Birthdays in Music
- Jul 1 James Cotton, American blues vocalist and harmonica player, born in Tunica, Mississippi (d. 2017)
- Jul 2 Gilbert Kalish, pianist/professor (SUNY Stony Brook), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Jul 8 Steve Lawrence, American singer and actor (Go Away Little Girl, Lonely Guy), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Jul 9 Mercedes Sosa, Argentinian singer (exponent of nueva canción), born in San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina (d. 2009)
- Jul 11 Frederick Hemke, American saxophonist
- Jul 17 P D Q Bach, [Peter Schickele], Iowa, composer (5th of Beethoven)
- Jul 21 Kaye Stevens, Pitts, singer/comedienne (Jerry Lewis Show)
- Jul 24 Les Reed, English songwriter (It's Not Unusual), born in Woking, Surrey
- Jul 29 Peter Schreier, Meissen Germany, tenor (Dresden State Opera 1961)