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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


Louis Armstrong and Marlene Dietrich perform together during a month of shows at The Riviera Hotel And Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Flatt
And Scruggs record Handsome Molly, Coal Loadin' Johnny, Hear
The Whistle Blow and Too Old For A Broken Heart in Columbia
Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Having watched John Glenn's historic space flight on his landlady's television earlier in the day, Lightnin' Hopkins is inspired to write and record Happy Blues For John Glenn for Bluesville Records, at A.C.A. Studios, Houston, Texas, USA.
Jan Howard records Tomorrow You Won't Even Know My Name, The Belle Of The Ball and Please Pass The Kisses, Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Brian Epstein, manager of The Beatles, writes to Bert Kaempfert of Polydor Records in Germany, Europe, asking them to release The Beatles from their recording commitments.
The Top Ten Singles for the week of February 20, 1962 on WABC Radio in New York City, USA, are as follows : 1. Duke of Earl - Gene Chandler (Vee Jay) 2. Hey! Baby - Bruce Channel (Smash) 3. Midnight In Moscow - Kenny Ball (Kapp) 4. Smoky Places - The Corsairs (Tuff) 5. The Twist - Chubby Checker (Parkway) 6. Let Me In - The Sensations (Argo) 7. Afrikaan Beat - Bert Kaempfert (Decca) 8. Dear Lady Twist - Gary 'U.S.' Bonds (Legrand) 9. What's Your Name - Don and Juan (Big Top) 10. Baby It's You - The Shirelles (Scepter)
The Sam Taylor Quintet record Laura, Gloria, Anna and other tracks for Prestige Records at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
Art Blakey And The Jazz
Messengers begins a season at The
Blackhawk, San
Francisco, California, USA.
Manager Brian Epstein writes to Bert Kaempfert of Polydor Records in Germany, Europe, asking them to release The Beatles from their recording commitments.
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Sammy Davis Jr takes on an acting role, portraying Gabe Masters in The Legend, tonight's episode of tv's Dick Powell Show in the USA.
Joey Dee And The
Starliters appear on popular tv show American
Bandstand in the USA, performing Peppermint
Twist.
A son, John Mikael, is born to John Stewart of The Kingston Trio, and his wife Julie.