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    • Jul 4, 1968
    The John Wayne movie "The Green Berets" premieres in Atlanta. The Vietnam War film's theme song is Barry Sadler's "The Ballad Of The Green Berets," performed by a male chorus. The cast includes former hitmaker Cactus Pryor
    Jul 22, 1968
    Elvis Presley begins filming the western "Charro!" in Apache Junction, Arizona, requiring him to grow a beard
    Aug 15, 1968
    "A Time To Sing," starring Hank Williams Jr., debuts at Nashville's Paramount Theater. The movie includes Williams' hit "It's All Over But The Crying"
    Aug 28, 1968
    Elvis Presley finishes filming the western "Charro!"
    Oct 23, 1968
    MGM Pictures releases Elvis Presley's "Live A Little, Love A Little"
    Oct 29, 1968
    Elvis Presley begins filming "The Trouble With Girls"
    Nov 27, 1968
    The John Wayne movie "Hellfighters" opens in theaters. Featured in a minor role is Cactus Pryor, who earned a 1950 country hit with "Cry Of The Dying Duck In A Thunder-Storm," a satire on Tennessee Ernie Ford's "The Cry Of The Wild Goose"
    Dec 5, 1968
    The movie "Killers Three" opens with Merle Haggard playing a sheriff who is accidentally shot to death by Dick Clark's character. The picture incorporates an instrumental version of "Mama Tried"
    Dec 17, 1968
    The movie "Candy" opens in American theaters. The cast includes "Yesterday, When I Was Young" songwriter Charles Aznavour and Ringo Starr, plus music by The Byrds
    Mar 12, 1969
    Filming begins in Los Angeles for Elvis Presley's final dramatic role, opposite Mary Tyler Moore in "Change Of Habit"



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