1968-4

Doin' Our Thing

Booker T and The MG's

 

 

 

 

 

1968
4/4 Thu
"James Brown appears on national television, in an attempt to calm feelings of anger in the United States following the assassination of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr."
4/6 Sat
"The 13th Eurovision Song Contest is held in the Royal Albert Hall, London. The winning song, Spain's ""La, la, la"" is sung by Massiel, after Spanish authorities refused to allow Joan Manuel Serrat to perform it in Catalan. The UK finish in second place,
4/7 Sun
"Singer/pianist/songwriter Nina Simone's performance at Westbury Music Fair is dedicated to the late Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. The song ""Why? (the king of love is dead)"" by Gene Taylor is performed for the first time. the show was partially released on
4/29 Mon
The rock musical Hair opens on Broadway at the Biltmore Theatre.
5/4 Sat
"Mary Hopkin performs on the British TV show Opportunity Knocks. Hopkin catches the attention of model Twiggy, who recommends her to Paul McCartney. McCartney would soon sign Hopkin to Apple Records."
5/5 Sun
"Buffalo Springfield performs together for the last time in Long Beach, California."
5/7 Tue
Aretha Franklin records her live LP Aretha In Paris at the Olympia Theater.
5/7 Tue
"Karlheinz Stockhausen begins composing his fifteen intuitive music works, Aus den sieben Tagen."
5/14 Tue
"At a press conference, John Lennon and Paul McCartney introduce the Beatles' new business concept, Apple Corps, Ltd., a disastrously mismanaged entertainment company that included a recording studio, a record label, and clothing store."
5/26 Sun
Blues artist Little Willie John dies in prison after being convicted of manslaughter.
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