Suede's management company sacked their accountants after becoming concerned about financial irregularities. A court order was issued to seize the group's accounts from the last eight years.
It was reported that Dr Dre had become the richest music star after earning £62m in the last year, £37m from his own earnings plus £25m from his record label Aftermath.
Jimi Hendrix's family won an injuntion against a New York-based music production company from releasing recordings that Hendrix had performed.
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
Ernie K Doe Jr (65) - R&B singer; scored one of the biggest hits (possibly the biggest) in the history of New Orleans R&B with "Mother-in-Law," a humorous lament that struck a chord with listeners of all stripes on its way to the top of both the pop and R&B charts in 1961 (kidney and liver failure) 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)
