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The Noel Coward-composed musical Sail Away is presented at The Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 167 performances.
Milk And Honey, with music and lyrics by Jerry Herman, is playing at The Martin Beck Theater on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 543 performances.
The musical
The stage musical How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, starring Rudy Vallee, is playing at the 46th Street Theater on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1,417 performances.
Musical comedy The Gay Life is presented at The Shubert Theater, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 113 performances.
Bobby Rydell continues with his three-week engagement at Sciolla's, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Dionne Warwick's debut single, Don't Make Me Over, enters the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart in the USA, where it will peak at No21. Her real name was Dionne Warrick but it is mis-spelled on the record label, and the mis-spelling sticks.
Legendary bluegrass banjo duo Lester
Flatt And Earl Scruggs play at Carnegie Hall, New York City, USA.
The Phil Spector production, Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah by Bob
B. Soxx And The Blue Jeans, enters the Billboard Top 40 Singles chart in the USA.
Chris Barber's Jazz Band with Ottilie Patterson plays at St. George's Hall, Bradford, UK, supported by Louis Jordan.
Bobby Vee enters the Billboard Singles Chart in the USA with his latest release, The Night Has A Thousand Eyes, which will peak at No3.
Brenda Lee records My Prayer, She'll Never Know, I Hadn't Anyone Til You and All By Myself for Decca Records in Bradley Film and Recording Studios, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Session men on these tracks include Floyd Cramer on piano, Grady Martin on guitar and Boots Randolph on sax.
The very first Motor Town Revue, starring The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, The Miracles, Mary Wells, The Marvelettes, Little Stevie Wonder, The Contours and Martha And The Vandellas plays the second of ten nights at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA.
Martin Adam Friedman is born in Laurel, Maryland, USA. He will find fame as Marty Friedman, guitarist of Megadeth.
Ray Charles plays the tenth of fourteen nights at The Latin Casino, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, USA.
John Cale, later to become a founder-member of Velvet Underground, plays three solo pieces in a concert at Goldsmiths' College, London, UK.
The Classics, with Neil Young on guitar, play at Morse Place Community Club, Winnipeg, Canada.
After just three months at the station, controversial deejay Alan Freed leaves Miami, Florida's WQAM to appear at his payola trial in New York City, USA.
Chris Barber's Jazz Band with Ottilie Patterson plays at St. George's Hall, Bradford, UK, supported by Louis Jordan.
The Lonely
Bull by Herb
Alpert And The Tijuana Brass peaks at No6 in the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA. In all, it will sell
about 800,000 copies and earn about $180,000 for A+M Records.
(1962)