Music History
Sep 6 John Kander and Fred Ebb's "Cabaret" closes at Broadhurst Theater, NYC, after 1166 performances and 8 Tony Awards
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Sep 13 Plastic Ono Band's 1st live performance, featuring John Lennon, Yoko Ono and Eric Clapton, at the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival festival
- Sep 20 John Lennon privately announces to Paul and Ringo (George was not there) that he is leaving "The Beatles" at a London business meeting
- Sep 20 Virtual 'cartoon' band Archies' single "Sugar Sugar" hits #1
- Sep 22 "Music Scene" debuts on ABC-TV
Music History
Sep 23 Northern Star and Illinois Univ newspaper start rumors that Paul McCartney is dead
- Sep 26 Apple Records releases The Beatles 11th studio album "Abbey Road", their final recordings as a quartet; tops the charts in 11 countries
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