- Feb 2 "Candide" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 73 performances
Shostakovich 2nd Piano Concert
Feb 5 Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 2nd Piano Concert
Music History
Feb 23 Jerry Bock, Larry Holofcener, and George David Weiss's musical "Mr Wonderful", with Sammy Davis Jr. and his father Sammy Davis Sr., closes at Broadway Theater, NYC, after 383 performances
Cricket Record
Feb 25 Buddy Holly and the Crickets record their smash hit "That'll Be the Day" in Clovis, New Mexico
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