Events in Music
Event of Interest
Jul 1 John Lennon's 1st full art exhibition (You Are Here) opens at Robert Fraser Gallery in London
John Lennon
- Jul 5 John Lennon sells his psychedelic painted Rolls-Royce
- Jul 7 Rock group "Yardbirds" disband
- Jul 9 BBC-TV broadcasts "Farewell", folk-rock band The Seekers final performance, draws 10 million viewers
- Jul 17 The Beatles' animated film "Yellow Submarine" premieres in London
Engagement of Interest
Jul 20 Jane Asher breaks her engagement with Beatle bassist, singer, and songwriter Paul McCartney on live TV
Paul McCartney
Birthdays in Music
- Jul 3 Chien-lien Wu [Jacklyn Wu], Taiwanese actress and singer, born in Taipei, Taiwan
- Jul 4 Jack Frost [John Dempsey], American heavy metal guitarist (Seven Witches), born in Jersey City, New Jersey
- Jul 5 Kenji Ito, Japanese video game composer, born in Tokyo
- Jul 9 Manoel Cruz, Brazilian jazz acoustic bassist, composer, arranger and producer, born in Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Jul 19 Robert Flynn, American musician (Machine Head), born in Oakland, California
- Jul 20 Kool G Rap [Nathaniel Thomas Wilson], American rapper, born in Queens, New York
- Jul 23 Nick Menza, American musician and drummer (Megadeth), born in Munich, West Germany (d. 2016)
- Jul 24 Kristin Chenoweth, American singer and actress (Wicked), born in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
- Jul 29 Paavo Lötjönen, Finnish Cellist (Apocalyptica), born in Kuopio, Finland
- Jul 30 Sean Moore, Welsh drummer (Manic Street Preachers), born in Pontypool, Wales
Weddings in Music
Wedding of Interest
Jul 6 US Army General Norman Schwarzkopf (33) weds Brenda Halsinger
Norman Schwarzkopf
Deaths in Music
- Jul 7 Leo Sowerby, American organist and composer (Pulitzer Prize for Music, 1946), dies at 73
- Jul 20 Joseph Keilberth, German conductor (Bayreuther Festival), dies at 60
- Jul 21 Ruth St. Denis, American modern dance pioneer and teacher (Dances of the 5 Senses), dies at 91
- Jul 30 Jon Leifs, composer, dies at 69