- May 1 Mark Sandrich and Sidney Michaels' musical "Ben Franklin in Paris", starring Robert Preston, closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, NYC, after 215 performances
Music History
May 2 Roger Sessions' 8th Symphony premiers in New York City with William Steinberg conducting the New York Philharmonic
Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison
May 6 Columbia Records releases "Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison", the first live album by American singer-songwriter Johnny Cash, recorded in January 1968
MacArthur Park
May 11 Irish actor Richard Harris releases single "MacArthur Park"; it becomes a million-seller topping the charts in Canada and Australia, and peaking at #2 in US and #4 in UK
- May 14 Beatles announce formation of Apple Corp
Wonderwall
May 15 "Wonderwall" with music by George Harrison, premieres at Cannes Film Festival
TV Show Appearance
May 15 Paul McCartney & John Lennon appear on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson", to promote Apple Records, Joe Garagiola is substitute host
- May 21 Paul McCartney and girlfriend Jane Asher attend an Andy Williams concert
- May 23 Beatles open 2nd Apple Boutique at 161 New Kings Road, London
Music History
May 24 Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithfull arrested for drug possession in England
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