1968
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January 6
Background vocals on “Forever Came Today” by the Andantes, first session (see also January 23). 
January 7
Arrival in Milan (Italy) from New York.
Diana Ross & the Supremes in Milan
January 8 or 9
Italy: two TV shows: “Settevoce” and “Qui Ci Vuole Un Uomo”. Diana Ross & The Supremes perform “L’Amore Verra” on one of these two TV shows.
January 10
Diana Ross & the Supremes lunch with the Duke and Duchess of Bedford at Woburn abbey. 
January 11
Paris TV show according to Mary Wilson’s “Dreamgirl”.
I have found no information on this show yet, nor whether or not it’s a different show than “Studio 102” (see January 18 & February 3).
Diana Ross & the Supremes appearance in the TV series “Tarzan”, episode “The Convert”. This episode is the most watched of the season (filmed in October 1967, see also October (-) 1967).
January 12
January 13
Diana Ross & the Supremes attend Berry Gordy’s parent’s 50th wedding anniversary and renewal of vows at Bethel A.M.E. Church in Detroit. 
January 14
Germany: recording of the TV show “The Supremes in Berlin - The Happening”  (concert). Broadcast on March 25.
Departure from Germany. Flight to Amsterdam on January 15, 1968.     
January 15
- Press conference at the Hilton hotel in Amsterdam (the Netherlands) and interview taped for the TV show “Vjoew” (date of broadcast unknown).
January 16
Concert at the Amsterdam Rai Theater in Amsterdam. The concert is filmed and broadcast on Dutch TV on March 4.
This concert is erroneously credited as being held at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam by different sources of information (like the jacket of the dvd "The Supremes Greatest Hits Live In Amsterdam).
January 17 (or 19)
Spain: taping of the TV show “Tele-Ritmo” (TV show in Madrid), broadcast on January 30. January 17 is according to Mary Wilson’s “Dreamgirl” and January 19 according to Billboard (February 3, 1968 issue) - a taping on January 19 would be in conflict with the Bamby Awards ceremony in Munich.
Diana Ross & the Supremes in Madrid.

Above left: backstage the television studio.
Above right: photo shooting.
Left: at Madrid airport.
January 18
France: TV show in Paris, according to Mary Wilson’s “Dreamgirl”. It’s unclear if this show is another one than “Studio 102” and this date might also be its recording date (see February 3).
January 19
Germany: “Bambi Awards Ceremony” in Munich (also broadcast on TV). Diana Ross & the Supremes perform, other guest: Tom Jones, Mireille Mathieu. 
January 20
- Private afternoon concert for the Burda Ball Bal Pare at the Bayerisher Hof Hotel in Munich, Germany. Other performers: Tom Jones, Mireille Mathieu, Henri Mancini.
Event erroneously credited on January 21 on many photos on the web, date confirmed in Melody Maker January 6, 1968 issue.
- One hour TV show in Germany: broadcast of excerpts of the “Burda Ball Bal Pare” concert.
January 21
Concert at the Gala du M.I.D.EM. at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France (Broadcast on February 24 on French TV). At the end of their performance Bernard Chevry presents Diana Ross with the 1967 MIDEM trophy that they were unable to receive in person the previous year.
January 22
Diana Ross & the Supremes travel from Nice (France) to London (UK).
Jan 22 – Feb 3
- Concerts at London’s Talk Of The Town.
The opening night is attended by Paul McCartney, Michael Caine, Cliff Richard, the Shadows, Cat Sevens, Shirley Bassey, Roman Polanski, Sharon Tate, Samantha Eggar, Laurence Harvey, Tony Blackburn, Engelbert Humperdinck, Jane Asher, Joan Collins. 
- after party at the Speakeasy in London with Paul McCartney, Roman Polanski, Sharon Tate…
   Diana Ross & the Supremes at the Talk of the Town   
Diana Ross and the Supremes backstage after the opening at the Talk Of The Town, with:
- Paul McCartney (above)
- Paul McCartney and Jane Asher (below)
- Sharon Tate and Roman Polanski (right)
January 23
- press conference at the EMI building in London. 
- Second background vocals recording session for “Forever Came Today” by the Andantes (see also January 6).
January 28
- France: taping of the TV show “Studio 102” according to Billboard (February 3, 1968 issue) but it hardly compatible with the ‘Talk Of The Town’ engagement in UK. See also January 11 & 18 and February 3.
- Party held by the Duke and Duchess of Bedford at the Club Dell’ Aretusa in Chelsea, London. Guests: Lord Thompson of Fleet, Jean Paul Getty, Charles Clore, Marquis & Marchioness of Bath, Marquis & Marchioness of Queensburry, Lord & Lady Londonderry, Tom Jones, Marianne Faithfull, Michael Caine, Lynn & Vanessa Redgrave, Christopher Plummer, Warren Beatty, Leslie Caron, Terence Stamp, Julie Christie, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Douglas Fairbanks, Nubar Gulbenkian, Peter O'Toole, Peter Sellers, Twiggy…
Diana Ross & the Supremes with the World Feather Weight Champion, Howard Winstone, backstage at the London Palladium show on January 28, 1968.
At the club Dell'Aretusa:
Top right: Diana Ross and actor Michael Caine.

Middle left: Diana Ross and  Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones (and truncated on the left: the Supremes road manager Shelly Berger).

Middle right: Duchess of Bedford, Diana Ross, Duke of Bedford, Mary Wilson, Cindy Birdsong.

Right: Diana Ross, Vanessa Redgrave, Cindy Birdsong, Mary Wilson.
January 30 
Spain: broadcast of the TV show “Tele-Ritmo” (TV show in Madrid). 
A busy day in London, on January 1968: shopping, interview... (and concert in the evening).
January (-)
January (-)
UK: press conference at the Mayfair Hotel in London.
January (-)
Fan club reception and signing at the EMI building.
Fan club reception and signing at the EMI building - circa the end of the Talk Of The Town engagement (end of January - February 3, 1968).
February 3
- France: TV show “Studio 102” (broadcast), hosted by the famous French singer Claude François.
Recording date could be January 11 according to Mary Wilson, or January 18. It’s January 28 according to Billboard (February 3, 1968 issue) but it’s hardly compatible with the other events on this day.
- UK: Broadcast on TV of “Live At London’s Talk Of The Town”. 
- UK: last concert of the Talk Of The Town engagement.
February 4
February 5-11
- Concerts at Berns in Stockholm, Sweden. The show is filmed for broadcast (see April 20). Melody Maker (January 6, 1968 issue) erroneously gives February 4 as opening date.
- Press conference at the Berns Hotel.
During their engagement in Sweden, Diana Ross and the Supremes meet Princess Christina on February 9.
February 10
Recording sessions for “Am I Asking Too Much” and “He Loves Me So” (unreleased) according to Mary Wilson’s “Dreamgirl” but it’s unlikely a vocal session because of the European tour.
February 12
Switzerland: TV show in Geneva. 
February 13
Recording session for “Don’t Forget I Love You” (unreleased) according to Mary Wilson but it’s unlikely a vocal session because of the European tour.
February 16-29
Concerts at the Caribe Hilton in San Juan, Puerto Rico (show at 10:30 p.m. and at 10 p.m. and midnight on Saturday 17 & 24). 
February 17
Recording sessions for “I Can’t Shake It Loose” and “You’ll Never Cherish A Love So True” (unreleased) according to Mary Wilson but it’s unlikely a vocal sessions because of the engagement in Puerto Rico
February 24
- Recording session for “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” (unreleased Mary Wilson’s solo version) according to Mary Wilson but it’s unlikely a vocal session because of the engagement in Puerto Rico. February 24 is the recording of the track and not the vocals according to the booklet of “Joined Together – the Complete Studio Recordings (see also March 20 & 26, 1968 and May 2 & 6, 1969 for other recording dates).
February 29
- Single “Forever Came Today” released (# 28 on pop charts).
- Recording session for “A Little Breeze” according to Mary Wilson’s “Dreamgirl” but it’s unlikely a vocal session because of the engagement in Puerto Rico.
March (-)
Diana Ross & the Supremes do one-nighters across northern United States including college campuses (probably between March 1 & 15 – some shows are still missing in the list below).
March (-)
See October 27, 1967 about the concert at Mc Arthur Court, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR.
March 2
Concert at the Freedom Hall in Louisville, KY.  
March 4
- The Netherlands: broadcast of the concert filmed in Amsterdam on January 16 (it was broadcast twice).
- Concert at the Kiel Auditorium in St Louis, MO (show at 8:30 p.m.). 
March 5
Concert at the Field House, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI. 
March 6
Concert at the Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN (show at 8:00 p.m.). Cancelled.
March 7
- Concert at the Hall of Music, Purdue University in Lafayette, IN.
- Recording sessions for “You Made Me Feel Like Everything Was Alright” (unreleased) and “When It’s To The Top” according to Mary Wilson’s “Dreamgirl” but unlikely vocal sessions because of the northern US tour.
March 8
Concert at the Field House, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (show at 9 p.m.). 
March 9
- Recording sessions for “Honey Bee” and “The Beginning Of The End” according to Mary Wilson’s “Dreamgirl” but unlikely vocal sessions because of the northern US tour.
- Concerts at the Civic Opera House in Chicago, IL (shows at 7 & 10 p.m.). 
March 10
Concert at the Cincinnati Gardens in Cincinnati, OH. Show at 8 p.m. Other performing artists: Jimmy Wilkins band, Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers, Willie Tyler. Concert promoted by station WSAI and Dick Clark Productions. Erroneously dated on March 3 in Billboard (March 23, 1968 issue).
March 11
Concert at the Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium in Columbus, OH. 
March 12
Concerts at the Cleveland Music Hall in Cleveland, OH. Shows at 7 and 9:30 p.m. “Forever Came Today” made its debut live. 
March 13
Concert at the Charleston Civic Center in Charleston, WV. Show at 8:00 p.m.
March 14
Recording sessions for “Sweet Soul Music” (unreleased) and “If You Should Walk Away” (with the Temptations) according to Mary Wilson’s “Dreamgirl” but this date is the recording of the track, not the vocals according to the booklet of “Joined Together – The Complete Studio Duets”.
March 15
- Recording sessions for “Believe In Me” (supposedly unreleased version with the Temptations – see also March 19) and “A Place In The Sun” according to Mary Wilson’s “Dreamgirl” but the instrumental track is only recorded on May 3 according to the booklet of “Joined Together – The Complete Studio Duets”.
- Concert at the Hershey Sports Arena in Hershey, PA. Show at 8:30 p.m.
March 16
Concert at the Boston Arena in Boston, MA. 2 shows at 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.
March 17
Concert at the Villanova University Field House in Villanova, PA, two shows at 5:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. for the benefit of the Augustinian Seminary Guild.
March 18
Recording sessions for “Growing” (unreleased), “The Boy From Crosstown” (unreleased), “For Once In My Live – version 1” (unreleased) and “The Nitty Gritty”. 
March 19
Lead vocals on “Believe In Me” (no background vocals were recorded).
March 20
Lead vocals on “The Beginning Of The End Of Love”, “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You”.
March 24
March 25
- LP “Reflections” released (# 18 on pop charts).
March 26
Background vocals on “The Beginning Of The End Of Love”, “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You”. 
March 28-April 10
  Two weeks engagement at the Copacabana in New York (2 shows nightly at 8 and 12 p.m. and 3 shows on Saturdays at 8 p.m., 11 p.m. and 2 a.m.). Partially cancelled: see also April 4, April 9 and May 4.
Sidney Poitier meets Cindy Birdsong and Diana Ross backstage the Copacabana.
- TV Show “Crusade’ 68 Special”. 
This program mostly aired in April on various days on local channels, the Cancer Crusade being conducted during April (National Cancer Month).
March 30
April 4
- Recording session for “Will This Be The Day” according to Mary Wilson’s “Dreamgirl” but according to the CDs “50th Anniversary The Singles Collection” it concerns only the recording of the track and not the vocal (see June 18 for vocal session).
- Dr Martin Luther King is assassinated at 18:01 p.m.
- The concerts at the Copacabana are cancelled because of King’s assassination.
Although Mary Wilson is sure the group was to perform at the Copa on April 4 (Dreamgirl, p. 215), she marks this event with an asterisk in the appendix 1 meaning it’s unsure, as she does with the opening at the Copa on May 4. She also suggests (p.216) that the rest of the engagement was cancelled because the group “immediately” flew to Atlanta. This unsure information was transformed and turned into “facts” in Ribowsky’s book (The Supremes, A Saga… p.326) writing that Berry Gordy postponed the entire engagement for a month.
This is completely false. The engagement at the Copa was not postponed.
The newspapers archives makes it possible to establish the Copa program which doesn’t leave any room for a supposedly postponed engagement: Peggy Lee (April 11-24), Louis Prima (April 25-May 8), Dionne Warwick (May 9-22), Tony Bennett (May 23-June 5), Martha and the Vandellas for an unusual three weeks engagement (June 6-26), Esther Tohbi (June 27-July 10)… The only concerts at the Copa that were cancelled and that are documented are those of April 4 and April 9. Esther Tohbi replaced the group on April 9 (Asheville Citizen-Times, April 15, 1968 issue).
It would also be really surprising that the group flew “immediately” to Atlanta as suggests Mary Wilson: they would have flown no earlier than April 6 (they were on the Tonight Show in New York on April 5) and then would have waited in Atlanta until April 9 for the funeral to be held when their engagement at the Copa couldn’t possibly be postponed or completed (according to the Copa program and the group’s schedule): this seems very unlikely.
April 5
TV show “The Tonight Show”.
Diana Ross performs “Somewhere” with a new monologue included in the lyrics. After the show, the group flies to Atlanta for the funeral.
April 9
Diana Ross & the Supremes attend the funeral of Dr Martin Luther King in Atlanta (Tuesday). Esther Tohbi replaces the group at the Copa. 
Dr Martin Luther King's funeral.
Above: Diana Ross in the middle.
On the left: Cindy Birdsong, Mary Wilson, Diana Ross.
April 12
- Recording session for “You’ve Been So Wonderful To Me”.
April 13-21
Engagement at the Eden Roc (in Cafe Pompeii) in Miami, FL, shows at 9 p.m. and midnight.
The opening date for this engagement is erroneously April 12 in most of the earlier newspapers (like the Miami News, February 9, 1968 issue; the Philadelphia Enquirer, December 17, 1967 issue). It's April 13 on an ad in the Miami News (April 10, 1968 issue) and in an article in the Fort Lauderdale News (April 12, 1968 issue). The February 9 issue of the Miami News also announces the end of the engagement on April 24, which would be in conflict with the engagement at the Latin Casino (April 22 to May 4), and most of the other newspapers give April 21 as closing date.
April 15
Recording session for “Some Things You Never Get Used To” according to the Mary Wilson’s “Dreamgirl” but the booklet of the CDs “50th Anniversary The Singles Collection” confirms it’s only the recording of the track.
April 20
- Sweden: broadcast of the concert filmed at Berns in Stockholm (recorded between February 5 and 11).
April 22 – May 4
Engagement at the Latin Casino, Cherry Hill, NJ, 2 shows nightly.   
Note that in an early ad in the Courier-Post (August 10, 1967 issue), the engagement is advertised from April 22 through May 5: actually the line-up from March through May from this early Latin Casino ad changed considerably compared to the actual line-up in 1968 and the Supremes engagement is shortened by one day.
Moreover, in an article in the Courier-Post (Camden, June 11, 1969 issue), Dave Dushoff, operator of the Latin Casino, states about this engagement: “…Diana had wanted May 5 off to do the Sullivan show…”, so early negotiations in 1967 for a 14 days engagement most probably conducted it to be cut to 13 days. . .
April 24
Recording session for “Touched By The Hand Of Love” (unreleased) according to Mary Wilson’s “Dreamgirl” but it’s unlikely a vocal session because of the engagement at the Latin Casino in New Jersey.
April 26
Mayor of Camden Alfred R. Pierce proclaims “Cindy Day” in honor of Camden vocalist Cynthia “Cindy” Birdsong, while performing with Diana Ross and the Supremes in the Latin Casino. Club Magnificent Seven, a social organization headed by Camden Det. Louis Walls, arranged a day of activities: at 10 a.m. Mayor Pierce gives Miss Birdsong a key to the city, at 11 a.m. she visits Camden High School, and the Opportunities Industrialization Center at 11:45 a.m. At 1 p.m. she’s honored at lunch in Kenney's Restaurant.
April 29
Recording sessions for “Hey Hey” (unreleased) and “Honey Babe” (unreleased; according to Mary Wilson but the same title was used for a song in 1963 – see November 25, 1963 and discography for more information) according to Mary Wilson’s “Dreamgirl” but it’s unlikely a vocal session because of the engagement at the Latin Casino in New Jersey.
April 30
Recording sessions for “Ain’t I Gonna Win Your Love” (unreleased), “He’s My Sunny Boy” according to Mary Wilson’s “Dreamgirl” but it’s unlikely a vocal session because of the engagement at the Latin Casino in New Jersey.
May 4
- See April 4 about the supposedly postponed engagement at the Copa.  
- A “Hollywood Palace” is referenced in most biographies but it’s off season and it’s only a rebroadcast of the show aired on September 26, 1967 according to TV.com.
May 5
TV show “The Ed Sullivan Show” to salute Irving Berlin’s 80th Birthday.
Note: According to Mary Wilson’s “Dreamgirl” and Tony Turner’s “All That Glittered” (p.195), the Supremes performed “Some Things You Never Get Used To” but they actually never performed this song during an Ed Sullivan show. Moreover, the lead vocal for this song was recorded in studio only two days later.
May 7
Lead vocals on “Some Things You Never Get Used To”. Lead and background vocals on “A House Is Not A Home” (also with the Temptations).  
Note: although Mary and Cindy were in the studio to record the background vocals of “A House Is Not A Home”, they didn’t record the background vocals of “Some Things You Never Get Used To” that were already recorded by the Andantes on April 27. 
May 8
Background vocals on “He’s My Sunny Boy”.
May 9
Benefit concert at the Civic Center in Atlanta organized by Berry Gordy to the Southern Christian Leadership’s Poor People’s Campaign, with Diana Ross & the Supremes, the Temptations, Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Chuck Jackson, Yvonne Fair, Mrs. Coretta King, Father James Groppi. Berry Gordy and the Motown artists, together with Mrs. King, unveiled a plaque in the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King. 
The Baltimore Sun, May 8, 1968 issue, and Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, May 9, 1968 issue, announce the benefit concert on May 9, Billboard and Record World, both May 18, 1968 issues, give a report of this event dated on May 9, but it is erroneously held in June according to J. Randy Taraborrelli “Call Her Miss Ross p.194, and June 19 according to Diana Ross in “Secret Of A Sparrow”.
May 10
Recording session for “Uptown” (unreleased) according to Mary Wilson’s “Dreamgirl”.
May 11
Lead vocals on “He’s My Sunny Boy” (first session – see also May 27), and “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” (with the Temptations).
May 13-18
Engagement at the Westbury Music Fair in Long Island, NY. 
May 20-26
Engagement at the Fisher Theater in Detroit, MI. Shows at 8:30 p.m. from Monday 20 to Friday 23, at 8:30 p.m. on Friday 24, at 7:30 & 10 p.m. on Saturday 25 and at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday 26th.
Erroneously dated May 27-31 in Mary Wilson “Dreamgirl”: George Hamilton performed from May 28 to June 8. 
May 21
Single “Some Things You Never Get Used To” released (# 30 on pop charts).
May 27
Lead vocals on “He’s My Sunny Boy” (re-cut – see also May 11).
May 31
Recording session for “(Don’t Break These) Chains Of Love”.
June 1
Contrary to the information given in Billboard (May 25, 1968 issue), Diana Ross and the Supremes weren't part of the concert organized by the Kennedy “gala committee” at the Civic Auditorium in San Francisco. Billboard also erroneously lists many other artists for this event, and is in conflict with several other more factual documents like the program of the gala. 
June 6
Diana Ross, Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson attend Martha & the Vandellas’ opening at the Copa (NY).
June 18
Lead and background vocals on “Will This Be The Day”. Background vocals by the Supremes (Mary Wilson and Cindy Birdsong).
June 19
- Lead vocals on “Sweet Inspiration” (see also July 29). Lead and background vocals on “Got To Get You Into My Life” (both with the Temptations). Lead and background vocals on “If You Should Walk Away” (Diana Ross & the Supremes only). 
- See May 9 about the benefit concert in Atlanta. 
June 22
Recording sessions in New York: 
- Lead vocals on, “People” (first session). 
- Background vocals on “Cornet Man” 
- Lead and background vocals on “The Music That Makes Me Dance”, “Don’t Rain On My Parade”, “His Love Makes Me Beautiful”, “Sadie, Sadie”, “I’m The Greatest Star”. 
June 23
Recording sessions in New York: 
- Lead vocals on “Funny Girl”, “I Am Woman”, “People” (second session), “Cornet Man”. 
- Lead and background vocals on “If A Girl Isn’t Pretty”, “I Am Woman”.
June 24-30
Engagement at the Carter Barron Amphitheater at Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C., with Stevie Wonder and the Little Step Brothers. 
June 26
During their engagement at the Carter Baron, Diana Ross and the Supremes are invited at the White House and meet President Lindon Johnson while he speaks to black kids from a New York school.
June 30
An Ed Sullivan Show is referenced in different biographies but this episode is off season and it’s actually a rebroadcast of the one first aired on March 24, 1968 according to the guests listed in the Philadelphia Inquirer of the day: Nancy Sinatra, Diana Ross & the Supremes…
July 2-15
Two weeks engagement in the Venus Room at the Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas, NV. 
July 3-31
First Music Festival at the John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia: Billboard (April 6, 1968 issue) announces Diana Ross and the Supremes as part of this series of concerts but they are actually not booked.
Line up for the 17 concerts on 8 dates in the Philadelphia Inquirer (June 2, 1968) : (unfold below) 
- July 3: Ray Charles, Nina Simone, the Mandrake Memorial;  

- July 4: Lou Rawls, Gary Puckett and the Union Gap, and the Earth Opera;  

- July 10: Louis Armstrong, Sarah Vaughan, the Charles Lloyd Quartet, Olatunji and his African Dancers, Don Ellis’ Orchestra and the Maggie Harris;  

- July 17: Rascals, Box Tops, Country Joe & the Fish, the Delfonics and Woody’s Truck Stop;  

- July 19 or 20 (announced on July 19 in the Philadelphia Inquirer – and in July 20 in most other sources): Judy Garland, Count Basie and his Orchestra, Jackie Wilson and the New York Electric String Ensemble,  

- July 24: the Who, the Troggs, Procol Harum, Pink Floyd;  

- July 26: Wilson Pickett, Mitch Ryder, Sly and the Family Stone, the Magnificent Men, John Hammond;  

- July 31: the Four Tops, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Marvin Gaye, Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers, King Curtis and the Kingpins.  

- artists mentioned in Billboard but actually not billed: Diana Ross & the Supremes, Aretha Franklin, Spencer Davis Group, Dionne Warwick, the Bee Gees, Martha & Vandellas, the Temptations. 
July 8
Background vocals on “Funny Girl”, additional background vocals on “If A Girl Isn’t Pretty”, “I Am Woman”, “Cornet Man”: these additional background vocals are most probably by the Andantes and the Blackberries because of the engagement in Las Vegas and according to innuendos in the booklet of “Diana Ross & the Supremes Sing And Perform Funny Girl - Expanded”.
July 10
Additional background vocals on “Don’t Rain On My Parade”, “People”, "His Love Makes Me Beautiful”, “Sadie, Sadie”, “I’m The Greatest Star”: these additional background vocals are most probably by the Andantes and the Blackberries because of the engagement in Las Vegas and according to innuendos in the booklet of “Diana Ross & the Supremes Sing And Perform Funny Girl - Expanded”.
July 19
- Recording session for “Ain’t No Sun Since You’ve Been Gone” according to Mary Wilson which is actually the track recording session, the vocals being recorded on August 2.
- Concert at the International Sports Arena in San Diego, CA, with Stevie Wonder as co-headliners.
July 20
Concert at the Forum in Inglewood (Los Angeles), CA, with Stevie Wonder and Shorty Long. The concert is attended by 18,537 people and grossed $96,494. Show at 8:30 p.m.
July 22-27
Engagement at the Garden State Arts Center in Holmdel Township, NJ, with George Kirby and the Little Step Brothers.
July 23
Press conference at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York to endorse vice President Hubert Humphrey. 
Visit Adam White's great 'West Grand Blog' for another photo of this press conference. 
July 24
Event at the Waldorf Astoria in New York, NY according to Mary Wilson’s “Dreamgirl”: is this the press conference they actually held on July 23, or a concert that would be in conflict with the engagement at the Garden State (July 22-27)?
July 25
Recording sessions for “Weak Spot”, “Double Or Nothing”, “Soul Appeal”, “Operation Teamwork” (all unreleased) according to Mary Wilson’s “Dreamgirl” but it’s unlikely a vocal session because of the engagement in New Jersey.
July 26
Recording sessions for “It only Happens When Love Is Gone”, “The Girl That Was”, “I Feel Love”, (all unreleased) according to Mary Wilson’s “Dreamgirl” but it’s unlikely a vocal session because of the engagement in New Jersey.
She also lists “This Is Where I Came In” for one session (another being on August 2) which is surprising because it’s also the working title of “You Can’t Hurry Love” (recorded in July 1966): is this another song?
July 28
Recording session for “How Long Has The Evening Train Been Gone” and “I Can’t Give Back The Love I Feel For You” according to Mary Wilson’s “Dreamgirl” but for the latter it concerns only the track not the vocals (vocals recorded on July 31). It’s most probably also the case for “How Long Has The Evening Train Been Gone” as Mary Wilson mostly gives the recording of the tracks and not the vocals in the itinerary part of her book.
July 29
Lead and group vocals on “A Place In The Sun” and “You Gave Me Something (And Everything’s Alright”. Additional lead vocals on “Sweet Inspiration” (see also June 19) (all with the Temptations). 
July 30
Lead vocals on “Over The Rainbow”, “Wish I knew” (no background vocals), “MacArthur Park” (first session). With the Temptations: background vocals on “I Second That Emotion”, “Then”, “My Guy, My Girl”. 
July 31
Lead vocals on “I Can’t Give Back The Love I Feel For You” (version 1) and background vocals on “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” (with the Temptations). 
August 1
- Lead vocals on “MacArthur Park” (second session). Lead vocals with the Temptations on “I Second That Emotion”, “Then”, “My Guy, My Girl”. 
- Recording session for “You Ain’t Livin’ Until You’re Lovin’” according to Mary Wilson’s “Dreamgirl”.
August 2
- Lead vocals on “Ain’t No Sun Since You’ve Been Gone” (see also July 19).
- Recording session for “Make Me Yours” (with the Temptations – unreleased) according to Mary Wilson’s “Dreamgirl”.
   Photo shooting for Vogue at Grand Central Station in New York City in August 1968. Diana Ross wears Yves Saint Laurent.   
August 3
Concert at the Forest Hills Tennis Stadium in New York, NY (bill shared with Stevie Wonder and Shorty Long). “Some Thing You Never Get Used To” performed live. 
August 5
- Recording session for “You’ve Got The Love” (unreleased) and for “I’ll Set You Free” according to Mary Wilson’s “Dreamgirl” but they are unlikely vocal sessions because of the concert in Saratoga Springs and the booklet of “Lost & Found” confirms it’s the recording of the track ad not the vocal for “I’ll Set You Free” (see also September 2 & 5).
- Concert at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs, NY (bill shared with Stevie Wonder and Shorty Long).
August 9
Recording session for “Those Precious Memories” according to Mary Wilson’s “Dreamgirl” but the booklet of “Lost & Found” confirms it’s the recording of the track ad not the vocal (see September 17 & October 4).
August 10
The concert at the Yale Bowl in New Heaven, CT is postponed to August 11 because of the rain. 
August 11
Concert at the Yale Bowl in New Heaven, CT at 8:15 p.m. (see also August 10).
August 12
First meeting at Georges Schlatter offices in the afternoon for the TCB tv show.
August 13
Still photo session for the TCB tv show.
August 13 & 14
Free concerts during the Wisconsin State Fair at West Allis. Other performers during the Fair (August 9 to 18): Eddy Arnold, Ed James, Mike Douglas, Johnny Carson and Don Adams (2 shows each evening).
August 14-16
Rehearsals for the TCB tv show.
- Background vocals on “In The Evening Of Our Love”. 
August 16
- Concert at the Forum in Inglewood, CA. Unverified source – Date unlikely correct  because Diana Ross & the Supremes already performed there on July 20, and probably mistaken with the concert at the same date in 1969.
- Date reserved for additional rehearsals if needed (TCB tv show).
- Performances by Diana Ross & the Supremes and the Four Tops during the award banquet of the annual convention of the National Association of Television and Radio Announcers (NATRA) at the Bayfront Auditorium in Miami. 
August 17
- Day off.
- An Ed Sullivan Show is referenced in different biographies but this date is off season (it’s a rebroadcast).
August 18
August 19
Recording sessions for “For Us Both I’ll Be Concerned” or “For Both Of Us I’ll Be Concerned” (version 1 – unreleased – see also February 15, 1969) and “I’m So Glad I Got Somebody (Like You Around)” (see also October 16) according to Mary Wilson’s “Dreamgirl”.
August 23-24
- Diana Ross, the Supremes and the Temptations tape the TV show “TCB” at the NBC Burbank studios (broadcast on December 2). Recorded on two days according to the dated script of the show.
According to a Canadian press review of their following engagement (see August 26-28), Diana Ross & the Supremes flew from Hollywood on Monday were they were still taping a TV show on Sunday 25. 
According to Ribowsky (p.342 + p.344) at was a ten days rehearsing and taping but then it’s in conflict with the following engagements).
- Recording session of “I’m The Greatest Star” (outtake of the TV show “TCB”) in Los Angeles. 
- LPs “Live At London’s Talk Of The Town” (#57 on pop charts) and “Diana Ross And The Supremes Sing And Perform ‘Funny Girl’” released (#150 on pop charts).
August 26
- Lead vocals on “I’ll Try Something New”, “I’m Gonna Make You Love Me” (see also September 4), “This Guy’s In Love With You”, “The Impossible Dream” (all with the Temptations) in Los Angeles. 
August 26-28
Engagement at the Lansdowne Park, Central Canada Exhibition in Ottawa, Canada (Grandstand Shows) at 8:30 p.m. Press conference after the show on Monday 26. 
August 27
Background vocals on “Try It Baby” (see also September 8 & 13), “This Guy’s In Love With You” (see also September 8), “Funky Broadway” (see also September 16), “The Impossible Dream” (see also August 29 and September 10) (all songs with the Temptations). Vocals on the medley “You Can’t Hurry Love/You Keep Me Hangin’ On” (with the Temptations).
In conflict with the engagement in Canada except if those vocal sessions are with the Temptations only. 
August 29
- Background vocals on “I’ll Try Something New”, “Sweet Inspiration” (see also August 30) (all with the Temptations). Additional background vocals on “The Impossible Dream” (with the Temptations) (see also August 27 & September 10). Those sessions are unlikely with Diana Ross and the Supremes because of the concerts the same day. 
- Two concerts at the Indiana State Fairgrounds (at the Grandstand) in Indianapolis, IN, at 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. 
August 30
Final overdubs on “Sweet Inspiration” (with the Temptations) (see also August 29).
Aug / Sept
A week engagement at the Carousel Theater in Framingham in Massachusetts with the Temptations as opening act, according to Mark Ribowsky’s “The Supremes, A Saga…“ (p.342); and in September according to Mary Wilson’s “Dreamgirl” (and she situates it in Maine instead of Massachusetts). Diana Ross & the Supremes are not in the 1968 Carousel season program: it’s been mistaken with their engagement in 1967 by Wilson and Ribowsky (see September 11-16, 1967).
August 31
Concert in Virginia Beach, VA. (exact location unknown)
LP “In Loving Memory” (of Loucye Gordy Wakefield) released (various artists including "He" by Diana Ross and the Supremes but “He” is actually a solo recording by Diana Ross).
September (-)
September 1
Concert at the Baltimore Civic Center, Maryland, at 8 p.m with Chuck Jackson, Yvonne Fair and Willie Tyler & Lester. 
September 2
Lead vocals on “I’ll Set You Free” (version 2 produced by Frank Wilson & Hal Davis) (first session) – recording date of version 1 produced by Berry Gordy unknown and still unreleased (see also August 5 & September 5).
September 4
Lead vocals on “I’m Gonna Make You Love Me” recorded at Golden World (“studio B”) – see also August 26, “Try It Baby” (see also September 8). Diana’s lead vocals on “Funky Broadway” (all songs with the Temptations).
September 5
Lead vocals on “I’ll Set You Free” (version 2) (second session) (see also August 5 & September 2).
September 6
- Recording session for “I Get Lost” (unreleased) according to Mary Wilson’s “Dreamgirl”. 
- TV Show: “Dick Clark And A Cast Of Thousands”. This show is only referenced in Diana Ross “Secrets Of A Sparrow”. The only other tracks of a show of this name is in some newspapers in 1978, about a program to be aired on Wednesday September 6. It's most probably been mistaken in Diana Ross's book (1968 instead of 1978). The show seems to consist on a promotion of Dick Clark's new series “Dick Clark's Live Wednesday” and on a retrospective on his career and might only contain old video clips or interviews. Diana Ross is not mentionned as participant of the tv show.
September 7
Lead vocals on “In The Evening Of Our Love”, “I’m So Glad I Got Somebody (Like You Around)” (version 1).
September 8
- Additional lead vocals on “Try It Baby”, “This Guy’s In Love With You” (all with the Temptations” (see also August 27).
- An Ed Sullivan Show is referenced in different biographies but this date is off season (it’s probably a repeat) and the new season began on September 29.
September 10
Additional background vocals on “The Impossible Dream” (with the Temptations) (see also August 27 & 29).
September 12
Recording session for “Love For A Lifetime” (unreleased) according to Mary Wilson’s “Dreamgirl”.
September 13
Background vocals on “I’m Gonna Make You Love Me”, additional background vocals on “Try It Baby” (with the Temptations) (see also August 27 & September 8).
September 14
Recording sessions for “Where The People Live”, “Won’t You Come Fly With Me” and “Don’t Say You Love Me” (all unreleased) according to Mary Wilson’s “Dreamgirl”.
September 16
Lead and background vocals on “Opening Medley” (with the Temptations). Additional background vocals on “Funky Broadway” (with the Temptations) (see also August 27). 
September 17
- Lead vocals on “Those Precious Memories” (first session) (no background vocals recorded).
- Concert at the Rhodes Island Auditorium in Providence, Rhodes Island according to Mary Wilson’s “Dreamgirl” but this may be in conflict with the fact that Mary Wilson is supposedly on vacation – see September 19.
September 18
Recording session for “Seeing Is Believing” (unreleased) according to Mary Wilson’s “Dreamgirl”.
September 19
Lead and background vocals on “Love Child” at Golden World (Motown’s “Studio B”). Background vocals by the Andantes (Mary Wilson was on vacation and didn’t want to come back to record the song).
September 20
Additional lead vocals overdubs on “Love Child”.
September 23
Recording session for “It Could Have Gone Either Way” (unreleased) according to Mary Wilson’s “Dreamgirl”.
TV show “The Ed Sullivan Show”. “Love Child” is performed for the first time in this show, lip-synched (see also January 5, 1969).
September 29
September 30
Single “Love Child” released (# 1 on pop charts).
Diana Ross & the Supremes are awarded for $1,000,000
in sales of Dynapak tape cartriges, circa September 1968.
October 1-14
Engagement at the Cocoanut Grove at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, CA.
One show each evening except on Friday 4 and Saturday 5: two shows at 9:30 p.m. and midnight.
Diana Ross and the Supremes wear the same outfit they wore during the Ed Sullivan (yellow sweat shirt with “Love Child” written on it) for the opening number. “Big Spender” is added to the usual list of hits and standards performed (“Yesterday”, “Michelle”, the medley of “Modern Millie-Mame-Second Hand Rose” “You’re Nobody ‘till Somebody Love You”, “Somewhere”) and “Falling In Love With Love” (with a solo part by Mary Wilson).
October 2
- Post-Cocoanut Grove opening press conference.
- Recording session for “Does Your Mama Know About Me”, probably in Los Angeles according to Mary Wilson’s “Dreamgirl”.
October 4
Lead vocals on “Those Precious Memories” (second session), probably in Los Angeles. 
October 8
Recording sessions for “Give Back The Good Things” (unreleased) and “The Shadows Of Society”, probably in Los Angeles as it’s during the Cocoanut Grove engagement according to Mary Wilson’s “Dreamgirl”.
October 9
Diana Ross and Berry Gordy attend the premiere of “Funny Girl” at the Egyptian theater in Hollywood before the concert at the Cocoanut Grove. 
Diana Ross with French actor Jean-Paul Belmondo and Ursula Andress (top and middle left) and with Berry Gordy (bottom left) at the film premiere of Funny Girl..
October ~8-10
Berry Gordy, in presence of Diana Ross, is honored by the Beverly Hills chapter of NAACP with an award presented at the Cocoanut Grove. Los Angeles County Commissioner Maggie Hathaway made the presentation. 
October 16
Background vocals on “I’m So Glad I Got Somebody (Like You Around)” (version 2).
October 17-30
Engagement at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe, NV.
October 23
TV show “Bing Crosby Show” (recorded during the Cocoanut Grove engagement period).
November 2
Concert at the Coliseum in Phoenix, AZ, show at 8:00 p.m. (part of the Arizona State Fair– bill shared with Yvonne Fair and Chuck Jackson).
November 4
Recording session for “My Love For Your Love” (unreleased) according to Mary Wilson’s “Dreamgirl”.
November 5
Recording session for “I’m Lost” and “It’s Unbelievable (both unreleased) according to Mary Wilson’s “Dreamgirl”.
November 8
- LP “Diana Ross And The Supremes Join The Temptations” released. (Erroneously on November 13 in Mary Wilson’s “Dreamgirl”)
- see December (-) about the release of the LP “Love Child”.
- Beginning of the European tour: Paris (France), Stockholm (Sweden), Copenhagen (Denmark), Brussels (Belgium), Dublin (Ireland), Hamburg, Munich & Frankfurt (Germany) and U.K. (London, Manchester, Belfast). 
- Concerts at the Olympia Hall in Paris according to Mary Wilson (only source of information - unverified).
November 11
Concert at the Palladium according to Mary Wilson and most probably erroneous as they performed there on November 18.
November 12
- Concerts at the Musikhalle in Hamburg (2 sold out shows: 7:00 p.m. & 9:45 p.m.) See also November 26.
- Concert at Berns in Stockholm, Sweden. In conflict with the concerts in Hamburg. The concert at Berns has not been verified yet.
November 13
- see December (-) about the release of the LP “Love Child”.
- Concert at the Stadsteater in Malmö, Sweden (erroneously dated on November 14 in Mary Wilson’s “Dreamgirl”) 
- see November 14 about the concert in Copenhagen.
Arrival in Malmö     
November 14
- Concert at the Falkoner Centret in Copenhagen, Denmark (erroneously dated on November 13 in Mary Wilson’s “Dreamgirl”).
- see November 13 about the concert in Malmö.
Nov 15 or 16
Flight from Copenhagen to Brussels according to Billboard (Dec 14, 1968 issue) (and not from Sweden to Brussels which corroborates the fact that Mary Wilson’s itinerary is erroneous in “Dreamgirl” - see November 13 & 14).
November 16
Concert at the Palais des Beaux-Arts (Paleis voor Schone Kunsten) in Brussels, Belgium. 
November 17
Arrival in the UK. 
- see November 18 about the Royal Command Performance.
Press conference at the EMI building in London, circa November 17-19, 1968.
November 18
UK: Royal Variety performances at the Palladium Theater in London.
Diana Ross & the Supremes meet members of the Royal family backstage after the show. Broadcast on November 24. 
Erroneously dated on November 17 in Mary Wilson’s “Dreamgirl” and on November 21 in Diana Ross’s “Secret Of A Sparrow”.
Diana Ross & the Supremes with Queen Mother (two photos on the left, and, bottom left, with Frankie Howard and Petula Clark ), Princess Anne (top right), Princess Margaret (middle right).
November 21
- Single “I’m Gonna Make You Love Me” released (with the Temptations) (#2 on pop charts).
- Concert at the Adelphi Cinema in Dublin, Ireland (2 shows). (unverified date).
- See November 18 about the Royal Variety Performance.
November (-)
Concert in Belfast (exact date unknown) 
Concerts at the Manchester Odeon Free Trade Hall in Manchester (2 shows).
November 23
November 24
- ‘Second’ concert at the Palladium Theater in London (2 shows).  
November 25
The Supremes leave London to Switzerland for a short stay (before returning back to New York via London) according to Disc and Music Echo, November 30, 1968 issue – the article doesn’t say anything about the next concerts in Germany and Austria.
Concert in Montreux, Switzerland.
The photos below were found and credited as from a concert in Montreux in November, but, according to other sources, Diana Ross and the Supremes never performed at the Music Festival in Montreux (which is during the summer anyway) and no information was found about a concert in Montreux besides the festival.
November (25?)
November 26
Concert in Hamburg, Germany. See also November 12.
Concerts at the Jahrhunderthalle in Frankfurt, Germany (7 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. shows).
According to someone who attended this concert, it was postponed to the next day. Because of bad weather (fog) the flight couldn’t get off Heathrow airport (London). The fact that this person wasn’t from Frankfurt and had to stay an extra day to attend the concert gives a lot of credibility to this personal tale. Nevertheless, this also raises questions as to what happened of the supposedly next concert on November 29 in Munich whose date might also not be correct in Mary Wilson’s “Dreamgirl” (only source that couldn't be verified yet).
November 28
November 29
Concert in Munich, Germany. 
November 30
- Concert at the Wiener Konzert Haus in Vienna, Austria. Bill shared with the Jimmy Smith Trio. Shows at 4:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
- Concert in Frankfurt, Germany, erroneously dated in Mary Wilson’s “Dreamgirl”. See November 28.
December (-)
Most probably early in December (and maybe on the same day as the release of TCB – December 2): release of the LP “Love Child”. Date based on the booklet “Lost & Found” and the fact that the first review of the album is published in the November 30 issue of Billboard. The LP makes also its debuts in the R&B charts during the week ending December 7 (Billboard, December 7, 1968 issue). Less probable released dates are found in books: November 8 according to Mary Wilson and Diana Ross, November 13 according to Ribowsky, or erroneous ones, given that the LP was already in the charts: January 1969 according to Taraborrelli in “Diana” and December 14 in “An Unauthorized Biography”.
December 2
LP “TCB” (original soundtrack of the TV show) released (Diana Ross and the Supremes with the Temptations - #1 on pop charts).
December (-)
Diana Ross is off on a 12-day Caribbean cruise in December (circa December 5-20). 
December 5
Recording session for “I Just can’t Carry On” (unreleased) and “The Young Folks” according to Mary Wilson’s “Dreamgirl”: but this is most probably the recording of the track only for “I Just can’t Carry On”. According to the booklet of “50th Anniversary The Singles Collection”, the track recording session of “The Young Folks” is on December 6 – see December 28 & 31 for the vocal sessions.
December 6
Recording session for “I’m So Glad I Got Somebody (Like You Around)” (third version) according to Mary Wilson’s “Dreamgirl” but the booklet of “50th Anniversary The Singles Collection” confirms it’s the recording of the track only – see December 28 & 31).
December 9
TV show “TCB (Taking Care Of Business) Special”. Recorded in Los Angeles in August.
December 20
Background vocals on “I’m Living In Shame” (version 1).
December 21
Lead vocals on “I’m Living In Shame” (version 1).
December 26
Lead and background vocals re-cut on “I’m Living In Shame” (version 1).
December 28
- A “Hollywood Palace” is erroneously listed by Mary Wilson and Diana Ross biographies. The episode broadcast on December 28 is a repeat of the January 21, 1967 episode. (without the Supremes). It’s could be the rehearsal or the recording date of the episode aired on March 8, 1969 which they actually hosted.
- Lead vocals on “I’m So Glad I Got Somebody (Like You Around)” (version 3) and on “The Young Folks”.
- Recording session for “Are You Sure Love Is The Name Of The Game” and “The Composer” according to Mary Wilson’s “Dreamgirl” but the booklet of “50th Anniversary” confirms it’s the recording of the track ad not the vocals at least for “The Composer” (see December 29).
December 29
Lead and background vocals on “The Composer”.
December 30
Lead and background vocals on “I’m Living In Shame” (version 2).
December 31
Background vocals on “I’m So Glad I Got Somebody (Like You Around)” (version 3) and “The Young Folks” (see also December 6 & 28).