July 5 Born –
Mack David (1912) – songwriter/lyricist (“Baby It’s You”).
Smiley Lewis (aka Overton Lemons, 1913) – R&B musician ("I Hear You
Knocking").
Mitch Jayne (1928) – The Dillards.
Terry Cashman (aka Dennis Minogue, 1941) – singer/songwriter/producer, The
Chevrons.
Robbie Robertson (aka Jaime Robertson, 1943) – guitarist for The Band.
Dick Scoppettone (1945) – Harper's Bizarre.
Andy Ellison (1946) – vocalist for John’s Children.
Tommy Eyre (1949) – session keyboardist with Joe Cocker ("With A Little
Help From My Friends").
Huey Lewis (aka Hugh Cregg, 1950) – singer/songwriter/harmonica player.
Michael Monarch (1950) – guitarist for Steppenwolf.
Terry Chimes (1956) – drummer for The Clash and Hanoi Rocks.
Marc Cohn (1959) – American folk singer/songwriter.
Bengt Lagerberg (1973) – drummer for The Cardigans.
Jason Wade (1980) – vocalist/guitarist for Lifehouse.
Nick O’Malley (1985) – guitarist for Arctic Monkeys.
July 5 R.I.P. –
Harry James (1983) – lymphatic cancer. Age 67. Big band leader.
Paul Hackman (1992) – car accident. Age 40? Guitarist for Helix.
Ernie K-Doe (2001) – Age 65. R&B singer.
Shirley Goodman (2005) – complications from a stroke. Age 69. Shirley and
Lee.
George Melly (2007) – lung cancer, emphysema. Age 80. British jazz/blues
singer.
July 5 album releases –
The Beach Boys – Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) (1965)
Creedence Clearwater Revival – Creedence Clearwater Revival (1968)
Cass Elliot – Bubblegum, Lemonade And… Something For Mama (1969)
John Lennon – Some Time In New York City (1972) U.S.
Frank Zappa – Waka/Jawaka (1972)
Bryan Ferry – Another Time, Another Place (1974)
The Beach Boys – 15 Big Ones (1976)
Suicidal Tendencies – Suicidal Tendencies (1983)
Billy Squier – Signs Of Life (1984)
U2 – Zooropa (1993)
Björk <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bj%C3%B6rk> – Debut (1993)
Smog – Julius Caesar (1993)
Hootie and The Blowfish – Cracked Rear View (1994)
The Auteurs – How I Learned To Love The Bootboys (1999)
July 5 events –
1954 – Elvis Presley has his first recording session with Scotty Moore and
Bill Black, recording “Harbor Lights,” “I Love You Because,” “Blue Moon Of
Kentucky” and "That's All Right" at Sun Studios.
1956 – The Billy Holiday biography, Lady Sings The Blues, is published.
1957 – Frank Sinatra divorces actress Ava Gardner after almost six years of
marriage.
1958 – Buddy Holly releases his single, "Early In The Morning" b/w "Now
We're One."
1958 – Ray Charles performs at the Newport Jazz Festival, and records the
show for album release.
1960 – Elvis Presley releases his single, "It's Now Or Never" b/w "A Mess
Of Blues."
1961 – Ray Charles records "Hit The Road, Jack" and "Unchain My Heart" at
United in Hollywood.
1961 – Slim Harpo performs "Rainin' In My Heart" on American Bandstand.
1962 – Little Eva lip-synchs to “The Loco-Motion” on American Bandstand.
1963 – The Beatles make their second appearance at the Plaza Ballroom in
Dudley, with local opening act Denny and The Diplomats, featuring leader
Denny Laine.
1963 – Dee Dee Sharp lip-synchs to "Rock Me In The Cradle Of Love" on
American Bandstand.
1964 – The Four Seasons perform at the White House at the request of
President Johnson.
1964 – Van Morrison and Them hold their first recording session, recording
"Gloria" and "Turn On Your Love Light" at Decca Three Studios in London.
1965 – Marty Balin and Paul Kantner form a folk rock group in San Francisco
and begin looking for members.
1965 – Motown Records founder Berry Gordy, Jr. fools the entire panel on
the CBS-TV game show To Tell The Truth.
1966 – On the recommendation of Keith Richards' girlfriend, Animals bassist
Chas Chandler goes to Café Wha? in Greenwich Village to see Jimi Hendrix.
1966 – Righteous Brother *Bill Medley* is admitted to Cedars-Sinai Hospital
in Los Angeles for an operation to remove nodules from his vocal cords.
1966 – Ray Stevens, The Syndicate Of Sound, Tina Mason, The Robbs, and
Keith Allison all appear on Where The Action Is.
1968 – Fillmore West opens in San Francisco with a concert by The
Butterfield Blues Band and Ten Years After.
1969 – The Rolling Stones give a free concert in Hyde Park in London as a
tribute to Brian Jones, with Mick Taylor making his stage debut with the
band.
1969 – The Who, Chuck Berry, and Bodast appear at the Royal Albert Hall in
London.
1969 – Jerry Butler lip-synchs to "Moody Woman" and "What's The Use Of
Breaking Up" on American Bandstand. Also on the show is The Impressions.
1972 – Procol Harum appears at the Golden Hall in San Diego, California,
with opening act The Eagles.
1974 – Anne Murray hosts The Midnight Special, with guests Eddie Kendricks,
Rufus, Country Joe McDonald, Golden Earring, Buffy Sainte-Marie, and Wet
Willie.
1975 – Pink Floyd, Captain Beefheart, Steve Miller and Roy Harper all
appear at the Knebworth Festival.
1975 – Keith Richards is arrested for reckless driving and possession of a
concealed weapon (a knife) in Fordyce, Arkansas.
1975 – Al Martino performs “To The Door Of The Sun” on American Bandstand.
Also on the show is The Blackbyrds.
1978 – Pressings of the album cover for The Rolling Stones' *Some Girls* is
halted when Lucille Ball and other celebrities depicted on the cover
complain.
1980 – Stephanie Mills appears on American Bandstand.
1980 – John Conlee makes his Grand Ole Opry debut.
1984 – The Everly Brothers begin their reunion tour in Cincinnati, playing
together for the first time in 11 years.
1986 – Ted Nugent cancels his concert in Williamsburg, Virginia, and the
police are called in to calm angry ticket holders when the box office runs
out of cash giving refunds.
1986 – Jermaine Stewart appears on American Bandstand. The Arctic Monkeys
also appear on the show via video.
1993 – Whitney Houston begins her 115-date Bodyguard World Tour, playing
the first of three nights at the James L. Knight Center in Miami, Florida.
1995 – More than 100 Grateful *Dead fans* are *hurt* when a wooden deck
collapses at a campground lodge in Wentzville, Missouri, while they are
under the deck to get out of the rain, where more than 4,000 Deadheads are
staying while attending Grateful Dead concerts in the St. Louis suburb.
1997 – The first Lilth Fair tour begins at the Gorge in George, Washington.
Artists on the tour include Sarah McLachlan, Jewel, Tracy Chapman, Suzanne
Vega, Emmylou Harris, The Indigo Girls, Fiona Apple, Paula Cole, Juliana
Hatfield, Jill Sobule, Kinnie Starr and others.
1999 – The Eurythmics announce their first tour in 10 years - with all
proceeds going to charity - from a Greenpeace boat on the River Thames in
London.
2003 – At her ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee, Country music singer Loretta
Lynn hosts the grand opening of her Coal Miner’s Daughter Museum.
2003 – The Daily Star newspaper runs a story that the skeleton of Manic
Street Preachers Richey Edwards, missing since February 1, 1995, has been
found. The article is in error, and the family of Richey Edwards waits
until 2008 to have him officially pronounced dead.
2005 – Pink Floyd's David Gilmour tells the press that artists who’ve seen
album sales soar after their Live 8 performances should donate their
profits to charity, saying: "This is money that should be used to save
lives."
2007 – The Fflam Festival, slated to run from July 13-15 at Singleton Park
in Swansea, Wales, is cancelled due to bad weather. Manic Street Preachers,
Keane and Placebo were set to headline the event, where more than 50 bands
were supposed to play.
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