1968 in music

• January 5 - Jimi Hendrix was sentenced to one day in prison after he got drunk and smashed the Goteberg Hotel in Stockholm ( Sweden ).
• January - The Beatles launches Apple Corps, Ltd., which includes a recording studio, record label and clothing store.
• September 29 - the world premiere of the opera Ulysses by Luigi Dallapikkola took place in Berlin .
• Pink Floyd left Sid Barrett .
• November - Cream split up.

New Groups

See also the category of musical groups that appeared in 1968.

• In Cologne , the group The Can was formed , which later simplified the name to Can .
• Toronto formed Rush .
• The Free group is formed.
• Yes group formed.
• The British jazz rock band Colosseum was formed .
• Deep Purple band formed.
• The Sweet group is formed.
• The Henry Cow group is formed.
• After the breakup of The Yardbirds , Led Zeppelin was formed .
• Nazareth formed .
• King Crimson created .
• Jethro Tull formed .
• The Polka Tulk Blues Band was formed, later renamed Black Sabbath .

See also 1968 music album category

• Beat With Us ( Shocking Blue )
• Adriano Rock ( Adriano Celentano )
• Azzurro / Una carezza in un pugno ( Adriano Celentano )
• A Saucerful of Secrets ( Pink Floyd )
• Any Day Now ( Joan Baez )
• Astral Weeks ( Van Morrison )
• Beggars Banquet ( The Rolling Stones )
• Bookends ( Simon and Garfunkel )
• Child Is Father to the Man ( Blood, Sweat & Tears )
• Electric Ladyland ( The Jimi Hendrix Experience )
• Friends ( The Beach Boys )
• In the Groove ( Marvin Gay )
• Lady Soul ( Aretha Franklin )
• Le Temps des Fleurs ( Delilah )
• Magic Bus: The Who on Tour ( The Who )
• Shades of Deep Purple ( Deep Purple )
• Shine On Brightly ( Procol Harum )
• The Beatles (White Album) ( The Beatles )
• The Book of Taliesyn ( Deep Purple )
• The Graduate Original Soundtrack ( Simon and Garfunkel )
• This Was ( Jethro Tull )
• Traffic ( Traffic )
• Waiting for the Sun ( The Doors )
• Wheels of Fire ( Cream )
• Creedence Clearwater Revival (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
• White Light / White Heat ( The Velvet Underground )
• The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter ( The Incredible String Band )

• Hey Jude ( The Beatles )
• "(Sittin 'on) the Dock of the Bay" ( Otis Redding )
• Sympathy for the Devil ( The Rolling Stones )
• "The Weight" ( The Band )
• Waterloo Sunset ( The Kinks )
• "All Along the Watchtower" ( Jimmy Hendricks )
• Sunshine of Your Love ( Cream )
• “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” ( Marvin Gay )
• Voodoo Child ( Jimmy Hendricks )
• 'Jumpin' Jack Flash '( The Rolling Stones )
• " Born to Be Wild " ( Steppenwolf )
• “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” ( The Beatles )
• Everyday People ( Sly & the Family Stone )
• Wichita Lineman ( Glen Campbell )
• Dance to the Music ( Sly & the Family Stone )
• "Son of a Preacher Man" ( Dusty Springfield )

• US Top Selling Single ( Billboard Hot 100 ) - “Hey Jude” ( The Beatles )
• UK Top Selling Single - The Hey Jude ( The Beatles )

• Top Selling Album in the USA ( Billboard Top 200 ) - “Are You Experienced?” ( Jimi Hendricks )
• UK's best-selling album - Soundtrack for the Sound of Music ( Julie Andrews et al.)

• Grammy for Album of the Year - Glen Campbell for By the Time I Get to Phoenix
• Grammy for Record of the Year - Simon & Garfunkel for “Mrs. Robinson »

Born

• January 5 - DJ BoBo (real name Peter Rene Baumann), Swiss musician , singer , producer
• January 11 - Tom Dumont , guitarist and composer, No Doubt band
• January 27 - Tricky
• March 29 - Vladimir Presnyakov (Jr.)
• March 30 - Celine Dion
• May 28 - Kylie Minogue
• June 21 - Sonique , real name Née Sonia Clarke
• July 16 - Leonid Agutin
• October 7 - Tom York , vocalist and composer, Radiohead
• October 16 - Ilya Lagutenko , Mumiy Troll
• November 14 - Svetlana Surganova ( Night Snipers , Surganova and Orchestra )

Died

• July 6 - Adam Soltys , Polish and Ukrainian composer, conductor and teacher.