Clouds
May 1 Reprise Records releases "Clouds", Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell's 2nd studio album
- May 3 "Trumpets of the Lord" closes at Brooks Atkinson NYC after 7 performances
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May 16 Barbra Streisand appears at a Friars Club Tribute
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May 16 The Who's Pete Townsend and Roger Daltrey charged with assault
- May 17 "My Wife, My Dog, My Cat" by Maskman & The Agents hits #92
- May 18 "Canterbury Tales" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC after 122 performances
- May 23 The Who release rock opera "Tommy"
- May 24 "Sugar, Sugar" single released by cartoon band The Archies (Billboard Song of the Year, 1969)
- May 24 Beatles' "Get Back" single goes #1 and stays #1 for 5 weeks
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May 26 John Lennon and Yoko Ono begin their 2nd bed-in for peace at Hotel La Reine Elizabeth, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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May 31 "Gitarzan" by Ray Stevens peaks at #8
- May 31 John Lennon and Yoko Ono record "Give Peace a Chance" in a Montreal hotel, during their second 'bed-in' for peace; other performers include Tommy Smothers, Petula Clark, Timothy Leary, and Dick Gregory
My Cherie Amour
May 31 Stevie Wonder releases the single "My Cherie Amour" which goes on to become a soul classic
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