July
• Tony Bennett - New York pop-jazz singer won 19 Grammy awards (nominated 41 times) in a career that dated back to 1949; best known for hits like "I Left My Heart in San Francisco," "The Good Life" and "I Wanna Be Around"; collaborated with Lady Gaga late in his career; 96
• Jane Birkin - London-born singer/actress/model known for her work and relationship with French musician and director Serge Gainsborg; famous for the whispery and heavy breathing vocals on the 1969 hit, "Je t'aime... moi non plus"; cancer; 76
• Deeon Boyd - Chicago house DJ; heart condition; 56.
• Oscar Brashear - Chicago trumpeter worked with a who's-who in jazz and R&B, including Count Basie, Bobby Hutcherson and Earth, Wind & Fire; 78
• Lee Sang Eun - South Korean pop singer; 46
• Mo Foster - British bassist played with Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Phil Collins and others; 78
• Rick Froberg - San Diego-based gutiarist/singer co-founded Drive Like Jehu and Hot Snakes; 55
• Brad Houser - Dallas-born bassist with Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians and also Critters Buggin; stroke; 62
• Neal Landford - original bassist with New Mexico-based rock band The Shins; possible ballooning accident; 50
• Ferren "Coco" Lee - Hong Kong singer/actress, appeared in Mulan; suicide; 48
• Randy Meisner - Nebraska-born bassist of the Eagles; co-wrote and sang "Take It to the Limit" (No. 2, 1975); joined Poco in 1968 and co-founded the Eagles in 1971; COPD; 77
• JD Nash - Native-American singer-songwriter and editor-in-chief of American Blues Scene; 61
• Sinéad O'Connor - Irish pop singer had a massive No. 1 international hit with Prince's "Nothing Compares 2 U in 1990; 56
• Alice Stuart - Washington-based blues and folk singer-songwriter and guitarist; 81
• George Tickner - New York-born guitarist co-founded Journey; 76
