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  • Jul 8, 1968
    Capitol Records releases "Let The World Keep On A Turnin'," Buck Owens' duet with his son, Buddy Alan
    Jul 12, 1968
    Pop vocalist Micky Dolenz marries Samantha Juste. Dolenz sings lead on The Monkees' "The Last Train To Clarksville," hailed among country's 500 greatest singles of all-time in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Jul 13, 1968
    Governor Winthrop Rockefeller proclaims Glen Campbell Day in Arkansas
    Jul 14, 1968
    The Glen Campbell-hosted "The Summer Brothers Smothers Show" welcomes guests Vikki Carr and Cream, featuring Eric Clapton
    Jul 15, 1968
    Capitol releases "The Best Of Merle Haggard"
    Jul 15, 1968
    "It's Happening," a daytime music series, debuts on ABC-TV. The house band is Paul Revere & The Raiders, including soon-to-be country star Freddy Weller
    Jul 18, 1968
    Sonny James records "Born To Be With You"
    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 At Folsom Prison" tops the Billboard country albums chart for the first of four weeks total
    Jul 20, 1968
    Johnny Cash's live version of "Folsom Prison Blues" takes the #1 slot on the Billboard country singles chart

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