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Mar 1, 1968
Songwriters Curly Putman and Bobby Braddock take a demo tape of "D-I-V-O-R-C-E" to record producer Billy Sherrill in Nashville. Three weeks later, Sherrill records the song on Tammy Wynette
Mar 1, 1968
Johnny Cash marries June Carter at the Methodist Church in Franklin, Kentucky. Carter's "Ring Of Fire" co-writer Merle Kilgore serves as best man. Carlene Carter's $1-a-week allowance, earned by mowing the lawn, rises to $10-a-week
Mar 2, 1968
The city of Phoenix observes Merle Haggard Day
Mar 4, 1968
Glen Campbell wins three trophies in the third annual Academy of Country & Western Music awards at Los Angeles' Century Plaza Hotel: Top Male Vocalist; Single Record of the Year, for "Gentle On My Mind"; and Album, for the LP of the same name
Mar 4, 1968
Decca releases Conway Twitty's "The Image Of Me"
Mar 4, 1968
Decca releases Bill Anderson's "Wild Week-End"
Mar 5, 1968
Jerry Lee Lewis debuts as Iago in "Catch My Soul," an adaptation of Shakespeare's "Othello," at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles
Mar 5, 1968
Syd Nathan dies of heart disease in Miami Beach, Florida. He founded King Records, which contributed to the careers of Moon Mullican, Hawkshaw Hawkins and The Delmore Brothers. Nathan also wrote "I'll Sail My Ship Alone" and "Goodnight Irene"
Mar 6, 1968
"The Best Of Buck Owens" is certified gold by the RIAA
Mar 7, 1968
Dean Martin is joined by guests George Gobel and Phil Harris on a version of "Ode To Billie Joe" during "The Dean Martin Show" on NBC-TV
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