The EMI record pressing plant in Britain stopped printing the Rolling Stones album cover for "Some Girls" due to complaints from celebrities, including Lucille Ball who were featured in mock advertisements on the album sleeve.
The Eurythmics announced there first world tour for more than 10 years and that all profits would be given to charity. The duo made the announcement from the Greenpeace boat 'Rainbow Warrior' moored on the Thames.
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.
Born on July 5th, 2008
- János Starker (Hungarian cello player). Smiley Lewis - US R&B singer, songwriter George Rochberg - Composer
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).
