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The musical comedy Hodge, Podge And Co plays at the Madison Square Theare, Broadway, New York City, USA.
The musical comedy Miss Simplicity, featuring Helen Lord, is playing at The Casino Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 56 performances.
Musical fantasy The Storks is presented at The Dearborn Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Turner's Rialto Belles, billed as "nine handsome show girls", are appearing at The Dixie Theatre, Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA.
The musical comedy Hellzapoppin', starring Olsen and Johnson is performed at The 46th Street Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a total run of 1404 performances at three different theatres.
Ray Noble And His Orchestra, with The Merriel Abbott Dude Ranch Revue, plays at The Empire Room, Palmer House, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Anselmo Sacasas And His Royal Havana Orchestra are playing at The Colony Club, Chicago, Illinois, USA, with The Four Senators.The George Shearing Trio records So Rare, Have You Met Miss Jones and George's Boogie for Savoy Records in New York City, USA.
Nat King Cole and The Wayne Marlin Trio are the musical guests on tv show The Colgate Comedy Hour, hosted by Spike Jones.
Hank Locklin records Golden Wristwatch, Alone At A Table For Two, Picking Sweethearts and I Like To Play With Your Kisses, in Castle Studio, The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Avenue North, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Duke Ellington is playing at The Embassy Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Lefty Frizzell headlines the first country music concert ever held at the Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, California, USA.Johnny Duncan And The Blue Grass Boys, Terry Lightfoot And His New Orleans Jazz Band and The Crescents play at St George's Hall, Bradford, UK. Lightfoot's band includes drummer Ginger Baker, later to find fame with 60s supergroup The Cream.
The Treniers, The Chas McDevitt Group, The Hedley Ward Trio and Terry Wayne play at The Gaumont, Bradford, UK.
Roy Hamilton is headlining at The Apollo Theater, New York City, USA. Also on the bill are Damita Jo, Clarence 'Frogman' Henry and The Chimes.
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)
Singer-songwriter 
Ringo by Lorne Greene reaches No1 in the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA, making him only the second Canadian to top the Billboard Singles Chart in the USA. Paul Anka was the first.
Nancy Wilson, Rolf Harris, Sam Costa and Lucy Bartlett make up the panel on BBC 1 pop music tv show Juke Box Jury in the UK.
Brenda Lee records What You Gonna Do and It's Another World in Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Aven ue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. The Blues Project play the last of three nights at the Family Dogg, The Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.
The Four Tops release a new single, Reach Out, I'll Be There, in the USA. The song is said to have been
inspired, at least in part, by Bob Dylan.
Neil Diamond plays in Dahlgren Hall at the Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, USA.
The New Orleans Pop Festival begins in Prarieville, Louisiana, USA. Over the next two days it will feature the Chicago Transit Authority [subsequently better known as just Chicago], Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, The Who, Santana, It's A Beautiful Day and Country Joe And The Fish.
The Steve Miller Band plays the last of four nights at The Fillmore West, San Francisco, California, USA.
The Kinks play at the Family Dog, San Francisco, California, USA, supported by Beggar’s Opera.
On their Gimme Back My Bullets tour, Lynyrd Skynyrd play at Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California, USA.Jazz and blues trumpeter Jordan Sandke, plays the second of two nights at The West End Cafe, 2911 Broadway, New York City, USA, with Jaki Byard on piano and Kenny Washington on drums.
On their 
On a break between recording and touring committments, Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones is spending a few days in New York City, USA.
On their 
Smashing Pumpkins play a live session for VPRO Radio, Hilversum, Holland, Europe.
The album We Are Not Alone by Breaking Benjamin is awarded platinum status in the USA by the R.I.A.A.
The Michael Jackson Memorial Event - a tribute service - takes place in the Staples Centre, Los Angeles, attended by Stevie Wonder, Mariah Carey and thousands of others.
On her 
Evanescence begin a tour in support of their third album, the self-titled Evanescence, with a show at The War Memorial Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
On their Closer To The Edge tour, 30 Seconds To Mars play the first of two nights at St. Peter's Episcopal Church, New York City, USA.
Chic featuring FKA Twigs performs live on tv's The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in the USA.
Ringo Starr releases a new 5-track EP, Zoom In, all of which was recorded in Starr's home studio. Guests on the album include Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters, Robbie Krieger of The Doors, Ben Harper and Jenny Lewis1900 |
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