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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.
The musical 
Musical comedy The Gay Life is presented at The Shubert Theater, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 113 performances.
Roy Acuff is undertaking a one-month tour of Spain, Europe, and Morocco, Africa, where he is performing for American troops, sponsored by the United Service Organizations.
Sarah Vaughan is playing during a three-week engagement at the My Fair Lady club in Chicago, Illinois, USA.Lambert, Hendricks And Ross are playing during a two-week engagement at The Village Vanguard, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
Louis Jordan plays during a lengthy engagement at Danny's Lounge, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
Gene McDaniels plays during an eight-night run at The Fox Theater, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Brenda Lee, Dion, Johnny Tillotson, Freddy Cannon, The Casuals, Frank Gari, Clarence 'Frogman' Henry and others play in the week-long Big Show at Medinah Temple, Chicago, Illinois, USA. The show is promoted by Sid Bernstein.
The Willis Brothers are playing during a week of shows at The Showboat, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Ray Charles, his Augmented Orchestra, The Raelets [aka The Raelettes] and Betty Carter plays at The Masonic Temple, San Francisco, California, USA.
Brenda Lee is injured in a fire which destroys her home in Brentwood, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
The last UK Albums Chart of 1962 is as follows :
- THE BLACK AND WHITE MINSTREL SHOW - GEORGE MITCHELL MINSTRELS
- Out Of The Shadows - The Shadows
- Bobby Vee Meets The Crickets - Bobby Vee And The Crickets
- On Stage With The George Mitchell Minstrels - George Mitchell Minstrels
- Rock 'n' Roll No.2 - Elvis Presley
- West Side Story - Original Soundtrack
- South Pacific - Original Soundtrack
- Another Black And White Minstrel Show - George Mitchell Minstrels
- A Picture Of You - Joe Brown
- 32 Mins. And 17 Secs. - Cliff Richard
- Blue Hawaii - Elvis Presley
- Golden Age Of Donegan - Lonnie Donegan
- Best Of Ball, Barber And Bilk - Kenny Ball, Chris Barber And Acker Bilk
- The First Family - Vaughn Meader
- Twangy Guitar,Silky Strings - Duane Eddy
- Elvis' Golden Records Vol.1 - Elvis Presley
- The King And I - Original Soundtrack
- Sinatra With Swinging Brass - Frank Sinatra
- Great Songs From Great Britain-Frank Sinatra
- 'S Wonderful,'S Marvelous - Ray Conniff
Gerry And The Pacemakers and The Swinging Blue Genes [later to become The Swinging Blue Jeans] play at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, UK.
Bob Dylan spends the first of two days working in London, UK, on the BBC tv play During the broadcast of a BBC radio play, The Madhouse On Castle Street. Dylan is heard playing Blowin' In the Wind and Swan On The River. This is his first British radio broadcast.
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The Ike And Tina Turner Revue plays at The Coconut Grove, Sacramento, California, USA.