July 1998 in Music History

Birthdays in Music

Jul 1 Chloe Bailey, American R&B singer (Chloe X Halle - "Ungodly Hour"), born in Atlanta, Georgia
Jul 1 Pa Salieu, Gambian British rapper (Frontline), born in Slough, England
Jul 21 Maggie Lindemann, American singer-songwriter (Pretty Girl), born in Dallas, Texas

Weddings in Music

Barbra Streisand

Jul 1 Eight-time Grammy Award-winning singer Barbra Streisand (57) weds actor James Brolin (58) in Malibu, California

Deaths in Music

Jul 1 Lucy Reed [Dollinger], American jazz vocalist (Woody Herman; Charlie Ventura), dies at 77
Jul 3 George Walter Selwyn Lloyd, English composer (The Serf,;John Socman), dies at 85
Jul 12 Jimmy Driftwood, American folk songwriter and musician, dies at 91
Jul 14 Beryl Bryden, British jazz and blues singer and washboard player, dies at 78
Jul 17 Ronald Tremain, New Zealand composer, dies at 74
Jul 19 Antoine Tisne, French composer, dies at 65
Jul 20 Dieter Nowka, German composer, conductor and musicologist, dies at 74
Jul 22 Hermann Prey, German bass-baritone, dies at 69
Jul 25 Tal Farlow, American jazz guitarist, dies at 77
Jul 26 (David Allan) "Chico" Ryan, American rock bassist and singer (Sha Na Na, 1973-98), dies at 50

Jerome Robbins (1918-1998)

Jul 29 American Tony and Academy Award-winning theater and ballet choreographer and director (West Side Story; Peter Pan), dies shortly after suffering a strokeat 79