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    • Apr 4, 1968
    Martin Luther King Jr. is killed at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. Expected riots force the cancellation that weekend of the Grand Ole Opry for the first time since 1928
    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 5, 1968
    Skeets McDonald is buried in Rector, Arkansas
    Apr 6, 1968
    Buck Owens rises to #1 on the Billboard country singles chart with "How Long Will My Baby Be Gone"
    Apr 6, 1968
    "The Everlovin' World Of Eddy Arnold" spins in the top position on the Billboard country albums chart
    Apr 6, 1968
    Ray Charles receives a gold album from the RIAA for "Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music (Volume Two)"
    Apr 6, 1968
    With riots expected in downtown Nashville after the April 4th shooting of Martin Luther King in Memphis, the Grand Ole Opry is cancelled. Also scotched are downtown appearances by The Beach Boys and Peter, Paul & Mary
    Apr 6, 1968
    Elvis Presley takes in a Tom Jones performance at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas. Presley then decides he wants to play live again
    Apr 8, 1968
    Capitol releases the Merle Haggard album "The Legend Of Bonnie & Clyde"
    Apr 9, 1968
    Elvis Presley collects a gold album from the RIAA for the "Loving You" soundtrack
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