July 1968

July 1968 in Music History

Events in Music

Event of Interest

Jul 1 John Lennon's 1st full art exhibition (You are Here)

Musician and Beatle John Lennon — Musician and Beatle
John Lennon

Engagement of Interest

Jul 20 Jane Asher breaks her engagement with Paul McCartney on live TV

Musician and Beatle Paul McCartney — Musician and Beatle
Paul McCartney

Jul 20 Iron Butterfly's "In-a-gadda-da-vida" becomes 1st heavy metal song to hit charts, it comes in at #117
Jul 31 The Beatles close Apple Boutique in London, giving clothes away for free

Birthdays in Music

Jul 3 Chien-lien Wu [Jacklyn Wu], Taiwanese actress and singer, born in Taipei, Taiwan
Jul 4 Jack Frost [John Dempsey], American heavy metal guitarist (Seven Witches), born in Jersey City, New Jersey
Jul 5 Kenji Ito, Japanese video game composer, born in Tokyo
Jul 19 Robert Flynn, American musician (Machine Head), born in Oakland, California
Jul 20 Kool G Rap [Nathaniel Thomas Wilson], American rapper, born in Queens, New York
Jul 23 Nick Menza, American musician and drummer (Megadeth), born in Munich, West Germany (d. 2016)
Jul 24 Kristin Chenoweth, American singer and actress (Wicked), born in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
Jul 29 Paavo Lötjönen, Finnish Cellist (Apocalyptica), born in Kuopio, Finland
Jul 30 Sean Moore, Welsh drummer (Manic Street Preachers), born in Pontypool, Wales

Weddings in Music

Wedding of Interest

Jul 6 US Army General Norman Schwarzkopf (33) weds Brenda Halsinger

US General Norman Schwarzkopf — US General
Norman Schwarzkopf

Deaths in Music

Jul 7 Leo Sowerby, American composer (Pulitzer Prize for Music, 1946), dies at 73
Jul 20 Joseph Keilberth, German conductor (Bayreuther Festival), dies at 60
Jul 21 Ruth St. Denis, American modern dance pioneer and teacher (Dances of the 5 Senses), dies at 91
Jul 30 Jon Leifs, composer, dies at 69