1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
May 4 Leonard Bernstein and Alan Jay Lerner's musical "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue" opens at Mark Hellinger, NYC; runs for 7 performances
- May 8 Leonard Bernstein and Alan Jay Lerner's musical "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue" closes at Mark Hellinger, NYC, after 7 performances
- May 9 Stan Daniels' musical "So Long 174th Street", starring Robert Morse, closes at Harkness Theater, NYC, after 16 performances
- May 15 "Fonz Song" by Heyettes hits #91
- May 15 Kentucky Moonrunner by Cledus Maggard hits #85
Turnstiles
May 19 Columbia Records releases "Turnstiles", singer-songwriter Billy Joel's fourth studio album
- May 27 Musical whodunit "Something's Afoot" opens at Lyceum Theater, NYC; runs for 61 performances
Music History
May 29 Car tune "One Piece At A Time" by Johnny Cash hits #29
- May 31 The Who set the record for the loudest concert of all time, 120 decibels at 50 meters, at The Valley in Charlton, London
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