Bill Graham officially converts Carousel Ballroom in San Francisco to Fillmore West
On the recommendation of Rolling Stone Keith Richards girlfriend, Chas Chandler of The Animals went to see Jimi Hendrix play at The Cafe Wha in New York. Chandler suggests that Hendrix should come to England.
Rolling Stones give free concert in London's Hyde Park to an estimated 250,000 fans
Born on July 5th, 2008
Michael Monarch - guitarist, songwriter; Steppenwolf Andy Ellison - lead singer, John's Children/Jet/Radio Stars Dick Scoppettone - vocals, guitar, bass; Harpers Bizarre
Dead on July 5th, 2008
Don Lusher (82) - British jazz trombonist and band leader; spent nine years as lead trombone with the Ted Heath Jazz Band and toured the USA several times, taking over as leader in 1969 after Heath's death. He also led the trombone section on many of Frank Sinatra's European tours. Régine Crespin (80) - French operatic soprano, later a mezzo-soprano, who excelled in both the French and German repertoire. (liver cancer) - Alan George Heywood Melly English jazz and blues singer, writer, music critic; he was a film and television critic for The Observer (lung cancer).
