Events in Music
- Jul 12 Rolling Stones 1st performance (Marquee Club, London)
Event of Interest
Jul 20 Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 13th Symphony

Dmitri Shostakovich
Birthdays in Music
- Jul 7 Clive "Doctor" Jackson, rocker (Dr & Medics-Laughing at Pieces)
- Jul 13 Rhonda Vincent, American singer
- Jul 14 Jeff Olson, American musician
- Jul 18 Jack Irons, American drummer
- Jul 21 Lee Aaron, Canadian rock singer (Metal Queen), born in Belleville, Canada
- Jul 22 Steve Albini, American writer, recording engineer and musician (Big Black, Rapeman, Shellac)
- Jul 22 Martine St. Clair, Canadian singer
- Jul 27 Karl Mueller, American bassist (Soul Asylum), born in Minneapolis (d. 2005)
- Jul 28 Rachel Sweet, American singer, born in Akron, Ohio
Deaths in Music
- Jul 12 Roger Wolfe Kahn, American band leader (b. 1907)