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Overview of the events of 1968 in British music
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This is a summary of 1968 in music in the United Kingdom.
16 February – The Beatles , Mike Love , Mia Farrow , Donovan and others travel to India to visit Maharishi Mahesh Yogi at Rishikesh .18 February – David Gilmour joins Pink Floyd , replacing founder Syd Barrett , who has checked himself into a psychiatric hospital.1 March – First performance of an Andrew Lloyd Webber –Tim Rice musical, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat cantata ", by pupils of Colet Court preparatory school in Hammersmith .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] 30 March – The Yardbirds record their live album Live Yardbirds at the Anderson Theater.6 April – The 13th Eurovision Song Contest is held in the Royal Albert Hall , London. The winning song, Spain 's "La, la, la " is sung in Spanish by Massiel , after Spanish authorities refused to allow Joan Manuel Serrat to perform it in Catalan. The UK finish in second place, just one point behind, with the song "Congratulations " sung by Cliff Richard , which goes on to outsell the winning Spanish entry throughout Europe.4 May – Mary Hopkin performs on the British TV show Opportunity Knocks . Hopkin catches the attention of model Twiggy , who recommends her to Paul McCartney . McCartney would soon sign Hopkin to Apple Records .14 May – At a press conference, John Lennon and Paul McCartney introduce the Beatles' new business concept, Apple Corps, Ltd. , a disastrously mismanaged entertainment company that includes a recording studio, a record label and clothing store.30 May – The Beatles begin recording The White Album (officially titled, simply, The Beatles 7 June – The first performance of Sir Malcolm Arnold 's Peterloo Trades Union Congress to make the centenary of its first meeting, takes place at London's Royal Festival Hall .[ 4] 8 June – The première of Harrison Birtwistle 's opera Punch and Judy Aldeburgh Festival .[ 5] 14 June – Manfred Mann appear in the first edition of the BBC2 series Colour Me Pop 7 July – The Yardbirds perform for the last time before disbanding.August – John McVie marries Christine Perfect .
4 August – Yes performs for the first time, at a summer camp.12 August – At the Proms , three new works are performed in the first half: Thea Musgrave 's Concerto for Orchestra (Proms premiere), John Tavener 's In Alium (world premiere) and Don Banks ' Violin Concerto (world premiere). The audience is asked to vote for a repeat in the second half. In Alium is the winner.21 August – Russian cellist Mstislav Rostropovich plays Dvorak's Cello Concerto at the Proms, in an emotionally charged concert following the Soviet occupation of Prague the day before.7 September – Led Zeppelin performs for the first time, billed as The New Yardbirds (the Yardbirds had disbanded two months earlier, and guitarist Jimmy Page subsequently formed this new group).15 September – Song of Summer Ken Russell 's noted TV documentary about Frederick Delius , is shown for the first time as part of the BBC's Omnibus series.19 September – The Who begin recording Tommy rock opera that tells the story about a deaf, dumb and blind boy, including his experiences with life and the relationship with his family.8 November – John Lennon and his wife Cynthia are divorced.22 November – The Beatles The Beatles is released. Also released is The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society The Kinks .26 November – Cream play their farewell concert at the Royal Albert Hall . It will be the last time Eric Clapton , Jack Bruce , and Ginger Baker play together until their 1993 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame .2 December – Jimi Hendrix 's manager Chas Chandler quits over differences with Hendrix during the recording of Electric Ladyland 6 December – The Rolling Stones release Beggars Banquet 22 December – The Animals reunite for one benefit concert at the Newcastle City Hall while Eric Burdon & The Animals are disbanding.date unknown
Film and incidental music [ edit ] 4 March – Patsy Kensit , actress and singer23 March – Damon Albarn , singer and songwriter (Blur )24 April – Roxanna Panufnik , British composer of Polish heritage28 April – Howard Donald , singer and dancer (Take That )11 May – Richie Wermerling, singer and keyboardist (Let Loose )19 May – Paul Hartnoll , songwriter and musician (Orbital )May – Erran Baron Cohen , musician, founder of world music group Zohar
13 June – Denise Pearson , singer (Five Star )21 June – Sonique , singer and DJ17 July – Darren Day , singer, actor and TV presenter20 July – Kenneth Hesketh , composer22 July – Rhys Ifans , actor and former vocalist with Super Furry Animals 31 July – Jomo Baxter, singer (Ultimate Kaos )12 August – Paul Tucker , musician (Lighthouse Family )21 August – Dina Carroll , singer23 August – Benjamin Boyce, singer (Caught in the Act )29 September – Matt and Luke Goss , singer and drummer (Bros )7 October – Thom Yorke , musician (Radiohead )10 November – Steve Brookstein , singer21 November – Alex James , bassist (Blur)25 November – Tunde Baiyewu , singer (Lighthouse Family)29 November – Martin Carr (Boo Radleys )17 December – Joe Cutler , composer, head of composition Royal Birmingham Conservatoire date unknown
23 January – Teresa del Riego , violinist, pianist, singer and composer of Spanish ancestry, 9121 April – Norman Demuth , composer, 6927 July – Lilian Harvey , actress and singer, 6231 August – Sir Percy Hull , organist and composer, 896 September – Karl Rankl , Austrian-born conductor and composer, 6916 September – Michael Carr , composer, 6315 October – Franz Reizenstein , German-born composer and pianist, 5720 October – Bud Flanagan , music hall star, 729 December – Percy Greenbank , lyricist, 90"Unknown" – Billy Pigg , bagpiper, 66
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