1968-12-2

Cruising with Ruben & the Jets

The Mothers of Invention

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1968
11/8 Fri
John and Cynthia Lennon are divorced.
11/15 Fri
"500,000 people march in Washington, D.C. for peace, which becomes the largest anti-war rally in U.S. history. In attendance: Arlo Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Peter, Paul and Mary, John Denver, Mitch Miller, touring cast of Hair"
11/17 Sun
"Diana Ross & the Supremes replace The Beatles' hugely successful ""Hey Jude"" at number-one in the U.S. with ""Love Child""; this would be the last of five turnovers at number-one between the two most successful music acts in America during the 1960s."
11/22 Fri
"The Beatles (also known as ""The White Album"") by The Beatles is released. Also released is The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society by The Kinks."
11/26 Tue
"Cream plays their farewell concert at the Royal Albert Hall. It will be the last time Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, and Ginger Baker play together until their 1993 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame."
12/2 Mon
Jimi Hendrix's manager Chas Chandler quits over differences with Hendrix during the recording of Electric Ladyland
12/2 Mon
Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company perform their last concert together before Janis goes solo.
12/2 Mon
Elvis Presley's 1968 Comeback Special airs on NBC.
12/9 Mon
"TCB airs on NBC starring Diana Ross & the Supremes and The Temptations, becoming the first variety special in America to feature an exclusively African American cast. Shinjuku Music Festival is broadcast for the first time by Nippon Cultural Broadcasting
12/11 Wed
"The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus was filmed. Acts included The Rolling Stones, The Who, Taj Mahal, Jethro Tull, The Dirty Mac, and Marianne Faithfull. This was the last appearance of Brian Jones as a member of The Rolling Stones."
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