakland, California
- Jul 26 Robert Phillips, American classical guitarist, born in NYC, New York
- Jul 28 Steve Duncan, singer (Desert Rose Band-Love Reunited), born in Knoxville, Tennessee
- Jul 31 Hugh McDowell, British cellist (Electric Light Orchestra), born in Hampstead, London (d. 2018)
About July 1953
How Old? 67 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No