July 1980 in Music History

Events in Music

Jul 18 Billy Joel's "Glass Houses" album tops US charts, featuring "It's Still Rock 'n' Roll to Me"

Jul 29 David Bowie stars in dramatic stage play "The Elephant Man" at the Auditorium Theater in Denver, Colorado

Jul 5 Jason Wade, American singer and musician (Lifehouse), born in Camarillo, California
Jul 7 Kaisa Jouhki, Finnish vocalist (Battlelore), born in Sumatra, Indonesia
Jul 7 Dan Whitesides, American drummer (The Used, 2006-)

Jul 10 Jessica Simpson, American singer and popstar ("I Wanna Love You Forever" "I Think I'm In Love" and "Where You Are"), born in Abilene, Texas

Jul 10 Alejandro Millán, Mexican singer and songwriter
Jul 17 Philip Lawrence, American songwriter, musician, and record producer (Bruno Mars), born in Evansville, Indiana
Jul 18 Ryōko Hirosue, Japanese actress and singer, born in Kōchi, Japan
Jul 20 Mike Kennerty, American guitarist (The All-American Rejects) and record producer, born in Houston, Texas
Jul 22 Kate Ryan [Katrien Verbeeck], Belgian pop singer-songriter, born in Tessenderlo, Belgium
Jul 22 Tablo [Daniel Lee], Korean-Canadian hip-hop musician (Epik High), born in Seoul, South Korea
Jul 23 Michelle Williams, American singer (Destiny's Child - "Say My Name"), born in Rockford, Illinois
Jul 25 Diam's [Mélanie Georgiades], French rapper, born in Nicosia, Cyprus
Jul 26 Dave Baksh, Canadian guitarist (Sum 41), born in Ajax, Ontario
Jul 26 Mat Shaw, American pop singer (Mat and Savanna), and real estate agent, born in California
Jul 28 Stephen Christian, American singer (Anberlin), born in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Jul 16 Five-time Grammy Award singer Donna Summer (31) weds award-winning arranger Bruce Sudano (31) in Los Angeles, California

Jul 3 James "Buster" Bennett, American blues saxophonist and blues shouter, dies at 66
Jul 5 Archibald James Potter, Irish composer, dies at 61
Jul 9 Vinicius de Moraes, Brazilian poet and lyricist, dies at 66
Jul 11 Bolesław Woytowicz, Polish pianist and composer, dies at 80
Jul 15 Henri Martelli, French composer, dies at 85
Jul 23 Keith Godchaux, American pianist, and singer (Grateful Dead, 1971-79 - "Let Me Sing Your Blues Away"), dies in a car accident at 32
Jul 25 Vladimir Vysotsky, Russian poet, singer, and actor (b. 1938)
Jul 28 Cecil Burleigh, American composer, dies at 95
Jul 29 Jan Tausinger, Romanian-Czech violist and composer, dies at 58
Jul 30 Norman Lloyd, American pianist, author and composer, dies at 70
Jul 31 Bobby Van [Stein], American stage and screen musical singer and actor (The Affairs of Dobie Gillis; Small Town Girl), dies of brain cancer at 49
Jul 31 Mohd. Rafi, Indian playback singer (b. 1924)