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    • Apr 5, 1968
    Gary Puckett & The Union Gap pick up a gold single from the RIAA for "Young Girl." The band features bass player Kerry Chater, who writes such future country hits as "You Look So Good In Love," "I Know A Heartache When I See One" and "I.O.U."
    Apr 16, 1968
    Columbia releases Johnny Cash's live recording of "Folsom Prison Blues"
    May 20, 1968
    Janis Joplin records "Piece Of My Heart." The song is eventually remade as a country hit by Faith Hill
    Jul 1, 1968
    Marty Robbins records "Camelia" and "I Walk Alone"
    Jul 18, 1968
    The pop single "Lady Willpower," by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, is certified gold by the RIAA. The band's bass player, Kerry Chater, is destined to write country hits by Lee Greenwood, Alabama and George Strait
    Jul 20, 1968
    Johnny Cash's live version of "Folsom Prison Blues" takes the #1 slot on the Billboard country singles chart
    Jul 20, 1968
    "Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison" tops the Billboard country albums chart for the first of four weeks total
    Jul 24, 1968
    Ray Price records "She Wears My Ring"
    Jul 30, 1968
    Johnny Cash records the Carl Perkins-penned "Daddy Sang Bass" at the Columbia Recording Studios on Music Row in Nashville, with The Statler Brothers and Jan Howard providing additional voices
    Aug 12, 1968
    Ray Price records "Sweetheart Of The Year"
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