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Aug 2, 1967
The Sidney Poitier movie "In The Heat Of The Night" premieres in New York, with Ray Charles and Glen Campbell each contributing to the soundtrack
Oct 2, 1967
Singer/songwriter Gillian Welch is born in New York City. The earthy performer becomes an acclaimed member of the alternative country movement, appearing on the "Hope Floats" and "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" soundtracks
Oct 3, 1967
Woody Guthrie dies in Queens after a 15-year struggle with Huntington's disease. The folk singer/songwriter influenced the social content of several 20th-century genres, including country, and is eventually added to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
Oct 8, 1967
Jimmy Dean presents CBS viewers with a medley of country classics on "The Ed Sullivan Show." He sings "Born To Lose," "Oh Lonesome Me," "I Can't Stop Loving You" and "Jambalaya (On The Bayou)"
Oct 23, 1967
The concert movie "Festival" debuts in New York City. The film features music from the Newport Folk Festival by Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Judy Collins, Joan Baez, Cousin Emmy, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Pete Seeger and Peter, Paul & Mary
Nov 12, 1967
The Turtles appear on CBS-TV's "The Ed Sullivan Show," performing the future T.G. Sheppard hit "Happy Together"
Nov 23, 1967
Jack Greene becomes the first country star to appear in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, singing "There Goes My Everything" aboard a buckboard float
Dec 24, 1967
Bobbie Gentry performs "Ode To Billie Joe" on "The Ed Sullivan Show." Broadcast from New York, the CBS telecast also features The Muppets, The Cowsills, Arthur Godfrey and George Carlin
Dec 31, 1967
Songwriter Bert Berns dies of a heart attack at the Oliver Cromwell Hotel in New York City. His pop classic "Piece Of My Heart" is recorded by Janis Joplin before becoming a country hit for Faith Hill
Jan 20, 1968
Woody Guthrie is celebrated with a tribute concert at New York's Carnegie Hall. The lineup includes Bob Dylan, The Band, Tom Paxton, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Pete Seeger, Judy Collins and Arlo Guthrie, who covers "Oklahoma Hills." The night closes with a multi-artist performance of "This Land Is Your Land"
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