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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.The musical 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 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.Louis Jordan plays during a lengthy engagement at Danny's Lounge, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
Danny Peppermint And His Jumping Jacks are in residence at The Thunderbird, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
B.Bumble
And The Stingers release a new single, Nut Rocker, on
Rendezvous
Records in the USA. (1962)
New records reviewed in todays edition of UK weekly pop paper the NME (New Musical Express) include It's A Raggy Waltz by Dave Brubeck, So Deep by Brenda Lee and Rockingham Twist by Lord Rockingham's X1.
Claude
King records Wolverton
Mountain and I Backed Out in Bradley Film
and Recording Studios, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Notable players on the session include guitarists
Grady
Martin, Harold Bradley and Gerald Tomlinson, Buddy Harman on
drums and Floyd Cramer on piano.
The Willis Brothers are playing in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.Helen Shapiro plays at The Odeon, Southend, UK, supported by The Brook Brothers, The Four Jays, The Dale Sisters, Colin Day and The Red Price Band. Compere for the show is comedian Dave Allen.
Tony
Sheridan releases the EP Mr. Twist on Polydor Records in
France, Europe. The EP includes three tracks recorded in Germany in
1961 with The Beatles as his backing group, plus the instrumental
Cry For A
Shadow which features The Beatles on their own.
A busy day for The Beatles who play twice at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, UK, and once at the Tower Ballroom, New Brighton, Wallasey.
Gospel vocal group The Smith Sisters record I've Never Seen The Righteous Forsaken, Lord Be Merciful, Use Me Lord, Lord, Send The Rain, Stop And Read It, Parts 1 and 2 and Jesus Whispers To Me for Regent Records in New York City, USA.
Elvis Presley continues his winter holiday at The Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. On this day, Elvis attends the opening of Johnnie Ray at The Dunes Hotel.
Brook Benton, Maxine Brown, The Marcels and Shep And The Limelites play the fourth night of a week of shows at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA.
Tony
Sheridan releases the EP Mr. Twist on Polydor Records in
France, Europe. The EP includes three tracks recorded in Germany in
1961 with The Beatles as his backing group, plus the guitar instrumental
Cry For A
Shadow which features The Beatles on their own.
A new movie, All In A Night's Work, starring Dean Martin, opens in theatres in Barcelona, Spain, Europe.Jazz singer Jackie Paris records Duke's Place, My Very Good Friend In The Looking Glass and 'Tis Autumn, for Impulse Records in New York City, USA.
Female gospel group The Smith Sisters record Lord Be Merciful, Use Me Lord and other tracks for Savoy Records in the USA.
Claude
King records Wolverton
Mountain and I Backed Out in Bradley Film
and Recording Studios, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Notable players on the session include guitarists
Grady
Martin, Harold
Bradley and Gerald Tomlinson, Buddy Harman on drums and
Floyd
Cramer on piano.
Johnnie Taylor records I'll Always Be In Love With You, Baby We've Got Love and Rome Wasn't Built In A Day, at United Recording Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. Producer on the session is Sam Cooke, and backup vocalists include Cooke and Lou Rawls.
Teen dance craze The Twist is banned by Bishop Burke of the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo, New York, USA, who decrees that it must not be danced, sung about or listened to at any Catholic school, parish or youth organisation.
A busy day for The Beatles who play twice - lunchtime and evening - at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, UK, and once at The Tower Ballroom, New Brighton, Wallasey.
Sonny Boy Williamson releases a new single, One Way Out, on Checker Records in the USA.