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    • Nov 3, 1968
    While performing in Atlanta, Jerry Lee Lewis hits a man in the audience in the face with the microphone stand for saying something derogatory about the music. The man dies in 1970, and his estate sues Lewis five years later
    Nov 10, 1968
    Neil Young records "Sugar Mountain" during a performance at the Canterbury House in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number" ranks it among country's 500 greatest singles of all-time
    Nov 21, 1968
    Jan Howard performs on Bill Anderson's show in St. Louis, Missouri, her first concert date since she lost her oldest son in Vietnam. Also on the bill: Kitty Wells, Johnny Wright and Carl Smith
    Dec 9, 1968
    Johnny Cash plays a benefit for Native Americans at the St. Francis Indian Mission in South Dakota. The set list includes the appropriate "The Ballad Of Ira Hayes"
    Dec 13, 1968
    In an unusual concert bill, Jerry Lee Lewis performs at The Forum in Los Angeles, with Jim Morrison and The Doors. His opening set includes "Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On" and "Great Balls Of Fire"
    Dec 14, 1968
    Johnny Cash performs at the Tennessee State Prison in Nashville
    Jan 9, 1969
    Johnny Cash & June Carter perform for American troops at Long Binh Air Force Base in Saigon, Vietnam
    Jan 28, 1969
    Country/pop singer Jimmie Rodgers performs at the Cocoanut Grove in Los Angeles, his first live appearance since his skull was fractured 14 months prior. Leonard Nimoy, Herb Alpert, Bobby Hatfield and The Smothers Brothers are on hand for a set that includes "Gentle On My Mind" and "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine"
    Feb 1, 1969
    Two years after George Hamilton IV earned a country hit with her song "Urge For Going," singer/songwriter Joni Mitchell makes her Carnegie Hall debut
    Feb 24, 1969
    Johnny Cash records the album "Johnny Cash At San Quentin," including "A Boy Named Sue." The concert features his entire touring ensemble, including June Carter, Carl Perkins, The Carter Family and The Statler Brothers



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