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  • Dec 22, 1968
    Johnny Cash's wife, Vivian D. Cash, is granted a divorce in Ventura, California. The singer, who failed to appear in court, is ordered to pay $400 monthly in child support
    Dec 23, 1968
    Epic releases Tammy Wynette's album "Stand By Your Man"
    Dec 25, 1968
    John Jorgenson receives his first guitar for Christmas. Within two decades, he earns high marks for his work on the instrument in The Desert Rose Band
    Dec 26, 1968
    Roy Rogers & Dale Evans appear on CBS-TV's "The Jonathan Winters Show"
    Dec 26, 1968
    A man threatening to kill Waylon Jennings breaks into J.D.'s in Phoenix after hours and forces the Waylors to lie on the floor. The man is killed while running from police
    Dec 27, 1968
    Two 150-pound marble urns and a marble replica of Hank Williams' hat are stolen from his grave in Montgomery, Alabama. The memorial objects will be recovered over the next four days
    Dec 30, 1968
    Frank Sinatra records "My Way" in Hollywood. The song becomes a staple of Elvis Presley's live shows
    Dec 31, 1968
    Columbia releases Marty Robbins' "It's A Sin"
    Dec 31, 1968
    Elvis Presley holds a New Year's Eve party for 200 at Memphis' Thunderbird Lounge. Performers include B.J. Thomas, Billy Lee Riley and Ronnie Milsap

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